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The subject of this case study won the prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering’s MacRobert Award in 2003 for innovation in engineering. It was developed by Randox Laboratories of Northern Ireland. The key elements of design are illustrated through a series of project stages; these culminated in a product being manufactured and sold around the world.

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  1. Building Design Partnership(BDP), 16 Brewhouse Yard, EC1V 4LJ, London, UK

    Sheri Besford & Keith Papa

  2. Managing Director, BSC Consulting Engineers, Rear 37 Macedon Road, VIC 3107, Lower Templestowe, Australia

    Harry Carlin-Smith

  3. Randox Laboratories, 55 Diamond Road, BT29 4QY, County Antrim, Ireland

    Peter Fitzgerald

  4. The Old Rectory, GU28 9ET, Nr. Petworth, W. Sussex, UK

    Anthony Flint

  5. Flat 5, 8 Lyndhurst Gardens, NW3 5NR, London, UK

    Kelvin Hinson

  6. School of Architectural, Civil and Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia

    Euan Nichol

  7. 103 Colehern Court, Old Brompton Road, SW5 0ED, London, UK

    Hugh Norie

  8. Babtie Group, M33 6WP, Manchester, UK

    John Roberts

  9. Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, OX1 3TD, Oxford, UK

    Ralph Waller

  10. Chas A Blatchford & Sons Ltd., Lister Road, RG22 4AH, Hampshire, UK

    Saaed Zahedi

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Besford, S. et al. (2008). Case Studies. In: Design Matters. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-722-0_4

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