Professions

In 1961, George Grenfell Baines formed BDP as the world’s first truly multidisciplinary practice. Today, we work across a range of integrated design professions, including architecture, acoustics, building services engineering, civil & structural engineering, graphic design, interior design, inclusive design, landscape architecture, lighting, sustainability, urban design, urban planning and wayfinding.

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Architecture

Architects at BDP live and breathe our ethos of interdisciplinary design. This stimulates us to think holistically about today’s challenges, defying typical professional and sector boundaries to devise the best ideas for each project.

Acoustics

“We are acoustic experts who think like designers, engineers and architects.” Gavin Stevenson, head of acoustics

Building Services Engineering

People-centric engineering. Andrew Swain-Smith, chair of building services engineering

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Civil & Structural Engineering

Our engineers contribute holistically to all projects, crossing traditional profession boundaries to stimulate creative thinking and adding huge value for our clients.

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Graphic Design & Wayfinding

For more than 40 years, BDP has worked with clients to tell their stories through brand design, environmental graphics and wayfinding. We have a multi-disciplinary team of graphic designers, architects, interior designers, placemakers and wayfinding specialists.

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Interior Design

Our work spans the full range of building types and locations, from a small office fit-out or penthouse apartment to extensive urban complexes comprising retail, office and hotel developments.

Inclusive Design

BDP is committed to inclusion and wellbeing in the built environment and believes that inclusive design and its process is fundamental to creating spaces for everyone.

Landscape Architecture

Our landscape architects are engaged with projects across the UK and overseas, protecting and enhancing the natural landscape or working with clients and communities to create ‘smart’ green masterplans, imaginative urban spaces, lively parks and attractive settings for new development.

Lighting

We believe in a conceptual approach which stems from the rigorous intellectual analysis of human behaviour and the interaction of people with the surrounding architectural and landscape environment.

Sustainability

Sustainability is more than renewable energy. It requires a comprehensive and collaborative approach to design, operation and management from all stakeholders. Collective ambition is required, and our aim is to drive this through effective advocacy, analysis and audit. Lucy Townsend, Head of Sustainability

Urban Design

“Creating great places, that sustain strong communities, promote wellbeing and prosperity and address the environmental challenge feels like an important task. This is at the heart of what the urban design teams at BDP do. It’s not just about design, important as that is, it’s about a deep understanding of how towns and cities work.” David Rudlin, Director of Urban Design

Town Planning

Our dedicated town planners offer a wide range of planning services for clients from both the private and public sectors, presenting the best possible case for a new development and finding a route through complex planning issues.