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Muhammad Khan
Director · Stephen George & Partners LLP
Muhammad Khan, ARB/RIBA architect specialising in mission-critical and data centre architecture, on the Architecture Social podcast and CPD.
- Current role
- Director
- Practice
- Stephen George & Partners LLP
- Location
- United Kingdom
- On the podcast
- 1 episode · 2023
The story so far
The path behind Muhammad's work.
Muhammad Khan is an ARB-registered, RIBA chartered architect specialising in mission-critical and data centre architecture. At the time of this Architecture Social conversation he was Studio Director and Data Centre Sector Lead at Stephen George + Partners, leading the data centre work within the practice's mission-critical division.
In the episode he covers his route into architecture, what "mission-critical" means in an architectural context, how the data centre sector works, and how to decide whether it is the right specialism to pursue.
Episode 0191 · Architecture Social · 47:11
Decoding Data centres: An Insight Into Mission Critical Architecture
Data centres are not just sheds full of server racks. They are complex, highly serviced, mission critical buildings that demand technical coordination, safety thinking and serious sector knowledge.
Inside the conversation
6 moments to start with- 01
00:00 · Introduction to data centres and mission critical architecture
- 02
05:00 · Moving into industrial, logistics and data centre work
- 03
10:00 · What data centres include beyond server racks
- 04
15:00 · Fire strategy, asset protection and low-occupancy buildings
- 05
20:00 · Coordination, 3D workflows and technical pressure
- 06
25:00 · CVs, portfolios and hiring for specialist data centre teams
Profile in brief
The work and context behind Muhammad's conversation.
- Current role
- Director
- Practice
- Stephen George & Partners LLP
- Location
- United Kingdom
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Meet the practice behind the work.
AJ100 multidisciplinary architecture and design practice, with specialist expertise in mission-critical and data centre projects.
- Leicestershire
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Data Centres
Podcast · moments that play
Start where the idea starts.
- 05:00Muhammad Khan · Audio onlyListen from 05:00 in the full episode.
Moving into industrial, logistics and data centre work
- 10:00Muhammad Khan · Audio onlyListen from 10:00 in the full episode.
What data centres include beyond server racks
- 15:00Muhammad Khan · Audio onlyListen from 15:00 in the full episode.
Fire strategy, asset protection and low-occupancy buildings
- 20:00Muhammad Khan · Audio onlyListen from 20:00 in the full episode.
Coordination, 3D workflows and technical pressure
- 25:00Muhammad Khan · Audio onlyListen from 25:00 in the full episode.
CVs, portfolios and hiring for specialist data centre teams
- 30:00Muhammad Khan · Audio onlyListen from 30:00 in the full episode.
Future demand and planning around a fast-changing sector
Selected work from Stephen George & Partners LLP
Three projects, one connected practice.
A closer look at the practice’s work
NAMRC Infinity Park Derby
A completed research, development and advanced-manufacturing centre for Nuclear AMRC Midlands at Infinity Park Derby.
View project →The Hive, London Gateway
A completed amenities and innovation hub bringing work, training, wellbeing, fitness and social spaces together at London Gateway.
View project →Uffington Road, Stamford
A completed 202-home neighbourhood shaped by an early design code, stakeholder engagement and a mixed-tenure housing plan.
View project →