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Alex Crane

Director

Chetwoods

Alex Crane Expert panel member
Alex Crane, Director at Chetwoods, is an architectural specialist in urban industrial and logistics. From single units to large multi-modal developments, Alex is delivering ultra-urban warehouses on previously unviable city sites, refurbishing old industrial heritage buildings for modern day uses, and blending existing and new buildings on SIL land. Alex has also worked closely with the GLA on its Industrial Intensification pilot studies to challenge traditional perceptions around integrating logistics and industrial uses into residential contexts. He is currently leading on key projects, including the City of London’s markets co-location programme, and other industrial-related typologies such as waste transfer stations and data centres.

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Ideas in Innovation: Designing Smart Urban Infrastructure

Innovation

28 March 2025

Ideas in Innovation: Designing Smart Urban Infrastructure

Alex Crane, Director at Chetwoods Architects, writes about how their research-led, innovation-driven infrastructure acts as a catalyst for people-first design.

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Alex Crane Expert panel member