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3DReid Architects

Peter Farmer

Director, Head of Transport

Peter heads 3DReid's Transport Group. He has established himself as one of the country's leading specialists in the transport sector, regularly speaking at major industry conferences on topics such as sustainability, procurement, refurbishment and airport cities.

He has over 20 years of experience in the airports sector with projects ranging from large hubs to small regional airports and covering locations throughout the UK as well as Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and the Caribbean.

Alex Donaldson

Director, Head of Partnerships

Alex is the Director for all Partnership activities and Public sector procurement projects throughout the UK. In addition to developing his significant profile in advising, designing and implementing in the primary, secondary and tertiary education sectors, he is now also actively involved in Public sector procurement projects in the Health, Defence, Prison, Facilities and Emergency service sectors.

Anthony Fusi

Head of health

Anthony heads up the Healthcare sector for 3DReid and has been actively involved in Healthcare as well as the Community and Retail Sectors, building strong relationships with developers, clients and tenants alike as well as being a Project Architect and Project Leader.

His experience in the healthcare field has seen him take projects from inception to completion while managing the expectations of all stakeholders involved. Through this he has developed excellent man management and people skills. Anthony is an accredited BREEAM Healthcare Assessor and has a PGDIP/Masters in Planning Buildings for Health from the London South Bank University.

Gordon Ferrier

Director, head of hotels

Gordon is head of our Hotel Group and widely regarded in the industry as one of the leading designers in the sector having created the concept brand for a number of prominent hotel chains, including Dakota, Malmaison and De Vere.

Mike Hitchmough

Divisional Director, Head of offices

Following a distinguished academic career Mike has over the last 20 years successfully combined working in architectural practice with both teaching and commercial development from a client/contractor perspective. Mike has rich experience across the full spectrum of the construction and development industry.

Mike is the joint-head of the Manchester office and is the project leader for the New Head Office for The Co-operative Group at NOMA53. Mike is also a member of the Concept Coaching Group and is Head of the Office Sector

Nigel Ostime

Director, head of residential

Nigel heads up 3DReid’s growing Residential Sector. As well as residential work he has a broad range of sector experience including retail, hotels and offices, town-centre mixed-use, industrial and airports. He has developed schemes for sensitive sites, both urban and rural, and has a thorough knowledge of planning and building procurement processes. He edited the 8th editions of the RIBA Architect’s Job Book and the RIBA Architect’s Handbook of Practice Management and sat on the Steering Group for the Creative Industries KTN Beacon Project on Digital Technology.

Mark Anders

Director, Head of retail

With over 25 years experience in designing a wide range of retail environments, Mark heads up our retail sector and international retail and leisure business development. Mark understands the entire spectrum of retail from individual unit fit-outs to multi-million square feet town centre regeneration schemes.

He has undertaken study tours in USA, South Africa, Australia, Far East, Europe, the UK and Japan and has contributed numerous research papers to top industry publications. A member of the British Council of Shopping Centres, Mark is an experienced speaker and has given talks in the UK and abroad to industry bodies, universities and clients on sector trends.

Paul Warner
Research Director, head of urban regeneration

Paul founded the practice’s research unit in 1992. Much of the work in the past 15 years has been research into urban design and placemaking within spatial planning.
Among his many project highlights are the masterplanning and office & showcase designs for Battersea Power Station, which he worked on for over 10 years.

He is the Chairman of the BCO (British Council for Offices) Urban Committee, a member of the RIBA research committee and an academician with the Academy of Urbanism.
As Head of the Group he provides strategic knowledge and experience of large-scale masterplans and urban regeneration developments.

Philosophy

Architecture is our passion. A passion which carries great responsibility; responsibility for the legacy of our past and for our future – across economies, societies and our shared environment. 3DReid have the vision, knowledge and resources to create exceptional buildings with integrity, inspiration and personality. We set out with a sense of purpose to create a body of work that reflects and responds to the needs of society. 

We employ some of the best and most creative thinkers in the industry. Our business will always reflect their clear, dynamic thinking. We invest in the accumulation of knowledge, research and expertise across all sectors. We explore and use new material technologies and environmental strategies in support of the design process; consistently testing the boundaries of convention, responding to society in an ethical and sustainable manner.

We believe that sharing and retaining knowledge, expertise and experience is fundamental to our inclusive approach. We trust and learn from each other, working in partnership with our clients, communities and fellow consultants. We are driven by the belief that by working together we can achieve even better solutions.

Strength of delivery and careful commercial management have been and shall remain key to our success. We do not just create beautiful concepts, we deliver beautiful buildings. Through strong project management and the completion of award winning projects spanning more than two decades we have testament to our surety. Our awards and repeat commissions speak for themselves.

Practice details 

3DReid is one of the UK’s largest and most successful practices providing a high level of expertise and service to its clients across a wide range of sectors: 

Airports, Retail, Office, Industrial, Distribution, Residential, Hospitality, Health, Education, Urban Design, Sports & Culture 

In addition to architecture and design, we have skills in interior design, conservation, masterplanning, sustainability and partnerships. 

3DReid has a combined workforce in excess of 200 people, with offices in Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and Manchester. This has created a strong organisation in its geographical spread, design talent, depth of resources and range of knowledge and expertise. The scale, capability and sophistication of the new practice enables us to design and deliver innovative and value adding solutions on a wide range of projects up to the largest size and greatest complexity throughout the UK and internationally. 

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