BDP Manchester wins key Kuwait brief

BDP, the North West-based architects and design firm, has picked-up a  contract in the Gulf worth more than £1m.

The firm’s Manchester studio has been commissioned by Kuwait Municipality to undertake a commercial land use background study.

The project will underpin the subsequent development of the Kuwait National Masterplan 2040.  It will be led by Francis Glare, BDP’s head of urbanism, supported by Deloitte in Manchester and the Middle East and Kuwait partners OBD.

Manchester studio chairman Gavin Elliot said: “It is very rewarding to see skills from the Manchester studio exported successfully to new and emerging markets around the world where the specialist knowledge gained from Manchester and the North West’s own transformation is highly sought after.”

Mr Glare, who combines roles in the UK and Middle East with a visiting chairmanship of BDP’s studio in New Delhi, India, added: “Such commissions reflect BDP’s growing reputation globally as international masterplanners and sustainable urbanists as well as outstanding architects and engineers.”

The commission to deliver the background study is not BDP’s firm assignment in Kuwait. It has previously delivered a traffic management and updating plan for the Salmiya district and an award winning concept design for the Sabah Al Ahmad Culture Centre.