My name is Niki-Marie Jansson. I am an architectural designer and researcher, currently running my own architectural design and consultancy studio, working with an acute design sensibility to deliver projects of varying scales, briefs, sites and budgets for a wide range of clients. Prior to this, I have gained professional experience working in niche, commercial and corporate firms on a breadth of projects ranging in scale and context. My current work seeks to leverage this experience and take a more holistic, purposeful and innovative approach to traditional architectural practice. I am also currently a visiting tutor/critic at The Bartlett School of Architecture UCL, Central Saint Martins UAL, the Architectural Association and Newcastle University, and work for the Design Education Trust in supporting student funding for innovative projects.

I believe in approaches that are purpose-driven and process-oriented, where interdisciplinary collaboration and whole systems thinking are central to delivering good design solutions. A growing enthusiasm for ethically and materially-conscious work, over the past decade, has lead to a focused interest in stone construction, building a case for load-bearing masonry as a viable and holistically sustainable contemporary building material in my thesis in 2018–19. The thesis has since been corroborated and advocated by industry specialists, making a case for stone that has reached global audiences. I am embarking on further practical research in this field.