Pepe Puchol-Salort (Dr) is an architect, systems thinker, and urban sustainability expert working across the UK and Spain. His work sits at the intersection of design, environmental resilience, and urban innovation, with a strong focus on public-private collaboration, water management, and inclusive planning.

Raised in a creative and artistic family in Valencia, Pepe’s passion for architecture was shaped early on by his surroundings, but it was his fascination with cities, complexity, and social equity that led him to expand his practice into strategic design and systems-led urban transformation.

Pepe is currently a Hoffmann Fellow at the World Economic Forum and Imperial College London, where he leads Water-BOOST, a systems toolkit designed to accelerate water innovation in cities around the world. His work has drawn the interest of government bodies, consultancies, and city leaders, and is being explored for alignment with global agenda.

He holds a PhD in Sustainable Urban Planning and Water Management from Imperial College London, where he was part of the UKRI-funded CAMELLIA project, focusing on stakeholder co-design and systems governance for London’s long-term urban water strategy. He previously completed an MSc in Architecture and Environmental Design (Distinction) from the University of Westminster, and a BSc/MArch in Architecture from the Polytechnic University of Valencia.

With over 12 years of experience in the architectural and engineering field, Pepe has worked at award-winning London practices including BYDS + Associates and Trevor Brown Architects, while also remaining an active member of his family-run practice, Puchol Arquitectes, based in the Valencian Community, Spain. In this role, he provides strategic design advice and supports sustainable approaches to residential and urban planning projects.

Pepe is passionate about environmental justice, particularly in relation to low-income communities and vulnerable urban areas. Known for his openness and collaborative mindset, he thrives in cross-disciplinary teams and is committed to shaping cities that are not only smarter, but fairer, more inclusive, and more resilient.

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