The landscape of biomedical research in the UK is changing. The growth of digitisation, workforce agility and a push towards a more collaborative and inter-disciplinary approach, requires a re-think of how design should nurture the growth of this sector. AKT II director Rob Partridge, who led the structural and civil engineering design on the Francis Crick Institute, talks on the importance of providing the UK’s life sciences market with the fabric and infrastructure it so desperately requires.
Adding a new, exciting mixed-use space to Broadgate Circle.
A look at the 2016 – 2017 Integrated Design Project, UCL’s final-year case study where industry and academia come together.
A collaboration of multiple authors exploring the disciplines of design and engineering, particularly their interdisciplinary interactions.
Findings from a cutting-edge collaborative research project with students at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia, experimenting with different types of façade treatment.
A collection of some of our most outstanding projects over the last 18 years as a practice, explored alongside essays from leading industry academics.
A publication tackling the relationship between architecture and engineering produced by leading academics and students at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
A snapshot of projects and works in design, under construction or completed by AKT II in September 2011.
Using an array of AKT II projects to demonstrate the results of a design-led approach in modern engineering.