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SUMMARY:Humanising Infrastructure - Professor Harbinder Singh Birdi\, Univ
 ersity of Cambridge\, Birdi &amp\; Partners 
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CONTACT:Daniel Dalton
DESCRIPTION:Talk description\n \nHarbinder will be discussing the role tha
 t good design governance and judgement has on the delivery and integration
  of major infrastructure projects. He will be describing the findings of t
 he work he is currently undertaking with the ICE and NIC\, for newly creat
 ed Design Champion. A role mandated by the UK Gov that every major infrast
 ructure project should have a qualified individual at board level to ensur
 e that design is considered at all stages of the project\, from inception 
 to post occupancy and the projects renewal.\n \nHarbinder will also be des
 cribing the qualities and collaborative techniques that engineers need to 
 have to address the challenges of delivering high complex infrastructure p
 rojects in multi-disciplinary  teams \, lessons learnt from designing for 
 clients such as HS2\, Tideway\, TFL and Network Rail where the priorities 
 for these clients are to deliver sustainable projects that also have high 
 social value .\n\nBio\n \nHarbinder is the Founder and Creative Director o
 f Birdi & Partners\, a London based consultancy that provides expert guida
 nce on design and procurement to government bodies\, academic institutions
 \, and the private sector.\n\nAs a chartered Architect with over 25 years
 ’ experience\, he has delivered several of the largest projects in the U
 K\, notably on the Stirling Prize winning Elizabeth Line\, where he was th
 e principal architect for the design of Tottenham Court Road Station and t
 he central section of Thames Tideway. He is a Fellow of the RIBA\, ICE and
  RSA where he collaborates with industry partners on design and innovation
  within the infrastructure sector.\n\nHe is a Visiting Professor at the De
 partment of Architecture\, University of Cambridge\, where he is currently
  advising on the structure of the new Masters of Design Tripos at the Univ
 ersity\, a course that blends engineering \, architecture\, material scien
 ce and art.\n \n\nwww.birdipartners.com
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, 2nd Floor South Wing (2S)\, Roger Needham Building
 \, University of Cambridge
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