Associate
Derin Fadina
Senior Planning and Urban Design Officer
About
Derin is an architect with a background in urban research and design. Before joining the Autumn Cohort 2025, he was an architect at Barr Gazetas, delivering a range of mixed-use and commercial refurbishment projects. Drawing on extensive experience working with heritage and existing buildings across London, he has served on the NLA’s Expert Panel for Retrofit and Conservation.
Alongside teaching BA Architecture at Central Saint Martins and Ravensbourne University London, Derin writes on architecture and culture, with work published in The Architects’ Journal, The Architectural Review, RIBA Journal, e-flux Architecture, and Frieze.
Autumn Cohort 2025
London Borough of Brent
As part of our Autumn Cohort 2025, Derin Fadina is working as a Senior Planning and Urban Design Officer at the London Borough of Brent.
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