Bryden Wood director and head of global systems Jaimie Johnston has been awarded an MBE in The Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2021 for services to construction.
Johnston has championed the development of the Platforms approach to design for manufacture and is a vocal advocate for Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). He is also the design lead for the Construction Innovation Hub.
Reaching beyond the traditional role of an architect, he has been closely engaged with central government for a decade, including his work on the development and integration of BIM, new digital workflows, and encouraging the widespread adoption of MMC and Platforms across the public sector. He has also been instrumental in having Platforms identified by the government as essential to the transformation of construction.
Johnston said: “I’m so honoured to receive this award. I’ve always been incredibly passionate about the design and construction sector; working hard to help promote and achieve progress, so this means a huge amount to me. It reminds me that, although we still have a long way to go, it’s important to recognise the enormous progress we’ve made. Thank you to my colleagues and everyone in government and elsewhere who has supported my work at Bryden Wood and across industry over the last few years – and coped with my enthusiasm along the way. Here’s to the next chapter.”
