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Neil Smith
BEng EngD CEng FIMechE
Director, MEP Engineering
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Neil has delivered some of the practice’s largest and most high-profile projects.
Neil is the Director of Bidding, Workspaces sector leader, and leads an engineering group in our London office. With expertise in cultural, education, sports, and workspace projects, he is skilled at delivering high quality results for our clients. Many of his most exciting projects have been overseas, such as the RIBA Stirling Prize winning MAXXI in Rome, a high-speed railway station in Naples, and two iconic office towers in Milan.
He has a scientific mind and approaches every project as a balance of complex physics. He has a degree in Aeronautical Engineering and is a Doctor of Engineering, writing his thesis on the development of a Highly Manoeuvrable Amphibious Air Cushion Vehicle. Outside work he supports the technical team for the charity HoverAid, providing a vital lifeline for isolated individuals and communities in developing countries using hovercraft.
Neil is a judge at the Wood Awards and a Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers.
“Buildings are composed of different energy flows. Whether light, heat, air, electricity or sound, my firm understanding of the physics of fluid mechanics has proved invaluable in its application in building design.”
Neil Smith
BEng EngD CEng FIMechE
Director, MEP Engineering
Partner
