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The Metropolitan Police headquarters at New Scotland Yard, central London is one of the most recognisable buildings in the country. With its famous triangular revolving sign, it is a daily sight
for Londoners and tourists as well as a landmark watched by millions of TV viewers across the world when a major crime story breaks. This project was awarded to the three founding partners of
architectural firm Chapman Taylor – Bob Chapman, John Taylor and Jane Durham – in 1959 as a first commission on an unprecedented scale, and one that prompted them to form the architectural practice. From a planning perspective, the project achieved acclaim
for the successful placing of rectangular office buildings into the challenging triangular site on Victoria Street, Westminster. New Scotland Yard has marked the start of a journey for the
firm, which has since then become a global leader in the design of creative and successful places and spaces.
In its early years, Chapman Taylor developed a reputation for designing many prestigious office and residential developments in Central London, as well as working on the masterplanning of some major London estates.
Altstadtquartier Büchel, Aachen, Germany
In the 1970s, Chapman Taylor was at the forefront of the
dramatic expansion of the retail sector in the UK and designed the majority of the shopping centres built at the time. In the early 1990s, it commenced its growth internationally
and opened its first design studios in mainland Europe. Recent years have seen greater international expansion
encompassing projects and offices across Europe, Asia, Central and South America and the Middle East. The company boasts a multi-national team of architects,
interior designers and graphic designers, who specialise mainly in retail, mixed use, residential, office, hospitality and transportation work. The UK and international concept design teams are also based in London and its design portfolio includes some of the UK's largest and most complex design-and-build developments.
Chapman Taylor made a strategic decision to widen its reach in the UK by opening regional offices in Bristol and Manchester so that work could be planned and delivered by local staff that can understand the regional conditions. For example, Manchester staff handled the multi-million pound Media City UK in Salford, while the Bristol team looked after projects throughout the southwest. Today, Chapman Taylor has global staff of 450, of which
175 operate in the UK (110 in London, 45 in Manchester and 20 in Bristol) with a fee split of 35 per cent UK and 65 per cent international. At the Paddington headquarters in London, two of the four
Urban regeneration: Princesshay, Exeter
equity partners, Adrian Griffiths and Chris Lanksbury, discuss the firm’s remarkable journey.
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