Benoy is thrilled to announce the appointment of Barry Spencer Hughes as Design Director
With over 25 years’ experience in design, Barry has a strong design-led portfolio having worked on significant large-scale, mixed-use projects spanning markets and typologies.
“I am excited to have joined the Benoy team, and look forward to building on the firms national and international reputation for providing excellence and innovation in our built environment,” says Barry Spencer Hughes, Design Director, Benoy.
“The appointment of Barry fits brilliantly with our business objectives for America. Barry brings energy, passion, creativity and drives us forward as a cutting-edge design team. His previous experience includes award winning mixed-use, retail and transport projects. Barry also brings a great reputation in designing tall buildings – an area of increased interest for Benoy. These are exciting times within the industry, and alongside Barry, we have appointed eight new directors in the last 18 months, adding to our width and depth of skills to provide new, creative and often commercial problem-solving design thinking,” says Tom Cartledge, CEO, Benoy.
Primarily based at the London campus, Barry will shape Benoy’s global design message, while expanding the business in America. “Benoy’s experience and reputation in mixed-use and transportation led projects will be a great entré into the US market. We have a proven track record of creating great places all over the world, and I look forward to helping continue that tradition back home,” comments Hughes a US citizen who has been working out of London for the past 15 years.
“We are delighted to have Barry in Benoy. He will quickly be an integral part of the team, principally leading our design message globally and in the US. His inspiring design solutions, ideas and approach align well with the next phase of Benoy’s brand development,” says Penny Illston, Head of Global Talent, Benoy.
About Benoy:
Benoy is an internationally recognised studio of Architects, Masterplanners, Interior and Graphic Designers. Founded in 1947 in the UK, the firm has been building on its philosophy that good design not only defines how people view a place, but more importantly how they experience it.
Now celebrating 70 years in the business, the team has built a reputation for delivering design excellence across the globe – our projects span more than 80 countries and are serviced by a network of strategic global studios.
Working in some of the world‘s most interesting cities, Benoy is behind such projects as Singapore‘s future Terminal 4 at Changi Airport, Parc Central in Guangzhou, Shanghai ICC and iAPM, The Beach, City Walk and Bahrain Marina MENA, Westfield London and the Commercial Masterplan for the ambitious Heathrow Airport expansion.
