FORMER UK ARCHITECT PRACTICING FROM 1985-2025 - graduated M.A. IN 1980 AND DIPLOMA IN ARCHITECTURE 1981 FROM Edinburgh University . early work included planning OF the new capital of Tanzania 1978, theatre design in scotland 1979, and hi rise commercial development in Sydney 1982. worked fast-track design-build at the Scottish Exhibition Centre IN 1985 and designed hi-tech industrial and retail mallS IN SCOTLAND.
relocated to London in 1987 designing retail AND commercial buildings, resorts and hotels. JOINED WATG TO DESIGN THEME PARK, entertainment and leisure, BECAME M.D. WON DESIGN COMPETITIONS INCLUDING ROYAL OPERA HOUSE MUSCAT, AND OMAN CONVENTION CENTRE.
Since 2010 TOM has LED an ARCHITECTURE design firm - TRDL - DESIGNING a range of projects including hotel, education, sports and leisure, including DESIGN MANAGEMENT FOR the first Waldorf Astoria hotel in Africa. NOW SINCE END OF 2025 TRDL ARE NO LONGER REGISTERED AS ARCHITECTS IN UK, AND ROLES ARE LIMITED TO MORE SHORT TERM EFFORTS INCLUDING HOTEL CONSULTING, INTERIOR REFITS AND LANDSCAPE MASTER PLANNING.
MA(hons) Edinburgh 1980 ; Diploma in Architecture 1981
FORMER UK ARCHITECT 1985-2025
Thomas Neale Russell
