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Best Architecture & Interior Design Professional Development Programme 2025 & 2026
The UK's first and only coaching and mentoring programme specifically for design professionals.
Created by Multi-Award Winning Chartered Architect & Interior Designer, Ryan Wenham, together with Psychologist and Careers Specialist, Marc Prats.
We are passionate about empowering designers. Grow your business, create a stand-out brand and create consistency with your dream, high-value clients.
Professional Development
Ongoing learning, industry insight and community for designers, creatives, makers and artists at every stage of their career.
What began as a way to give designers a platform to be seen, celebrated and recognised for their talent quickly became something much bigger. Today, it is an international, award-winning programme built around the idea that creative people should never stop learning, meeting new people or opening themselves up to new opportunities.
Join live workshops, conversations and guest sessions with people across the industry.
We cover careers, professional, business and personal development, with sessions designed to give you new ideas, new connections and something useful to take away every time.
All sessions are suitable for structured CPD and PEDR.
In-Person Experiences
Good design does not happen in isolation. It comes from conversation, collaboration and being surrounded by people who see the world in a similar way.
Our in-person experiences give you the space to step away from the day-to-day and look properly at your business, your ambitions and what comes next. You will learn, challenge the way you think, meet brilliant people and have conversations what are difficult to have when you are sitting behind a laptop on your own.
We want you to leave knowing what needs to change and how you are going to change it, with helpful things done along the way, including professional photography and content for your business.
It is a full-circle experience. Learning, business, community, good food, plenty of conversation and lots of laughs along the way.
Business Coaching & Mentoring
Through Business Circle and Inner Circle, we work closely with design business owners who want more from the business they have created. Better clients, stronger positioning, more confidence, more freedom and a business that reflects the quality of work they produce.
We run our own design studio, working with clients and taking on ambitious projects, so we understand the decisions, the pressure and the reality because we are living it too. Alongside that, Marc brings the psychology that allows us to go much deeper than any generic, surface-level business advice.
We work on everything from your clients, pricing and positioning to disability, branding and confidence and the way the business fits around your life.
How we work
Our goal is to Rethink Architecture and how we as designers interact and build our careers.
Every designer and every design business is different, so how we work with each person has to be different.
We take the time to understand you, your business and the life you are trying to build. Then we create a clear plan and stay alongside you as you put it into practice.
This is hands-on, personal support that combines design, psychology, and community. We become part of your journey, because lasting change comes from partnership, not just information.
The right fit matters
As a designer, you need to sell. Your ideas, your talent and your service. But when you are working with the right people, it does not feel like selling. It just fits.
That is how we work too. We do not want to work with everyone. We work with people who value what we do, are open to being challenged and are ready to make changes. We ask our designers to chose clients who respect their expertise and we hold ourselves to the same standard.
The experience behind the results
Working with us is personal. We get to know you, what you want and what is getting in the way. Of course we give you a structure and a clear plan, but there is also conversation, challenge, laughter, reassurance and lots of support along the way.
Whether we are together at an event, on a call or spending time with you behind the scenes, you are surrounded by people who understand the industry and genuinely want to see you do well.
We want you to feel comfortable enough to be honest, confident enough to make decisions and supported to push yourself further than you ever could on your own.
It should feel exciting. It should be fun. And most importantly, it should move you forward.
What our designers say
Click the videos below to hear from our clients
A community of like-minded designers
For the first time, I believe there's a chance and an actual pathway to overcome not just some professional particulars, but personal limitations too.
It means a lot when you're welcomed without dismissal but with a full understanding by landing some initial thoughts and options from first-hand experience like Marc's.
Tijana Matabudul
Architect
This opportunity helped and forced me to grow as a designer. I took on more responsibility and as it was a field I was not familiar with, I had to learn.
It all begins with you and you need to want something strong enough for you to decide to go for it. I am grateful for the day I decided to work on myself for I believe I wouldn't be typing this message right now.
Desree Lukele, ZA
Interior Designer
I have learnt many things about professional application by working with the team and Ryan. I have gained more confidence in myself and how I carry myself. This programme is the real deal. You're meeting with real professionals who know what they are talking about. They are here to really make your success their mission.
Can't recommend Ryan and Marc enough, they honestly so good!
Anjali Bhatia, UK
Architectural Designer
You’re setting a great example that you CAN achieve a healthy work life balance in architecture, contrary to what most people have come to accept which is working tirelessly to meet unrealistic deadlines because “that’s just the way it is” which it doesn’t have to be.
I wanted to say thank you for all the support you’ve provided and your patience working with me that I really needed.
Now I feel like I’m stepping in to the next point of my career with a more positive outlook and open mind, the reflections and conversations we’ve had about this being a driving factor towards this.
Linda Tighlit, UK
Designer
I have seen the biggest improvement in my professional confidence and clarity of direction. I have also become more confident in discussing my work and positioning myself within the architectural industry.
Rutuja Patil
Interior Designer
It's an incredibly supportive and multifaceted program with a truly individual approach, designed for designers at all different stages, whether your goal is to build a business, find your first job, change careers, or apply to university. Everything is centred around what you personally want and need! A big part of it is about unlocking your potential, getting clearer on your goals, understanding yourself better, identifying your strengths and weaknesses, and getting real support in figuring out your professional direction.
You're already doing everything you can to support me in the best way possible. Thank you so much!!
Victoria Tyshchenko, Rus
Designer
Ryan Wenham
Chartered Architect | Registered Interior Designer | Mentor
Ryan Wenham is a Chartered Architect and Registered Interior Designer who has been recognised with multiple awards, including the Elmes Memorial Prize.
After training in Liverpool and Barcelona, he co-founded Larsen Architecture, where he now supports architects and designers in scaling their businesses, attracting high-quality clients, and building sustainable, fulfilling careers.
Marc Prats
Organisational Psychologist | TEDx Speaker | Confidence Coach
Marc Prats is a trainer, coach and communication specialist with a background in linguistics, organisational psychology and leadership development.
A qualified Insights Discovery Practitioner, he designs and delivers professional development programmes at Larsen Architecture that help architects and designers strengthen communication, build confidence and unlock their full potential in both business and practice.
We are designers first
We are not teaching from the sidelines. We are still designing, working with clients and building the same kind of business that are clients are looking to build.
That’s why we are different, and that’s why this works.
98%
Customer satisfaction rate, reflecting our dedication and results
4.2m
Annual social media reach
800+
Careers transformed through our programme in 3 years
2.15m
Annual publication views
Marc Prats TEDx - Three Versions of You
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Design Central
We are proud to be partnering with Design Central, the UK's largest design trade show in the North.
This partnership matters because it shows exactly where our work sits. We are not just talking about the design industry from the outside. We are in the room with designers, brands, suppliers and business owners, helping them shape conversations that matter.
Across Design Central, we will be hosting, facilitating and delivering business-focused content for designers who want to grow with more confidence, clarity and direction.
For us, this is about raising the standard. Better conversations, better support and better opportunities for designers who want to build something unique.
Join us at Design Central 2026
"If you are not changing the problem,
you are choosing the problem."
It can feel overwhelming to take the next step and making a decision can feel scary. But the truth is, the only way to get different results is to take action. Sometimes, we let fear talk us out of opportunities that could change everything. Let’s make sure that doesn’t happen here.
The first step of your dream lifestyle is to book a call and find the support that is right for you.
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