Solving Difficult Design Problems – An Interview with Andrew Watts of Newtecnic

01/03/2018 34 min
Solving Difficult Design Problems – An Interview with Andrew Watts of Newtecnic

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Episode Synopsis

Newtecnic is a world leader in the engineering design of ambitious construction projects and building envelope systems. In this interview, Andrew Watts describes how his firm became an international success and how they approach difficult design problems.



Andrew Watts it the CEO of Newtecnic, an architect and engineer. In this exciting interview, he discusses the following topics:

How to solve difficult design problems
What is agile management of design
Why you should start by designing the process before you start the design task
Why experimentation is essential
How the construction industry will change

About Newtecnic
Newtecnic is an international world leader in the engineering design of complex highly ambitious construction projects and advanced building envelope systems. The company is an engineering design house that undertakes the engineering design of building structures, facades, and MEP (Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing) installations in partnership with leading international developers, architects, and contractors.



Founded in 2003, Newtecnic’s design professionals team is completely and solely dedicated to the design and engineering of structures, facades and MEP.

In partnership with the Engineering Department of Cambridge University, Newtecnic’s R&D team, based in Cambridge UK, analyses, develops, tests, validates and specifies new building technologies and methods.

Newtecnic has offices in the USA, UK and Saudi Arabia. The company is owned, directed and managed by long-established highly qualified and experienced engineers and architects. Newtecnic holds the ISO 9001:2015 certification with the British Standards Institution (BSI).

For more information, go to newtecnic.com.



Photos are courtesy of Newtecnic
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