Value proposition

An independent consultancy providing dedicated design management services for architects.

We are a specialist independent consultancy focused on one thing – design management for architects.

Since 2015, we’ve supported the world’s most respected architects with dedicated design management services. Our global, cross-sector expertise includes projects of all shapes and sizes, from transformational urban design to cultural institutions, sports stadia, airports, universities and resorts.

We’re a team of natural collaborators and meticulous managers, with many of us from design backgrounds. As a specialist consultancy, we believe in developing our people and providing opportunities to learn and grow while creating an environment where everyone can succeed.

Plan A was founded in 2015 after Nick Willars and Gerard Daws worked together at a global multidisciplinary firm. Their ambition? To set up a design management consultancy that benefits architects and designers and their projects. The result is an independent company with a single service line, made up of a tight-knit team where everybody has a voice, and the focus is on quality rather than growth for growth’s sake.

Design Management, Project Leadership Strategies, Design Programming, and Competition Support