Akshay Khera

Director of Architecture Bristol

T: T+44 [0]117 929 9861
E: akshay.khera@bdp.com

Akshay is an architecture director and leads the Education and Workplace teams in the Bristol studio.

He has led a wide range of projects which include the international HQ for the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) in Reading and the University of Bristol’s Dental School along with international projects such as the masterplan of the Indian Institute of Technology in India and University of Birmingham’s Dubai campus.

His focus is to generate design solutions, which are user centred, sustainable, influenced by the context of the project and deliverable. He brings cross pollination of thinking between the workplace and education environments as wellbeing, flexibility and collaborative spaces are at the core of working and learning. He has fostered a close working relationship with clients ensuring clear communication resulting in the smooth delivery of projects

Projects

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University of Bristol Dental School

The retrofit of a city centre office building to create a new dental school for University of Bristol.

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Ebbw Vale Learning Zone

The Learning Zone is a 13,000m2 BREEAM Excellent further education building for Coleg Gwent and University of Wales Newport.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mandi Masterplan

The campus layout responds to the microclimate and topography of the steep site in the part forested hills of Kamand in the western Himalayan region.

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University of the West of England, Student Village

Masterplan and student village providing accommodation for 2,000 students. The residences are arranged in four courtyards of six and seven storey blocks.