Constance Desenfant

Associate Urban Designer | WW+P

Professional background: Architecture and Urban Design

Speaking experience: Keynote Speaker, Panellist

Speaker topics: Specialised on masterplanning around transport infrastructure with significant experience working with TfL, Network Rail, HS2, EWR, c2c and other transport organisations. In the process of complete a PhD on perceptions of women in residential public spaces (UCL – Bartlett). Areas of expertise: Inclusive public spaces, urban morphology, urban design, transport interchanges, masterplanning.

Constance is an urban designer with over ten years of experience (9 at WW+P Architects), where she has played a key role in delivering major rail infrastructure projects and residential-led mixed-use masterplans. With a strong focus on transit-oriented development (TOD), she brings expertise in project running and delivery, as well as stakeholder engagement. She is also a committed advocate for sustainability, having driven the WW+P environmental agenda across both projects and studio practices.

In addition to her professional achievements, she has lectured at Nottingham University and Paris Malaquais University and contributed to a design journal in London, blending practice with thought leadership in urban design. Her academic background includes a master’s degree in architecture after studying both in France and Spain. Currently, Constance is completing a part-time PhD at University College London (UCL), where her research investigates the perceptions of women in the urban realm, focusing on how the morphology of the built environment influences these experiences.