Education projects and approach

1. education
learning designing building

2. about
Lewis & Hickey are architects with
an established reputation for project
design and implementation stretching
back over 100 years.
The group operates out of seven international offices;
Edinburgh, Guildford, London, Manchester, Nottingham,
Mumbai and Prague, working on a wide variety of architectural
projects across commercial, public and private sectors.
We are involved in all stages of the complex end-to-end
process of project delivery, from the inception of new ideas to
practical completion.
us
At L&H we provide integrated teams that include not only
architects, but also interior, product and graphic designers,
supported by technicians, CDM coordinators and project
managers. Our two sub brands signal the distinctive services
we offer clients.
L&H Studio provide clients with
brand design services.
L&H Solutions is a specialist
project management consultancy.

3. Lewis & Hickey
providing inspirational
learning environments
to transform lives.
architecture interior design product design graphic design
project managers CDM coordinators building surveyors technicians
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4. a user
centred approach
We work with clients not just for them.
On all our projects we design from the
bottom up and inside out, focusing
on the needs of each client.
“Wherever we embark upon major development we will involve Lewis &
Hickey because the calibre of their work is of the highest order.”
Paul Moss - Head Teacher
Montgomery High School, Blackpool

5. Consulting Stakeholders
Listening to and consulting with
stakeholders allows us to
understand the learning needs of
students and also the wider
community so that a collective
vision can be established from the
outset.
Sense of Ownership Engaging the Community
Stakeholder involvement is key in Workshops, interviews and forums
making a positive, enduring impact can help to focus solutions,
as it engenders real feelings of ensuring we design and deliver the
ownership and pride within unique learning environments that
learning communities. This is why reflect education values as well as
end users remain at the centre of facilitating the transformation of
our design approach. lives through learning.
Encouraging Participation
All participants need to buy into
the process to achieve the
education vision. We go to great
lengths to keep the community at
the heart of the process, from the
inception of ideas, to site visits, to
the opening of a new facility.
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6. Virgo Fidelis Senior School, Upper Norwood, London

7. refreshing
design
We design attractive and
welcoming environments that
induce a feel good factor and
reflect the growing ambition
and spirit of learning.
We believe that with good design We design with forward thinking. IT is integrated into our designs
the features of modern schools This means our buildings are able providing students and staff with
and colleges could have the same to accommodate future change. access in teaching, circulation and
effect as the design features that Legitimate flexibility allows our social areas e.g cyber cafes.
draw people into retail and leisure facilities to remain functional over
destinations. time. We are focused on designing
and delivering education facilities
Our modern, vibrant environments Through effective design we that provide everyone with equal
evoke a sense of ownership and ensure there are spaces for access to learning opportunities.
pride, and become a focal point for individual, interactive and
the local community. collaborative learning, personal
time and social interaction.
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8. English International School, Prague

9. building
relationships
What binds us together is our We believe that it is essential
to tap into the vision and ethos
of what a school, college or
attitude and commitment to university aspires to become in
order to design an environment
the work we do, the efforts that supports their systems,
services and approach.
we make to get it right and the Our work with leading brands
across a range of sectors
strong relationships we build with means that we are experts at
understanding strategic issues.
colleagues and clients along the way. We use this understanding to
design inspiring environments
that physically represent your
core values.
At L&H we strongly believe that
all client relationships rely on
clear communication.
We express our ideas using
a range of techniques that
allow both us and the client to
evaluate and evolve ideas into
solutions that meet collective
aspirations.
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10. International House, University of Surrey, Guildford

11. capacity to
deliver
L&H are well prepared to deliver
the record level of forthcoming
work in the education sector.
We have the capacity to deliver
and the expertise to make a real
difference.
Our education experience includes This can enhance the school Funding is a key variable in
primary and secondary school and college working environment education projects. At L&H we take
projects in the UK and Europe, as and make learning a more a lead role in balancing project
well as long standing relationships attractive proposition. We believe affordability with the aspirations
with the Universities at Surrey, that effective design can pay of stakeholders relating to
Nottingham Trent, Middlesex, dividends in terms of the learning inspirational design, functionality
Edinburgh and Stirling. experiences and outcomes. and build quality.
This is complemented by a wealth Enduring relationships with major
of knowledge in designing and blue chip clients reflect our ability
delivering environments in which to make things happen, meet tight
people work, play, surf the net, deadlines, deliver on promises and
learn, exercise and purchase. provide best design for budget. 

12. Edinburgh
Tel: +44 (0)13 1343 6222
Email: edinburgh@lewishickey.com
Guildford
Tel: +44 (0)14 8356 0908
Email: guildford@lewishickey.com
London
Tel: +44 (0)20 7724 1611
Email: london@lewishickey.com
Manchester
Tel: +44 (0)16 1236 2422
Email: manchester@lewishickey.com
Nottingham
Tel: +44 (0)11 5962 9000
Email: nottingham@lewishickey.com
Mumbai
Tel: +91 22 6710 7037
Email: mumbai@lewishickey.com
Prague
Tel: +42 (0)22 4222 277
Email: praha@lewishickey.com
www.lewishickey.com
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