John McAslan + Partners was established in 1993 and works from studios in London, Edinburgh, Sydney and New York City. Since 2024 ownership of the practice has been shared by senior members of the team, including executive chairman John McAslan, establishing foundations for continued growth.
Across the practice, we value the perspectives brought by designers from diverse backgrounds, and promote inclusivity, transparency and mutual respect. We have established JMP Future Leaders as a forum for the next generation of leaders within the practice. With a wide remit, it helps to shape our studio culture and unique ethos, and gives a voice to staff at every level of experience.
We are engaged in all aspects of the design and construction process. The importance placed on the way buildings are made means that teams work on projects from end to end, getting to know people and places in detail and ensuring that delivery meets the initial ambition.
Our work is shaped by a distinctive ethos. We believe that design for the built environment carries a strong social responsibility, and that every project – no matter its size or constraints – can achieve more than conditions seem to allow.
Getting the most out of the opportunities we see takes more than ambition and imagination. We are pragmatic and resourceful, energetic and tenacious. With a lean, efficient structure we move fast as circumstances evolve, and new possibilities emerge. Design projects succeed best when they win the trust of all stakeholders. We win it and keep it with steadfast integrity in the way we act and the work we do.
That ethos also shapes our studio culture, reflected in our Outreach programmes and the Initiatives we lead: transformative projects in communities affected by poverty, conflict and natural disasters.
Design for social value begins within the practice itself. JMP Future Leaders gives the next generation of leaders a direct role in shaping the culture and ethos of the studio, and in strengthening the way we work together.
The forum gives everyone at JMP, whatever their role or level of experience, a stronger voice and a clearer platform. Its remit is deliberately wide-ranging, reflecting the many things that shape a healthy and ambitious practice: training and development, project experience and workload, working conditions and employment policies, office life, technology, socials and away days.
The chair of Future Leaders reports to the Board every quarter, ensuring that ideas, questions and concerns from across the studio are heard at the highest level of the practice. In this way, the group gives the younger generation a real seat at the table, and helps JMP continue to evolve through listening, shared responsibility and action.