Scott Brownrigg (originally Scott Brownrigg & Turner) is a British architecture practice with nine offices in the UK and abroad, with staff of 280. It was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in London.

Company

The company was originally established by Annesley Harold Brownrigg in 1910. In 1918, after serving as a major in the

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, Brownrigg's practice in

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grew with Leslie Hiscock. In 1935, following the death of Brownrigg, his son, John Brownrigg, took control with Hiscock. In 1946, Newman Turner joined John Brownrigg in 1948 and formed Brownrigg and Turner. In 1958, the practice merged with another Guildford practice Duncan Scott and created Scott Brownrigg and Turner. Scott Brownrigg continued to grow through acquisitions including the Scottish practice Keppie Henderson in 1989,

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in 2004 and

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in 2015. Scott Brownrigg's chief executive is Darren Comber. In 2014 the company reported revenues of £14.9 million and profits of £1.1 million. Following the 2015 acquisition of GMW, staff numbers increased from 168 to 280.

Notable projects

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(1965) * Heathrow Terminal 4 (1986), London *

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Terminal 2 (1989) *

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One (1990), London * UK Joint Forces Headquarters (2010), Northwood * Ice Arena Wales (2016), Cardiff International Sports Village *

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(2018), Turkey *

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(2019), Newport

Controversy

In October 2019, UK publications ''

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'' published a joint investigation into fatalities at

- nicknamed by workers "the cemetery" as so many have died. By this point, the official death toll was 55, but unofficial estimates suggested the figure could "be higher than 400". Scott Brownrigg was one of four architects employed on the airport's design, three of them UK-based (the other two were

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and Haptic Architects). The company said that during its time on site it was "not made aware of any fatalities, poor working conditions or the site safety issues." Scott Brownrigg cannot "control the policies and procedures of our clients", was not "contractually responsible" for on-site delivery and construction, and was "shocked and saddened" by the deaths.

Notable employee

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, associate in early 1960s

References

External links

*{{official, http://www.scottbrownrigg.com Architecture firms based in London 1910 establishments in England