Alex Fell

Director

Alex is focused on designing buildings that respond to the climate, extinction, and the housing crises, but which are also beautifully crafted and create great places for people to live and work.

At Howells, he has been putting this into practice through his involvement in Reimagining Canary Wharf, where we are connecting communities with water and nature, and our new masterplan for Edgware, where we are working to provide a sustainable and spirited town centre.

Alex completed his studies at Plymouth University and the University of Westminster, and worked on a range of cultural, workplace and housing projects, including Passivhaus and net-zero carbon projects.

Latest contributions

Conservation & Heritage

27 October 2026

Retrofit Reads: 10 Cabot Square

Alex Fell of Howells explores plans to transform 10 Cabot Square through adaptive retrofit, retaining its structure while improving light, amenity and energy performance.

Howells x NLA Roundtable: Making commercial retrofit stack up

Conservation & Heritage

18 May 2026

Howells x NLA Roundtable: Making commercial retrofit stack up

Alex Fell of Howells reflects on a recent NLA roundtable exploring how policy, cost pressures and occupier demand are reshaping the commercial viability of office retrofit in London.