John McAslan + Partners

John McAslan + Partners create architecture that improves people's lives.

They do it like this:

• aim for an architecture which is rational and poetic, robust and delightful
• tread carefully and build with conviction
• tackle problems head on and think laterally
• deconstruct a brief and let a design emerge from close examination of the pieces
• don't necessarily take ‘no' for an answer
• believe the power of architecture extends much further than the dimensions of individual buildings
• believe architecture is about making life better

John McAslan + Partners believe that the city is one of humanity's most impressive and precious cultural achievements. Also believe that cities are about connections, transport, communications, public spaces and joy. They believe in locating buildings firmly into their contexts - not as slavish repetition but as a considered response to site, materiality, amenity, scale and culture.