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“The colleges of the future will provide adaptable, innovative community-friendly buildings that stand the test of time. Our sustainable designs ensure multiple curricula can evolve and support the growth of many industry professions.”
Sue Emms, Global Head of Education
We place the user at the heart of the design process to create the very best educational environments that inspire and nurture the people who use them.
Our designs create a real life environment for skills training. We are committed to working within a socially progressive culture and our success is based on our desire to find creative solutions for the mainstream issues that face today’s society.
Sue was appointed Chair for our North Region in 2019 and is responsible for guiding the strategy for our Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield, Leeds, and Liverpool studios. She is also Global Head for Education, having designed and delivered some of our most innovative and award winning education projects.
Scott is a principal and head of Glasgow studio. Scott has worked on many major further and higher education projects.
Gavin is a principal and head of our Manchester studio. He also leads the sport sector for the practice.
Keith is head of science, research and technology. He has significant experience designing and delivering large, complex science projects with a focus on the briefing process, espousing collaborative working.
Svetlana leads the education team in the Birmingham studio.
Richard is the Higher Education sector lead in the region with an impressive portfolio of projects across a wide range of building types, Richard has an outstanding track record of leading design teams in developing and successfully delivering HE projects.
Clare is an experienced BDP Building Services Director specialising in laboratories, complex facilities and buildings for learning and research.
Akshay is a principal, leading the Bristol Studio and the Education and Workplace sectors for the region.
Philip co-manages our civil and structural engineering team in Manchester.
John is a principal and leads our civil and structural engineering group across the practice.
Lindsey is an architect director in our Glasgow studio.
Michael is a principal and heads the Dublin studio. He has led teams on a range of projects such as hotel, leisure, residential and workplace.
Beth is an award-winning architect in the London studio with experience of designing and delivering masterplans and large historic and education building projects.