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RIBA Client of the Year shortlist reveals the clients championing brilliant architecture

Thursday, 26th July 2018

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the shortlist for the RIBA Client of the Year 2018. The annual award recognises the role that a good client plays in the creation of fine architecture. The 2018 shortlist is: Bloomberg... View Article

Chadwick Hall on the 2018 Stirling Prize Shortlist

Wednesday, 25th July 2018

Henley Halebrown’s Chadwick Hall project comprising of three residential halls for the University of Roehampton (London) has made the Royal Institution of British Architects’ (RIBA) Stirling Prize 2018 shortlist. The Prize is awarded annually to the best building in the... View Article

Foster + Partners exhibition opens at Tsinghua University Art Museum, Beijing

Wednesday, 25th July 2018

Foster + Partners’ latest exhibition, ‘Sustainable Communities | Shared Futures’, opened on 24th July 2018 at the Tsinghua University Art Museum. The ceremony was officiated by Stephen Ellison, Minister Councillor for the British Government in China, and attended by Prof.... View Article

Revised National Planning Policy Framework published

Wednesday, 25th July 2018

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) has been revised by the Ministry of Housing including new rules intended by the to make it easier for councils to challenge poor quality development, and provide communities with a greater voice on how... View Article

Max Fordham have a project on the RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist for the third year in a row

Wednesday, 25th July 2018

On Friday (19 July 2018), Tate St Ives was named on the shortlist of six projects in the running for the RIBA Stirling Prize 2018. Max Fordham worked with Jamie Fobert Architects (and alongside Price & Myers) on the extension to Tate St Ives, having worked with... View Article

Resi.co.uk adds £79 million to the value of British homes since 2016 launch

Monday, 23rd July 2018

Data from Resi.co.uk, the online architectural platform that’s making great home design faster, cheaper, and easier for the UK, reveals its plans have led to renovations which have added £79.9 million to the value of British homes since launch in 2016.... View Article

RGU student’s Torry housing proposal wins second prize in international architecture competition

Monday, 23rd July 2018

A third year architecture student from Robert Gordon University’s Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment has placed 2nd in an international architecture competition for his innovative housing designs for Torry in Aberdeen. Angus Chow (21) came runner up in the Unbuilt Housing 2018... View Article

Charles Holland Architects win London Bridge public realm competition

Monday, 23rd July 2018

Charles Holland Architects have won a design competition – organised by the London Festival of Architecture (LFA) and Team London Bridge – to improve wayfinding and the public realm outside London Bridge station. The competition was open to architects, designers and... View Article

Quote of the Week – 23rd July 2018

Monday, 23rd July 2018

“For me, architecture is not just creating a space to protect people but to make them dream as well” – Mario... View Article

Caledonian secures top spot on the £300 million ESFA Batch C Modular Framework

Thursday, 19th July 2018

Caledonian, and its partner Architects HLM, has secured first place on the modular framework to provide permanent, component based buildings and facilities for the ESFA’s new secondary schools block replacement programme. Caledonian won this procurement competition with others from the... View Article

GRAHAM Construction chosen to build a new £45m Eye Hospital in Edinburgh

Thursday, 19th July 2018

GRAHAM Construction has been selected to develop a new eye hospital for NHS Lothian. The £45m capital scheme, procured through the Health Facilities Scotland Framework, will replace the existing Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion in Edinburgh city centre, which opened in... View Article

Neolith Reaches Higher Ground with 570 Broome

Thursday, 19th July 2018

As urban areas become more crowded and populations increase, so too do greenhouse gas emissions. These directly impact on public health and contribute to negative phenomena including global warming and acid rain. According to recent findings from the United States... View Article

Duggan Morris Architects rebrands as Morris + Company

Thursday, 19th July 2018

Duggan Morris Architects (DMA) has today announced that it is rebranding as Morris + Company, marking the latest stage of the evolution of the practice. The rebrand follows a sustained period of consolidation and growth for the 50-strong practice, which... View Article

Bloomberg shortlisted for RIBA Stirling Prize

Thursday, 19th July 2018

Bloomberg’s new European headquarters, located in the heart of the City of London, features on this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist of six of the UK’s best buildings. One of the world’s most sustainable office buildings, its form, massing and... View Article

Leading Notts professionals to inspire next generation

Thursday, 19th July 2018

Industry leaders from Leonard Design Architects, ARUP and Nottingham Trent University (NTU) have teamed up with Scale Rule to inspire the next generation of engineers, architects and designers in Nottingham. Scale Rule is a social enterprise which aims to benefit... View Article

Multi-million pound Hotel Complex breaks ground in Leicester

Thursday, 19th July 2018

As part of a £250 million regeneration plan, a new 10 storey, 250 room hotel complex is starting to take shape in Leicester – with completion expected in late 2019. Two national hotel operators – Novotel Hotels and Adagio –... View Article

ACAWorkshop pushes the envelope of architectural design in New York

Thursday, 19th July 2018

For a third year, experts in the fields of architecture and design will gather in Buffalo, New York to attend the Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop (ACAW) being held Monday, August 13 through Thursday, August 16. Presented by Boston Valley Terra... View Article

Ask the Architect: Justin O’Connor, Corstorphine + Wright

Thursday, 19th July 2018

Justin O’Connor, conservation architect at Corstorphine + Wright, answers ADF’s questions regarding his approach to work, and its chief focus – adapting and reusing buildings Why did you become an architect? I was attracted to the profession as it manages to... View Article