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Our culture is built on our values, with collaboration, creativity and inclusivity at the heart of what we do. With 19 studios worldwide, we foster a supportive environment where people can connect, share ideas, and grow together.
Our CultureWe take pride in creating a workplace where everyone can contribute and feel valued, whether it’s through exciting international projects, community involvement, or personal development.
Values
We blend imaginative design and technical expertise to create places with a positive impact. Our values define how we do this. They serve as guiding principles, shaping our culture, decision-making and day-to-day activities.
Listen, build trust, create lasting relationships.
Community is our creative fuel, climate is the end client.
Make everything well, and make it for everyone.
Support each other to grow and develop.
Bring curiosity, imagination and ingenuity to everything.
Our studios
From Toronto to Shanghai, we want to create a friendly and welcoming studio environment for everyone. We organise regular studio events and international activities, both online and in person, to help people connect and build a strong sense of community across our team. We also encourage our people to get involved locally, making a positive difference through volunteering and fundraising initiatives.
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Life at BDP
Our @lifeatbdp Instagram page is a window into the everyday life at BDP, giving you a behind-the-scenes look at the vibrant and varied experiences that define our practice.
Employee wellbeing and inclusivity
We have a range of employee-led forums that help keep us engaged and ensure everyone’s voice is heard. These groups play a key role in shaping our culture and driving meaningful changes to our policies. Open to all levels and disciplines, they give our people the chance to lead conversations and make a real difference in how we work together. Global teams with different backgrounds, perspectives and ideas helps us to design buildings and places for all.
Our equality, diversity and inclusion steering group. We’re committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can be themselves and truly belong. We believe that diverse teams make for inclusive places.
Our employee-led mental health forum, made up of trained Mental Health First Aiders from across all disciplines. BDP Mind is dedicated to raising awareness about mental health in the workplace, offering events, resources, and opportunities to support and enhance the well-being of our people.
This forum creates a space for open, two-way communication between leadership and employees. It allows people to share new ideas and be actively involved in discussions around strategy and policy decisions, ensuring their voices are part of shaping the future of BDP.
Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
We stand for equality, inclusion, and diversity – not just in words but in action. We are building an organisation where everyone feels they belong, is respected, and has the opportunity to thrive.
Our design approach
BDP is the original multidisciplinary house of design for the built environment. When it comes to the world around us, we design it all. We bring all the professions together, to spark off each other, to solve each problem from every angle.
Leadership
For us, leadership is about inspiring our people behind a collective direction, helping them to work together and accomplish shared goals, and to develop the skills and experience to adjust to changing environments.