Graham Ford joins Christian Harris this week to talk about the importance of embedding safety into the design of buildings. Graham runs his own practice, Graham Ford +Architects, and has worked on several well-known buildings, from the Copper Box at London 2012, to the Roundhouse Theatre in Camden, to the Serpentine Boat House in Hyde Park.
Some highlights:
· Graham's SPECS principles (Simplicity, Precision, Efficiency, Collaboration, Sustainability) – the method he and his team go through when supporting clients
· The roles and responsibilities of an architect, including how these relate to safety
· Trends in design
· Future-proofing buildings from a safety and maintenance perspective
· Sustainability – a big passion of Graham's
· Fire safety in design, in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy
As always, thanks for listening
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If you'd like to learn more about Graham, visit http://www.grahamfordarchitects.com/
You can also take his Design Project Scorecard, to answer the question: "How far are you from achieving a design that is effortless and elegant?" here: https://designprojectscorecard.scoreapp.com/
For more on Christian and Slip Safety Services, visit https://slipsafety.co.uk/start/
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