Jonathan Pye

Civil and structural engineering director Manchester

T: +44 [0]161 828 2200
E: jonathan.pye@bdp.com

Jonathan co-manages the civil and structural engineering team in Manchester.

With over 30 years’ experience, he has delivered building designs across all sectors in the UK, the MENA region and the Far East. He has won awards for several projects, the most recent being the ‘Most Innovative Project’ in the 2017 Northwest Structural Awards for Boxpark Croydon, which is a pop up food and beverage mall constructed from 96 upcycled shipping containers.

He is passionate about design, has a pragmatic approach and a keen eye for detail, and enjoys working in close collaboration with architects regarding the whole team as significantly greater than the sum of the parts.

Jonathan guides our strategy for maintaining and increasing civil and structural design quality across all studios.

Who is your biggest personal influence?

“Renzo Piano. Seeing the finely crafted details for Piano’s travelling IBM Pavilion in the late 1980s inspired me to develop a more creative approach to engineering design, which I have continued to nurture and refine over the years”

Projects

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Boxpark Croydon

Boxpark is a new food and drink concept for Croydon as part of the mixed-use Ruskin Square development.

Nanjing Medical University, China

BDP’s design presents a strong architectural form that unites the two buildings, and responds to the landscape setting of the campus masterplan.

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BDP Manchester Studio, Ducie Street

A six-storey showcase of fresh thinking. We designed a transparent north elevation to catch limited light and complement the canal basin while the street side displays a confident punctuated stainless-steel façade.

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Devonshire Primary School

State-of-the-art school on a restricted site. The design is built around user needs and natural daylight: classrooms face north — ensuring good day lighting without overheating — and play decks face south, with shelter providing protection from the sun.

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Engineers and Architects

Civil and Structural Engineering Director Jonathan Pye believes an elegant structural solution is a prerequisite for great architecture and discusses how to develop a successful synergy.

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Medical university buildings complete in Nanjing

15/12/2016

The new Faculty of Medicine and Administration buildings at Nanjing Medical University in China have recently completed.

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Boxpark opens in Croydon

31/10/2016

Boxpark Croydon designed by BDP is now fully open to the public after a spectacular festival weekend.

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