Chris Harding: We’re developing a practice-wide strategy on social value

Chris Harding

Source: BDP

BDP’s commitment to what it calls shared value has grown from its socially progressive roots, says the practice’s chair

Many people may be surprised to discover that BDP has grown from socially progressive roots. Our founder, George Grenfell Baines, was inspired by what Walter Gropius set out to do at the Bauhaus: bringing diverse disciplines together to harness modern design and production technologies to improve the quality of life. The people who make up the BDP collective today are part of a family that still holds on to these values.

This simple idea of placing people at the centre of our approach guides the way we design and shape our own work environments. Design affects our lives. Our architects and engineers continue to seek creative, innovative ideas for cities and communities – collaborating to meet the challenges of climate change, changing demographics, technology and urbanisation.

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