Born and raised in Barnet, Julian de Metz is the founding director of dMFK Architects, a multi award-winning London based AJ100 architectural practice. With over 20 years’ experience working in private practice, Julian specialises in flexible workspace, multi home residential schemes, community and religious buildings, retrofit and historic buildings with a focus on up front concept design, planning and placemaking, and community consultation. He has been an external examiner in Architecture at Manchester School of Art and Westminster University and lectures regularly on architectural practice matters.