Laing O'rourke Nabs Baa's Former Design Director

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Laing O'Rourke has poached a former design director of BAA for its newly created post of architectural director.rnMark Shirburne-Davies has been carrying out a review of the contractor's design procedures and will present his findings to Ray O'Rourke, its chairman, and Tony Douglas, its chief operating officer, later this month.rnIt is expected that he will recommend that basic design work carried out by external consultants be brought in-house.rnShirburne-Davies said: "We want to makernthe process easier. We still get huge inefficiencies over the design, which often sees the company doing them again."rnLaing O'Rourke's education business will pilot the system from the new year. Shirburne-Davies recommended that its projects use more standardised designs. He said: "Not every school has to be designed from scratch. There have to be some common components across the board."