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Ali Aydan: Engineering in London. Building for the world.
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There is a dangerous assumption in hardware that “Design” and “Manufacturing” are two separate phases. People think you finish the drawing in London, hit send, and the factory abroad simply prints the product. This is how companies fail. To meet the demand we are facing this year, we cannot rely on cottage industry production…
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Ali Aydan: The door handle is the first handshake of any building.
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Ali Aydan says; I recently walked through a prime residential development in London. The lobby featured imported marble. The glass was triple-glazed. The location was perfect. Then I reached for the front door. The handle was light. The lock mechanism rattled. It felt hollow. In one second, the illusion of luxury collapsed. The human…