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“Our world-class education spaces act to inspire children, teachers and communities. They create benefits such as improved health, motor skills development, psychological wellbeing and positive behaviour whilst being exciting places to learn.”
Sue Emms, Global Head of Education

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We have a reputation for the design of exemplar places of learning, illustrated by our award winning schools.

We recognise the critical importance of high quality school design and this continues to form a significant part of our work. We were particularly active in both the Academy and the Building Schools for the Future programmes and more recently we have been innovating to meet the challenge of low cost schools.

Our Stirling Prize shortlisted vertical school at Hampden Gurney reinvented the idea of the urban school and has stimulated a consistently creative approach to our work ever since.

Our design philosophy has produced an unrivalled body of work, representing quality and quantity; our schools have achieved outstanding levels of user satisfaction as evidenced by the Post Occupancy Evaluations we undertake.

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Sue Emms

Principal Architect, Global Head of Education Manchester/Liverpool
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+44 [0]161 828 2200
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sue.emms@bdp.com

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.

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Keith Papa

Architect director, Head of science, research and technology London
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+44 [0]20 7812 8000
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keith.papa@bdp.com

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.

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Richard McDowell

Architect director Sheffield
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+44 [0]114 273 1641
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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.

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Michael Mullen

Principal, Architecture, Head of Dublin Studio, Head of Culture & Leisure Dublin
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+353 [0]1 474 0600
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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.

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Sustainable design transforms school sports hall into modern education space
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Sustainable design transforms school sports hall into modern education space

We have completed the innovative transformation of a school sports hall in Rochdale to create an exciting suite of classrooms, dining and social spaces. The new facility will enable the Watergrove Trust to meet an urgent demand for school places and accommodate more teaching and associate staff jobs for the area.

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Enterprise South Liverpool Academy and 5 Cities, 5 Places, One Day

Project director Sue Emms talks about the design of Enterprise South Liverpool Academy, BDP's Building of the year. Hear what users have to say about their fantastic new building.

5 Cities, 5 Places, One Day is a short film created for BDP's 50th anniversary. This documentary visits five buildings in five different cities showing each over the course of one day, with commentary from local people and users.