Cross Works
Hakan Agca is a prominent architect and urban designer with extensive experience in masterplanning and urbanism across various regions. Currently serving as Managing Director at Cross Works since July 2020, Hakan leads a team of professionals engaged in large-scale projects, encompassing national and city masterplans as well as mixed-use developments. Prior to this role, Hakan held positions such as Senior Associate & Design Manager at Gillespies, contributing to significant projects like the AlUla MP2 giga-project in Saudi Arabia, and Senior Associate Director at Benoy, where Hakan advanced the Masterplanning & Urban Design sector across EMEA. Previous roles include Senior Urban Designer at HOK, where Hakan led designs for major city developments, and architect positions at notable firms, contributing to high-profile projects globally. Hakan's academic background includes advanced degrees in architecture from The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, and a first-class BA (Hons) in Architecture and Planning from the University of the West of England.
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Cross Works
Cross Works (XW) is a design & technology firm built on a foundation of cross-disciplinary experience gained across decades of work in practice from our Founder and our collective. The team is made up of professionals and unique specialists who have come together to provide efficient, client-focussed solutions to real world problems. As architects, urban designers, city planners, GIS specialists, technologists and software engineers, we’re currently active on a number of large-scale projects, from national and city-scale masterplans through to 1m+ sq/ft mixed-use architectural developments; as well as developing software and devising technology solutions for our clients and collaborators. The firm's genesis was based on the idea that a cross-disciplinary approach provides the most effective roadmap to the most effective and future-proofed solutions. Design and technology, together, hold some of the answers to some of our most pressing issues; XW sits in this space.