Senior Architects – Kennedy Woods Architecture

Kennedy Woods, the Peckham studio that works only on education projects and was named BD Education Architect of the Year 2026, is hiring senior architects and above. Full time, part time, freelance and flexible arrangements are all welcome. The listing was posted on Dezeen Jobs on 20 October 2026 and closes on 17 November 2026; salaries and freelance rates are benchmarked against industry standards but not stated.

The work

The practice describes itself as the UK’s first B Corp architecture studio. The new senior architects will help deliver education projects covering fieldwork, strategic estate masterplanning, retrofit and interior design, and new build schools.

Who the studio wants

• At least ten years of experience after Part 3
• Projects delivered through all RIBA stages, including contract administration, and confidence leading projects
• The ability to present a scheme to head teachers, bursars and boards of governors in the same meeting
• Fluency in Revit and BIM workflows, AutoCAD and SketchUp, with Adobe Creative Suite for presentations
• A view on what should change in how Britain builds its schools

The studio is two minutes from Peckham Rye station. Applications go through a short online form via the application link; the studio says it built the form itself, without AI.