Russell is a founding director of RCKa, a London-based architectural practice that specialises in innovative residential, community and commercial projects. RCKa was winner of the inaugural RIBA London Emerging Practice of the Year in 2015 and has won four Housing Design Awards, the MacEwen Award, Mayor’s Prize and NLA Community Prize.

Russell is also a founding director of Project Compass CIC, a not-for-profit research organisation that campaigns for better procurement of public buildings, and a member of the LLDC Quality Review Panel and Newham’s Design Review Panel.