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Alexandra Groszek Regenerative Design
Email
agroszek​@yahoo.com
Phone
+447788663455
Location
London
20th July 1981
British + Polish
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Profile

Impact-driven founder and Part 2 architect, specialising in regenerative design, and bio-circular technologies.

Creator of Make Me With as of 2023, an InnovateUK-funded digital platform that strives to drive regenerative design and supply chains, through integrating impact led suppliers and collaborators into the design process from the start of projects.

Co-founder of early stage Kraków-based Fungae P.S.A., from November 2025, using living organisms to develop biomaterials and nature-based solutions for the built environment and beyond. Currently applying for EU Horizon grants with a consortium.

Native English & fluent Polish.

I also love tennis, I train and compete locally.

Professional Experience
Polish Interpreter, Word360
January 2025 – present | United Kingdom

Telephone and video Interpreting - UK medical

Founder, Make Me With
July 2023 – present | London

  • •Founded and secured InnovateUK grant for Make Me With — a digital platform driving regenerative design by making connections between impact led resources and early projects from the concept phase.
  • • Developing interactive, engaging processes for maximising and evaluating sustainability
  • •The mvp was completed at the start of 2024, currently in testing and validation phase
  • •Future updates include regenerative design hackathons, a supply chain visualiser and inter project /​ resource connections with cross sector functionality
    • Co-Founder, Fungae P.S.A
    November 2025 – Present | Krakow
  • •Co-founded biodesign studio developing advanced biomaterials and nature-based solutions to enable regenerative alternatives for manufacturing and the built environment
  • •Building strategic relationships with producers of regenerative and bio-based feedstocks
  • •Advancing circular, bioprocessing, bioelectrical and digital systems to develop viable regenerative alternatives for manufacturing.

    • Founder, Interallies
    September 2022 – January 2024London & Krakow

    After the Ukraine war started I cofounded an NGO called Cross Border Civilians, and then went on to develop an app for coordinating aid called Interallies (later 6W) and set up a CIC. It got through to the finals of an idea competition in London

    Founder, Intertwin
    September 2020 – December 2022 | London

    Developed a concept for a web platform looking to disrupt the real estate market to bring more sustainable design projects to the marketplace

    Co-founder, PA and Tennis Coach, Strike Tennis
    November 2017 – December 2022 | London

    Set up a tennis coaching business with two partners in West London, to provide affordable community tennis classes. I coached adults and children in group and individual sessions, and managed communication with clients, the programme and schedule for all coaches.

    Architectural, Design Managment, & 3D BIM roles, Various Companies - Architects, Engineers, Developers
    2010 – 2018 | London

    Numerous contracts and interships with both large coorporations, such as design firm Atkins, main contractor Galliford Try, and housing developer St. George, and smaller architectural and engineering firms. I gained stills in both technical drawings, design alterations, site management, design coordination, concept design, and 3D BIM modelling (gained BIM experience on rail projects with Atkins and with structural engineers CNM)

    For more details please see my linkedin profile, you can find the link here linktr.ee/​agroszek

    Education
    Architecture Masters, RIBA Part II, London Metropolitan University
    October 2016 – August 2020 | London

    Unit 4, Advanced Digital Technology and Sustainability

    Architecture BA, RIBA Part 1, Newcastle University
    September 2007 – July 2010 | Newcastle

    Architectural Design, Technology, Planning and Landscape

    English MA, St. Catharine's College, Cambridge University
    October 2000 – July 2003 | Cambridge

    Literature and Language

    A-levels, Franccis Holland School, SW1W
    September 1997 – July 1999 | London

    English (A), Maths (A), Polish (A), Art (B)

    Junior School and GSCEs, Francis Holland School, SW1W
    September 1984 – July 1996 | London

    Advanced Science (A*A*), Advanced maths (A), English Language (A), English Literature (B), Geography (A), Art (A), Religeous Studies (A)

    Skills
    Rhino & Grasshopper

    3D Modelling, Parametric design, CAD

    Adobe Suite

    Photoshop, Illustrator, indesign

    Bentley Aecosim, Microstation, Descartes, Projectwise & Context Capture

    3D modelling, 2D drawing, terrain, referencing, BIM, scanning

    Writing

    Copywriting, Articles, Blog

    Coaching

    Tennis

    Startup Founder

    Idea development, teamwork, pitching, finance

    Systems design

    Web & general

    AutoCAD

    2D drawing

    UX / UI Design

    Figma

    Model making

    Architectural models (physical)

    Presenting

    Verbal & Visual

    Project Management

    Web

    Concept design

    Web, built environment & general

    Excel

    Basic Excel skills

    Languages
    English

    Native

    French

    intermediate

    Polish

    fluent

    Spanish

    intermediate

    Interests
    Tennis (London 1st div), Singing & Guitar, Biodesign, Regenerative design, Self-build, Nature Based Solutions, Science, Tech & Innovation