FA Global

FA Global is a United Kingdom-based architecture and design-and-build practice. It describes itself as a female-led group of talented architects whose founder trained in the UK at the University of Bath and completed her studies at the University of Strathclyde. Before founding the practice, she worked with major London commercial practices including TP Bennett, Rolfe Judd and Whinney Mackay Lewis, and was later head-hunted by Mobil Oil to design and manage the interior fit-out of their Lagos headquarters building. That early international experience in Nigeria is reflected in the practice's project list, which includes work such as the Ajose Adeogun Roof Top Garden. The practice's stated mission is 'transforming lives through architecture'. It designs and builds what it calls 'SMART' Buildings, a proprietary procurement system built around five principles: S for Street (sustainable design using cultural references of shape, texture and colour), M for Mainstream (a collaborative approach tailored to project size), A for Artistic (sketch-driven design followed by computer-aided design), R for Resilient (problem solving with future-proof design solutions) and T for Trusted (optimising contract value). The firm argues that by freezing the concept early through three-dimensional sketches and early specification, it can minimise or eliminate design variations and therefore reduce both time and cost. FA Global positions itself as a full-service partner for professional clients seeking unique design solutions. Its services span RIBA stages 0 to 7, from inception to completion, and include development advice, property portfolio consolidation, enhancing property values and communication with authorities. It markets itself as a 'safe pair of hands' that can manage a project end to end, help clients unlock hidden funding resources, and mitigate risk. Its preferred sectors are mixed-use developments combining residential of mixed tenure with essential retail; private clubs and hotels providing restaurant, entertainment and indoor/outdoor leisure amenities; and institutions with cultural heritage aims offering mixed-use accommodation. Documented project work includes the Ajose Adeogun Roof Top Garden, the Cadwell Old Albanians Sports Pavilion, The Square Restaurant Refurbishment, and addresses on New Bond Street, Albemarle Street, Middlesex University and 22-25 Austin Friars. The company operates from the United Kingdom and has worked in Nigeria. It is a private practice; no parent company, ownership group or stock listing is indicated in the available evidence.

FA Global is a United Kingdom-based architecture and design-and-build practice. Its founder was trained in the UK at the University of Bath and finished her studies at the University of Strathclyde. Her early career was spent with major London commercial practices — TP Bennett, Rolfe Judd and Whinney Mackay Lewis — before she was head-hunted by Mobil Oil to design and manage the interior fit-out for their Lagos headquarters building. That assignment gave the practice an early connection to Nigeria, a market reflected in later project work such as the Ajose Adeogun Roof Top Garden. The firm describes itself as a female-led group of architects and frames its purpose as 'transforming lives through architecture'. Over time it developed a proprietary approach to procurement that it brands 'SMART' Buildings. The system is built on five principles: S for Street, using sustainable design with cultural references of shape, texture and colour; M for Mainstream, a collaborative approach tailored to the size of the project; A for Artistic, a sketch-driven design (SDD) process followed by computer-aided design (CAD); R for Resilient, problem solving with future-proof design solutions; and T for Trusted, optimising contract value. The rationale behind the system is that costly change procedures typically arise during a project. FA Global's method moves from sketch to 'concept specification' to planning, design and delivery, and aims to freeze the concept early through three-dimensional sketches and early specification. Once the client approves the design, the firm aims to deliver every stage with minimum disruption, thereby minimising or eliminating design variations and reducing both time and cost. FA Global offers services across RIBA stages 0 to 7, from inception to completion. Its service list includes development advice, property portfolio consolidation, enhancing property values and handling communication with authorities. It markets itself as a safe pair of hands that can manage a project end to end, help clients unlock hidden funding resources, establish a brief with options they may not have known existed, and mitigate risk. Its preferred sectors are mixed-use developments combining residential of mixed tenure with essential retail; private clubs and hotels providing restaurant and entertainment and indoor/outdoor leisure amenities; and institutions providing cultural heritage and aims, offering mixed-use accommodation. Documented project work includes the Ajose Adeogun Roof Top Garden, the Cadwell Old Albanians Sports Pavilion, The Square Restaurant Refurbishment, and addresses on New Bond Street, Albemarle Street, Middlesex University and 22-25 Austin Friars. The practice operates from the United Kingdom and has worked in Nigeria. It is privately held; the available evidence does not identify a parent company, ownership group or stock exchange listing.

• Founder trains at the University of Bath and completes studies at the University of Strathclyde.

• Founder works with London commercial practices TP Bennett, Rolfe Judd and Whinney Mackay Lewis.

• Founder is head-hunted by Mobil Oil to design and manage the interior fit-out of their Lagos headquarters building.

• FA Global develops and brands its 'SMART' Buildings procurement system.

A female-led, full-service architecture and design-and-build practice offering a proprietary 'SMART' Buildings procurement system that promises high quality, lower cost and faster delivery by freezing concept early and eliminating design variations.

• SMART Buildings procurement system

  A proprietary system for procuring buildings based on five principles: Street, Mainstream, Artistic, Resilient and Trusted.

• RIBA stages 0-7 architecture services

  Full-service architecture from inception to completion, including development advice, property portfolio consolidation and enhancing property values.

1. 1FA Globalfa-global.co.uk
2. 2About — FA Globalfa-global.co.uk
3. 3CORPORATE REAL ESTATE + ARCHITECTURE + PLANNING — FA Globalfa-global.co.uk
4. 4FA Globalwikidata.org