Welcome to Mæ

Alex Ely will be joining an industry expert panel for a Q&A and panel discussion following the film screening of 'The People’s Emergency Briefing' at Regenerative Design 2026.

Opening on 1st October 2026 and running throughout October, Regenerative Design 2026 brings together leading voices to explore the ideas, innovations and challenges shaping regenerative design.

The Q&A and panel discussion, chaired by Jay Morton, President-elect of the RIBA, on the 28th October at 18.30 will follow a screening of The People’s Emergency Briefing, a 50-minute public information film hosted by naturalist Chris Packham that presents evidence on the UK’s climate and nature crisis, drawing from a live Westminster briefing held for politicians in November 2025.

The event partner is UK Architects Declare.

Mæ is a finalist for Housing Architect of the Year and Best Architect Employer of the Year in the Architect of the Year Awards 2026

In the Employer category Mæ demonstrate that design excellence and a genuinely progressive, people-first culture are not only compatible, but mutually reinforcing.

At a time when the profession is grappling with wellbeing, retention and equity, we have invested in building a workplace that is rigorous, inclusive and purpose-drive, proving that better employment practices directly enable better architecture.

At the heart of our practice is a clear ethos which shapes both our projects and our workplace culture. This alignment ensures that the values used to design inclusive, resilient places are embedded in the practice by our people. For us people, purpose and design quality are inseparable.

In the Housing category from city-making masterplans to low-carbon homes, and policy reform, Mæ’s influence is reshaping how the country lives.

Our projects serve as living case studies for local authorities and international policymakers. International delegations have visited Mæ to see how we are leading on age-inclusive housing, estate regeneration and large-scale urban Passivhaus.

Every commission is a chance to question, challenge and do things differently. We are consistently redefining what beautifully crafted, socially driven housing can achieve in the UK.

Director Alex Ely will be speaking at the Royal College of Art's 'Radical Practice' programme. The intense 3-week sprint programme is aimed at helping students create their own radical practice and dive deep into how architecture works in the real world. Alex's lecture on Friday 18th September will focus on putting principles to the test and explore the subject of running a practice and uplifting human spirits for the long-term.

Mæ's work will feature in the ‘Future Healthy Homes’ exhibition at the Bartlett School of Architecture launching Thursday 29 October 2026 and open until Thursday 19 November 2026.

The exhibition forms part of the Healthy Homes for All Festival. Healthy Homes for All is an interactive festival exploring housing, health and homelessness presented by the Bartlett School of Architecture and the Faculty of Population Health Sciences, UCL, supported by UCLH Arts.

The exhibition takes an innovative approach to understanding the relationship between the UK’s housing crisis and healthcare inequalities, proposing transformative solutions for affordable homes for all.

Mæ Architect Anna Tebble has become a certified Passivhaus designer. Passivhaus is the fastest growing energy performance standard in the world. It takes a ‘fabric first’ approach to energy performance and human comfort, which can cut heating bills in homes by as much as 90 per cent compared to conventional design. Anna is part of our Mæ Zero programme promoting passivhaus principles across all our projects.

Director Alex Ely will be giving a talk about the links between modernism and tradition in the work of Mæ for Docomomo UK on 8th April 2025 19.00-21.00 at the Alan Baxter Associates Gallery, 75 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6EL.

At the fascinating intersection of modernist innovation and historical continuity, Mæ's architectural practice weaves a compelling narrative of urban evolution. Drawing inspiration from Frederick Gibberd's revolutionary new town paradigms, the ground breaking spatial compositions in postwar social housing, the humanist approaches of Alvar Aalto and the social consciousness of Bruno Taut, this discourse explores the delicate balance between progress and heritage. At its heart, this exploration reveals how Mæ is forging a new path in sustainable and socially responsible design. Their work demonstrates how architecture can simultaneously honour its modernist inheritance while addressing our most pressing contemporary concerns: environmental sustainability, social equity, and cultural enrichment.

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