Leena Abraham Shah
Leena is a Chartered Landscape Architect, Urban Designer, and trained architecture professional with a passion for holistic design of both buildings and the surrounding environments these sit in. Her extensive experience across the UK and Europe includes individual homes, large-scale housing developments, mixed-use masterplans, and high-end landscape projects.
In recent years, Leena has collaborated with local authorities to develop, coordinate, and implement masterplans for priority development areas, regeneration sites, and public realm initiatives. She also provides urban design advisory services to planners and developers, particularly supporting the implementation of Local Authorities Development Management Services. Leena served on the Brent Council Design Review Panel for several years.
Ajay Shah
With a career spanning more than two decades, Ajay brings a thoughtful and sustainability-led approach to architecture. He is driven by a passion for creating elegant, imaginative design solutions that resolve complex spatial challenges while enriching the lives of those who use them and minimising environmental impact. Since 2001, he has specialised in residential and sustainable development projects, establishing a reputation for design excellence and environmental stewardship.
Ajay earned his Architecture degree from MSU, India, and a postgraduate degree in Sustainable Design from ETH Zurich. He is a qualified Retrofit Coordinator, LEED AP and BREEAM AP. Beyond practice, he has contributed to the built environment through his role on the Brent Design Review Panel and as a lecturer in Sustainable Design at Central Saint Martins, London, where he taught on the undergraduate architecture programme between 2011 and 2021.
Away from the studio, Ajay enjoys coaching his son's football team, exploring the countryside with Leena and their dog Simba, and playing the tabla.