
The Big
Conversation
2025
Addressing design’s most thought-provoking questions on topics spanning sustainability to inclusivity, innovation and social value, our multidisciplinary experts share their thoughts in our latest annual review.
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Creating an Inclusive City
Author and architect, Sumita Singha OBE explains what it takes to make a city truly feel like it is designed for everyone.
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The vertical campus
Jonny Day explores how a vertical campus model could offer a new blueprint for transnational education.
The urban umbrella
Adrian Price describes The Well, a vibrant new community in the heart of Toronto, designed to connect people with the city.
A learning oasis in the city
Amy Whitehead explores a solution to improve and enliven a city using existing buildings and infrastructure
Future scitech ecosystems
The changing landscape of science and technology clusters is creating new city-scale ecosystems for research and discovery.
A tapestry of humans and nature
Darrell Wilson explains how the new sky park at Castlefield Viaduct is bringing more nature, beauty and history to Manchester.
A culture of curiosity
Elliott Crossley looks at the ever-evolving relationship between designers and design technology.
Visualising change
It’s time that visualisations started representing the world around us, writes Evie Martin
A modern vision for education and community
Lindsey Mitchell explores how school design in Scotland is embracing inclusivity, sustainability, and community connection
Subterranean solutions
Central Foundation Boys School in London stands as a testament to the ingenuity and expertise in civil and structural engineering.
The regeneration game
Nestled across the Mersey from Liverpool, The Wirral holds a world of potential waiting to be unlocked.
Barracuda bay
Nick Tyrer details the design of the 63,000-seat Suoyuwan Stadium, rationalising its connection between community spaces and the waterfront.
From mighty oaks
The Royal Marsden’s Oak Cancer Centre is delivering breakthroughs in treatment and care, transforming the lives of cancer patients.
Data centres: beyond a box
Raymond Hoe explores how data centres can evolve from energy-hungry infrastructure into circular energy hubs
Factory reset
Steve Merridew explains the services that power the theatrical marvel at Aviva Studios in Manchester
Let’s decarbonise
Sue Emms explains how BDP's comprehensive, multi-themed framework guides universities on a clear, practical path to net zero by 2050.
Mass timber midrise
Wayne McMillan describes how to harness design innovations in timber to create healthy, high-performance, green buildings.