Tom Warren

Tom is an Impact Manager within the Sustainability team at Built Environment – Smarter Transformation and is responsible for partnership relationships within the Highlands & Islands economic region. Based in Argyll, Tom works closely with partners in HIE from Shetland to Campbeltown and has particular experience of industry engagement in the Island communities & rural housing challenges.

Prior to joining BE-ST in early 2022, Tom worked full time in private architectural practice for 17 years, latterly for the award-winning employee-owned Collective Architecture, where Tom was an employee elected Trustee. Tom is a Chartered Architectural Technologist (MCIAT) with expertise in place-making, architecture, and the circular economy for construction. Tom has first-hand technical knowledge of Scottish development statutory processes and construction regulations, co-design led thinking, project lead and multidisciplinary design team coordination. He has experience of Higher Education engagement and course content development, being a former visiting tutor and student design reviewer.