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Emily Rissom

Observer · DISC type ci
Architect : Interior Designer at R2 STUDIO ARCHITECTS
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Emily Rissom is an Architect and a co-founder of R2 Studio Architects, specializing in creating inclusive and engaging environments through a strong focus on aesthetics, functionality, space, and colour. An MArch graduate from the University of Bath, she has led numerous high-profile residential, community, and commercial projects in both the UK and USA.

She is a proponent of digital empowerment and advocates for flexible working, especially to support fellow mothers. This interest is highlighted by her "Digital Mums Digital Retox" certification. She believes in the importance of developing future job skills like personal branding, digital fluency, and resilience.

Inspired by creative problem-solvers, Emily was fascinated by Florence Nightingales story as a "hacker" who used statistics to prove hand-washing saved more lives than just treating wounds.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Architect : Interior Designer
Job Level
Senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Emily shows up

Example Seeker
Value Driven
Curious

They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Priorities

Topics Emily cares about

Colour in Architecture
Her professional focus is on using colour to bring life to architectural and interior spaces, developing clients' ideas into engaging environments.
User-Centric Design
Emphasizes focusing on the experience of people within a space, a skill honed through extensive work on education projects with complex client needs.
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Career

Work history

8-2018
Architect : Interior Designer
R2 STUDIO ARCHITECTS
11-2004 - 7-2018
Associate
ArchitecturePLB
8-2002 - 10-2004
Architect
Pascall and Watson
8-1999 - 11-2000
Architectural Assistant
Montroy Andersen
2-1999 - 7-1999
Architectural Assistant
HP Architecture
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2001 - 2002
March
University of Bath
2018 - 2018
How to write about your projects
Museum of Architecture
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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