McDowell+Benedetti

McDowell+Benedetti was formed by Jonathan McDowell and Renato Benedetti in 1996. The practice has established a growing reputation for design excellence across an unusually diverse range of projects of different types and scales. We believe this breadth of experience enriches our approach. The practice has won a number of prestigious awards and international competitions. Our work has been published widely in the UK and abroad, in books and periodicals, and the design and construction of our Castleford Bridge was the centrepiece of a Channel 4 TV documentary series in 2008. The partners have established wider public profiles including roles at CABE, the RSA, as RIBA client design advisors and competition assessors, on local authority Design Review Panels, and lecturing and teaching regularly in the UK and abroad. We highly value our wide range of public and private clients, many of whom we have developed long-standing relationships with over several projects. We strongly believe in the value that open collaboration and team-working bring to our projects. We are passionate about creating uplifting places for people to enjoy, looking for simple and straightforward solutions that use natural light and enduring materials to create beautiful spaces which exceed our clients' expectations.