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Heathrow expansion: Getting it together

By 2019-06-27T05:00:00

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The expansion masterplan for Heathrow airport unveiled last week was the product of a most unusual design team 鈥� a multidisciplinary alliance of 800 individuals

鈥楢t the outset, we had some real issues with territorial stuff: 鈥榃e have the world鈥檚 best expertise,鈥� 鈥楴o, we have the world鈥檚 best expertise,鈥欌�� says Barry Weekes, head of design for Heathrow airport, remembering back to when he first formed the innovative alliance behind the airport鈥檚 new masterplan for 拢32.5bn of works. 鈥淎ll multidisciplinaries come with a belief they can do everything.鈥� 

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