Thinking Big

Thinking Big: The History of Davis Langdon provides a unique historical insight into the work of one of the largest and the most successful cost consultancies in the world. Davis Langdon have, and continue to, contribute to everything from the realization of nuclear power stations to rail and road infrastructure networks, to some of the most iconic buildings of the twentieth and twenty first centuries. Written by Jim Meikle, a retired partner of the company, Thinking Big provides details of the firm?s foundation in the early years of the twentieth century, through the difficult years of the depression, to its steady growth in the 1940s and its international expansion in the post-war years, through to its current standing as a global network of companies with offices worldwide. Thinking Big: The History of Davis Langdon is organized around 12 chapters, each covering an aspect of the firm?s history in detail. The book is a ?straight talking? account of the key personalities, clients, contractors and government officials behind some of the most celebrated building projects of our time, including: London?s Barbican Centre; one of the projects at Ground Zero, New York; to Chek Lap Kok Airport; the Millennium Dome, London; the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank; the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, oil refineries in Uzbekistan, and power stations in the Philippines, amongst many, many others. Thinking Big is complete with illustrations of projects and behind the scene insights, into the organizational and financial underpinning of Davis Langdon. As such, the book details the workings of this global company and their impact on some of the most exciting building and infrastructure projects of recent times. Thinking Big: The History of Davis Langdon is an essential read for architects, engineers, planners, cost consultants, students and anyone with an interest in the built environment. 178 colour & b/w illustrations