- MEP co-ordination.
Martin highlights the importance of integrating multidisciplinary expertise within Bryden Wood to regain control over the design process.By bringing architects, engineers, coders, and data analysts together under one roof, Bryden Wood fosters collaboration and innovation, streamlining the development of high-value solutions.. 3.

Challenging the client brief for better outcomes.A recurring theme is Bryden Wood’s practice of questioning and refining client briefs.Martin illustrates this with examples like GlaxoSmithKline’s facility, where focusing on outcomes rather than assumptions led to more strategic and impactful decisions.. 4.

Innovating in high-stakes environments.Martin recounts how projects with pressing needs, such as reconfiguring Heathrow Airport's passenger transit system post-9/11, often act as crucibles for innovation.

These high-stakes scenarios push teams to develop groundbreaking solutions under constraints, setting new standards for efficiency and safety.. 5.
Design for societal impact.Finding Places project.
undertaken in Hamburg for our recent book.Design to Value.
, I was immediately taken by the humility of the process.This project was the city’s response to the allocation of 20,000 migrants fleeing Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq to be housed.
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