Joe Morgan - ADP Architecture

Wolfson Centre for Applied Health Research: A home for collaborative research in the heart of Bradford

The Wolfson Centre for Applied Health Research is a new home for public health research in Bradford. As a city, Bradford faces a number of public health challenges – so it seemed the ideal location to build a new facility that would use collaboration to tackle those challenges.

Joseph Priestley East Building: Opening the door to a new way of teaching science

The University of Huddersfield’s first project through their current consultant framework is this gamechanging extension to the Joseph Priestley Building, which has allowed the University to teach science in a wholly new way. The building would challenge “siloed” approaches to learning and research – both fostering collaboration between students and researchers of different disciplines, and […]

School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies: A “triumph of design” in a historic setting

The School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies (FAHACS) at the University of Leeds was spread across campus, and they came to us with the challenge of bringing the school together within a single building.

Sir William Henry Bragg, University of Leeds

The Sir William Henry Bragg Building: Changing the way we think about research

The Sir William Henry Bragg Building is the largest single investment in the University of Leeds’ history. Its origins lie in our masterplan for the University, where we identified several key science facilities that were no longer fit for purpose. Instead of redesigning each facility, the Bragg Building brings together the Faculty of Engineering and […]

The Laidlaw Library: A landmark library on a challenging site

A new library is always a milestone in the life of a university. The Laidlaw Library was no exception: nestled between two Grade II listed churches in a busy, city-centre campus, the site needed to house 4000m2 of learning and library resources, with 1000 reader seats and 6,800 linear metres of book stock.

Delamere Support and Information Centre: Friendly, tranquil spaces for cancer support

We’ve completed a wide range of projects for Macmillan Cancer Support, but each one brings its own unique challenges and opportunities. In the late nineties we designed the oncology and therapies centre at Halton General Hospital – around 15 years later, the centre’s success led Macmillan to approach us again, this time to expand the […]

Salford Royal Hospital: A decade of improving the patient experience

We’ve developed a close relationship with the Salford Royal Hospital over the past decade, working on eight separate projects there. This has involved various challenges – from creating a new heart care facility to refurbishing the outpatients’ reception.