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Meet Sian Taylor

“Back in 2005, insulation - and, subsequently, heating - was treated as an after-thought,” Siân says.

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“Architecture is a tool to be used in service of moving things forward.”

“A hero of mine when I was younger was the Greek mathematician, architect and engineer Archimedes. One of his famous, apocryphal quotes was: ‘Give me a lever and a place to stand and I can move the world.’

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Meet Stu Wilson

“I was living in Hong Kong when we bought the business in 2019,” says Powder Coating Director, Stuart Wilson. “It was a successful business already, however, we recognised the potential to grow it.

Meet Stephan Albrecht

“The potential of cross-laminated timber is much wider than just reducing the ecological footprint of buildings,” says studiosma Director and Founder, Stephan Markus Albrecht.

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"There's an awakening happening right now around thermal performance."

“We’re a young company in quite an old industry,” says Benjy Simmons of Stärke Windows & Doors, “and we’re really coming of age now.”

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“Every time we’re working on a new building, it becomes a research project.”

“I wouldn’t say that there’s any direct correlation between our projects related to art and our architecture,” Ravi says".

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“There are a lot of societal and environmental forces that are currently changing our practice.”

“Socially, we’re becoming more aware of our context with regards to justice, equity, diversity and inclusivity".

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“I’m always seduced by interesting form.”

“I try to keep a warm palette because I think that modern architecture can be cold and uninviting. I like to think my architecture is warm and inviting, as well as pure in its form. 

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“Our projects always start with empathy.”

“It’s not just about clients’ hopes and dreams.  It’s also about understanding the challenges they face and the realities of life for them".

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Meet Yo Hakomori

“I aspire to always make a connection with the natural surroundings,” says StudioHAU Principal and University of Southern California Associate Professor, Yo-ichiro Hakomori.

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“As a society, we can no longer afford to think in mono-functional terms in architecture.”

“We take on projects from urban planning and building design to spatial and object design.  We do not see any hard dividing lines between these fields".

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“There’s a lot of conflicting evidence and non-tested solutions in the industry.”

“There’s a lot of conflicting evidence and non-tested solutions in the industry.”

Promat’s premium passive fire protection has been on the market globally for more than 60 years. 

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Meet Barbara Bestor

“We have developed all sorts of strategies and techniques for creating atmosphere, even when the spaces we make can’t be quite as complex as we would like as 3-D built or material entities".

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