Fixing the Rules, Not the Design: How the New Hospitals Programme (NHP) Façade Strategy Creates Certainty Without Losing Local Identity
01 Oct 2026
Building Envelope Stage
Building Envelope Stage
The NHP façade strategy is using standardisation to create clearer rules for manufacturers and contractors, reducing uncertainty and avoiding costly surprises on site, while still giving architects the freedom to design buildings that respond to their local context. This panel will explore how consistent design rules can better connect what manufacturers need with what designers specify, creating a more predictable and efficient route from design to delivery. Standardising the rules enables a market where consistency, innovation and local identity can work together.
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