The people behind the plans / 01
GRAHAM
SMITH.
From development planning in the UK to mobility-led masterplans in the Middle East, Graham connects strategic thinking with the technical detail needed to make places work.
Graham Smith / Smith Design Studio
01 / The perspective
BIG IDEAS.
GROUND-LEVEL
DETAIL.
Graham's career brings together transport planning, highways engineering, development planning and international masterplanning.
His work spans UK infrastructure and development projects through to major programmes in the Middle East, where transport networks, emerging technologies and urban design must work as one system.
He combines strategic mobility advice with practical design skills, using GIS and 3D tools to interrogate complex challenges and communicate clear solutions.
02 / Areas of expertise
THINK BROADLY.
DESIGN PRECISELY.
Four complementary areas of experience inform Graham's approach to transport and mobility.
TRANSPORT PLANNING
Development planning, transport assessments, access strategies and the movement requirements that underpin viable development.
MOBILITY + MASTERPLANNING
Integrated networks and mobility strategies for major development areas, including work across international masterplans.
HIGHWAY + DIGITAL DESIGN
Highway and transport engineering, supported by GIS and 3D tools for spatial analysis, concept design and clear communication.
INNOVATION + DELIVERY
Practical experience of autonomous mobility, Mobility-as-a-Service and leading teams delivering complex projects.
03 / Experience in practice
THE RANGE
BEHIND THE ROLE.
A selection of experience that illustrates the breadth of Graham's career.
FROM CONCEPT
TO OPERATION.
Experience implementing an autonomous pod and developing a Mobility-as-a-Service platform, turning new mobility ideas into practical applications.
THINKING AT
CITY SCALE.
Mobility-specialist work on major masterplans in the Middle East, combining transport planning with urban design and emerging technologies.
DETAIL THAT
MAKES IT WORK.
Work covering UK highway and hospital-related transport projects, alongside the design of the Cape Town Formula E circuit.
Experience described above relates to Graham's professional career and does not imply that each project was commissioned directly to Smith Design Studio.
04 / Leadership
Growth of an office team over a two-year period during Graham's previous leadership experience.
A HANDS-ON
APPROACH TO
BIG CHALLENGES.
Alongside his technical work, Graham has held leadership roles involving team development and the management of multi-million-pound contracts across the UK and internationally.
That combination of delivery experience and specialist design capability brings a practical perspective to complex transport and mobility commissions.
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