Dispatches from BCO Conference, Milan: Frances Brown, Cundall
Peter Songi2025-10-23T16:31:05+01:00Frances Brown on being on the lookout for inspiration and fresh ideas, not having enough hours in the day and getting excited about exploring Milan.
Frances Brown on being on the lookout for inspiration and fresh ideas, not having enough hours in the day and getting excited about exploring Milan.
Andy McBain on tests, experiments, puzzles and conundrums – and being woken up by the dog.
Peter Crowther on looking for nuggets from fellow BCO Conference attendees, his new role at Tatton Estate and fortune favouring the bold.
Claire Gott from WSP on pushing the boundaries of innovation, nurturing the talent pipeline and looking for learning opportunities in Milan.
Gensler’s transformation of a 1980s Richard Seifert building in Covent Garden reimagines a Brutalist landmark as a vibrant, sustainable workplace centred on wellbeing and community.
In South London, a new co-working and wellness space paves the way for a high street’s regeneration and serves as an example of circular design principles in practice.
In Hampshire, the renewal of a celebrated modernist icon, formerly Mountbatten House, integrates more than 20,000 new plants alongside new commercial workspace.
Danish practice Bjarke Ingels Group has designed a new office and HQ for itself in Copenhagen’s industrial harbour.
Join us on Wednesday 13th November to learn about the new techniques being employed, such as sensory design, to deliver productive and fulfilling places of work.
WilkinsonEyre, working with engineers Robert Bird Group, has completed a new headquarters for Deutsche Bank in London – a building that somehow manages to straddle the complex Moorgate Station interchange below.