Annette Fisher
Women in practice: Partner, FA Global (Formerly Fisher Associates)
FIRST PROJECT 108 London Street, Reading, a Grade-II listed office refurbishment
BIGGEST MISCONCEPTION That we’re all interior designers
ADVICE TO ASPIRING FEMALE ARCHITECTS Know your market and pursue it vigorously
CURRENT CHALLENGE Being seen as essential to the bottom line
ON SEXISM During this last recession many of the first architects let go in firms were women or minorities, so it’s still a work in progress
BEST DEFENCE AGAINST SEXISM Simply being better – excellence trumps all the ‘isms’
Place of study Strathclyde University
Current projects A factory; luxury houses in Nigeria clients Mobil, Old Albanians Sports Association, Promasidor, QVC
Featured project Business lounge refurbishment, Murtala Mohammed airport, Lagos
Client Airline Services
Completed October 2011
Budget £525,000
£/sqm £1,733
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