Woods Bagot has been recognised at the World Knowledge Forum in Seoul Korea as a 2012 Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise (MAKE).
It is the fourth time the firm has been recognised with the MAKE award.
The only architecture firm acknowledged in the awards, the firm was recognised for its enterprise-wide collaborative knowledge sharing and is.
“Our knowledge capability is at the forefront of our business and is used to inform all our design projects. To be recognised for our knowledge management and research initiatives is incredibly rewarding,” said Ross Donaldson, Woods Bagot group managing director.
Over the last six years Woods Bagot has placed significant focus on research underlying the firm’s design principals and more recently, harnessing innovative solutions to enable a new type of architectural engagement.
China Southern Airline Guangzhou Airport City by Woods Bagot
“Our commitment to research was initially based on seed capital for research projects; however over the years this has evolved into a comprehensive design, client focused and cultural philosophy that is at the forefront of our next generation global studio vision,” continued Ross.
The firm’s research driven design methodology includes using a tailored design portal for each project to harness knowledge and connect across borders; creating a global intranet community; investing in industry based knowledge forums; and communicating pertinent thought leadership to clients and peers.
“As a global design firm we are inspired to challenge convention and we use the rigour of research and our evolving project knowledge to create intelligent bespoke designs; and as such we are extremely humbled to be recognised for how we achieve these outcomes,” said Donaldson.
