Best known in the UK for its engineering, project management and construction solution services, Arcadis has distinguished its capability as one of the strongest innovators among global consulting players, with its acquisitions of IBI Group and CallisonRTKL (CRTKL) last year.

As a result, Arcadis is now recognised as the second largest architecture firm in the world and is now advancing its design and delivery services, built-asset specific decarbonisation strategies, deep retrofit programmes, green certifications, and supporting digital tools with greater focus and scale than ever before.

New to the firm is Simon Carter, who has been appointed as an associate principal to advance Arcadis’ work and innovation in life sciences. Drawing on the group’s proven track record in the science and higher education sectors, Carter is finding new opportunities for private and public sector clients with a particular focus on life sciences research, decarbonisation of existing estates, net zero labs and science retrofits.

With nearly 30 years of experience, he is a specialist in the design of higher education and research facilities and former partner at Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios.

Meanwhile, Rory O’Hagan has been appointed to lead Arcadis’ residential and hospitality design work, which includes the design and delivery of over 3,500 Build to Rent homes and award-winning schemes including Station Hill in Reading, Corkfield in Birmingham, City Suites II and Lampwick Quay in Manchester.

The pair join an established leadership team and over 100 registered architects who work across the UK from Arcadis’ design hubs in London, Manchester, Brighton and Cardiff. Backed by the weight and resource of Arcadis’ global network, this specialist multidisciplinary team is driving forward new design innovations, sustainable solutions and digital leadership with greater focus and scale than ever before.

Simon Bimpson, country director, Arcadis UK and Ireland, comments: 'Arcadis has formed one of the most dynamic and diverse design firms in the world. Here in the United Kingdom, the expansion of our architecture and urbanism expertise means we are now able to add value to every stage of a project’s lifecycle and imbed sustainability best practice in from the outset.

'With Rory O’Hagan and Simon Carter joining our architecture and urbanism leadership team, we deepen the subject matter expertise of a highly skilled group who are proving the power of design in solving some of the most pressing challenges facing our cities and communities when it comes to accessibility, affordability, housing, healthcare, education and wellbeing.'

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