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AKT II

Engineering consultants based in London, England

AKT II is a London based firm of structural, civil and transportation engineering consultants. It was founded as Adams Kara Taylor in 1996 by Hanif Kara, Albert Williamson-Taylor (an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects since 2009) and Robin Adams. Now numbering over 350 employees, it is one of the largest structural engineers in London.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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AKT II is a London based firm of structural, civil and transportation engineering consultants. It was founded as Adams Kara Taylor in 1996 by Hanif Kara, Albert Williamson-Taylor (an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects since 2009) and Robin Adams. Now numbering over 350 employees, it is one of the largest structural engineers in London.2

The story

Originally founded as Adams Kara Taylor in 1996, Hanif Kara, Albert Williamson-Taylor and Robin Adams were joined by new principals Paul Scott and Gerry O'Brien in 2011 when the practice was renamed AKT II.

The façade engineering consultancy service AKT II Envelopes was founded in 2015 to draw upon the past experience of the parent company.

In 2016 the practice celebrated its 20th year in business, and following completion of the White Collar Factory project Old Street in 2017, AKT II relocated its headquarters to the building in May.

AKT II regularly collaborates with academic institutions such as Harvard Graduate School of Design, the Architectural Association and KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, as well as industry institutions including CABE, BCO, and the Architecture Foundation.

From Wikipedia’s article on AKT II, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

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