Founded in 2004 by former Foster + Partners architect Ken Shuttleworth.

The practice has a variety of projects including high-rise office buildings, large mixed-use schemes, urban masterplanning, sports and leisure, private and social housing, civic and education buildings, and interior design.

The company is employee-owned and refers to its partners as "makers".

Arts & Culture Education & Research Hotels and resorts Mixed use Office Residential Sports and leisure Urban design In 2016 the practice won the Architects' Journal AJ100 Employer of the Year Award and in 2014 won the AJ100 Practice of the Year Award.

The company's work has been nominated three times for Building Design magazine's Carbuncle Cup, an annual award for "the ugliest building in the United Kingdom".