What presentation support do we provide?

Projects are approved by people: boards, governors, committees, funders and communities. We prepare presentation material matched to each audience, from clear board papers to public exhibition boards, and we stand beside clients in the room to explain the design and answer technical questions as they land.

Where Architectural Design sits in the RIBA process

0. Strategic Definition

1. Preparation & Briefing

2. Concept Design

7. Use

3. Spatial Coordination

6. Handover

5. Manufacturing & Construction

4. Technical Design

2. Concept Design

The design team explores options and massing, sets a sustainability approach, and prepares an order-of-cost estimate. Early conversations with planners may begin. By the end of this stage there's a preferred concept that meets the brief and budget.

3. Spatial Coordination

Design moves from ideas to a coordinated layout. Architecture, structure and building services are aligned so rooms, risers, fire strategy and servicing all work together. The result is a frozen arrangement with updated cost and risks understood.

Look at the whole process

How does good presentation help approval?

The aim is decisions made with confidence. When stakeholders understand a proposal, options and their implications, approvals come faster and unravel less. That serves clients through design reviews, planning committees, funding submissions and community consultation alike.

Presentation material for stakeholders

We prepare clear, considered presentation material tailored to the audience and the stage of the project.

Support in meetings and reviews

We support clients in design reviews and meetings, providing the technical input needed to answer questions on the spot.

Clear communication of design intent

We communicate design intent and options in a way that supports informed decision-making.

Which audiences do we prepare material for?

Boards and governors need the case for investment, planning committees need the scheme explained against policy, funders need evidence of need and deliverability and communities need honesty about what will change. The same project speaks to each differently, and the material is shaped for whoever is in the room.

A project we have worked on

Crematorium & Cemetery, Brentwood

Brentwood

Ecclesiastical
New Build
Public Sector

Set within beautiful, manicured grounds, the crematorium and cemetery provide a peaceful setting for remembrance and quiet contemplation. Planning consent was secured, with technical design progressed to Tender.

View project

FAQs

What kinds of presentation material do you produce?

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Drawings, diagrams, visualisations and written summaries tailored to the audience, whether that is a school board, an NHS committee, a planning panel or the public at a consultation event.

Will you attend meetings with us?

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Yes, as agreed in the scope. We present the design, answer technical questions and take stakeholder feedback back into the design process.

Can you support formal design review panels?

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Yes. We prepare the material design review panels expect, present the scheme and respond to panel comments in a way that strengthens the planning position.

How do you handle community consultation?

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With clear, honest material and a format suited to the audience, from exhibition boards to online summaries. We record feedback and show how the design responds, which itself supports the planning case.

Do you help with funding bids and business cases?

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We provide the design content those documents need: tested options, area schedules, visuals and design narratives that give funders confidence in the proposal.

How early should presentation be considered?

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From the start. Knowing who has to approve the project, and what they need to see to approve it, usefully shapes how options are developed and recorded.

What our clients say

From schools to homeowners, we work closely with every client to deliver thoughtful, lasting architecture here’s what they’ve said about working with us.

Sarah Mitchell
Headteacher, Hollowbrook primary

AEC understood exactly what our school needed a space that was calm, practical, and inspiring for students and teachers alike. The whole process felt collaborative from day one, and the end result has had a real impact on daily school life.

James Carter
Private homeowner, Cambridge

Working with AEC was seamless. They listened carefully, challenged our thinking in the right ways, and delivered a design that just works — light, functional, and surprisingly cost-efficient. We couldn’t be happier with the result.

Ravi Patel
Director, Ashore housing development

AEC brought clarity and creativity to a complex residential scheme. Their technical knowledge and attention to detail kept the project on track and their team were genuinely great to work with.

Sarah Mitchell
Headteacher, Hollowbrook primary

AEC understood exactly what our school needed a space that was calm, practical, and inspiring for students and teachers alike. The whole process felt collaborative from day one, and the end result has had a real impact on daily school life.

James Carter
Private homeowner, Cambridge

Working with AEC was seamless. They listened carefully, challenged our thinking in the right ways, and delivered a design that just works — light, functional, and surprisingly cost-efficient. We couldn’t be happier with the result.

Ravi Patel
Director, Ashore housing development

AEC brought clarity and creativity to a complex residential scheme. Their technical knowledge and attention to detail kept the project on track and their team were genuinely great to work with.

Sarah Mitchell
Headteacher, Hollowbrook primary

AEC understood exactly what our school needed a space that was calm, practical, and inspiring for students and teachers alike. The whole process felt collaborative from day one, and the end result has had a real impact on daily school life.

James Carter
Private homeowner, Cambridge

Working with AEC was seamless. They listened carefully, challenged our thinking in the right ways, and delivered a design that just works — light, functional, and surprisingly cost-efficient. We couldn’t be happier with the result.

Ravi Patel
Director, Ashore housing development

AEC brought clarity and creativity to a complex residential scheme. Their technical knowledge and attention to detail kept the project on track and their team were genuinely great to work with.

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