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The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has opened entries for the third edition of the RIBA International Awards, the prestigious awards for architecture outside of the UK. The RIBA International Awards celebrate buildings that exemplify design innovation, embrace sustainable technologies and... View Article

Tasou Associates, the Islington-based architectural practice, has announced the completion of its latest residential project: the full refurbishment of the Bishop Wood’s Almshouses in Hackney. Working with its client, Noble House Properties, Tasou Associates has refurbished and restored five historic... View Article

ISG has won a £30 million project to redevelop and extend an office building in London’s historic Midtown commercial district. The scheme, which is led by Endurance Land in partnership with Henderson Park, sees ISG add circa 10 percent lettable... View Article

Lead8, the international firm of Architects, Masterplanners, Interior and Graphic Designers, has unveiled its design for the high-profile Shanghai ITC mixed-use destination being developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties. The design firm is delivering the Retail Architecture, Retail Planning, Hotel,... View Article

Leading UK architecture firm PRP has promoted directors Craig Sheach and Bhupinder Singh Chawla to the role of partner. Both are based in the practice’s London studio. Craig, who has been with the practice for six years, will continue to... View Article

Waugh Thistleton Architects has conceived a visionary project in Norway to create a zero carbon community of 1,500 homes and a cultural hub on Store Lungegårdsvann lake in Bergen. The population of central Bergen is decreasing, with people moving to... View Article

Architects grapple with some of the world’s most pressing challenges in the twelfth edition of the World Architecture Festival, the world’s biggest architectural awards programme, which announces its shortlist today. Following the establishment of ‘Architects Declare’, a collective of some... View Article

Stanton Williams has been appointed in collaboration with local practice Marcillon Thuillier Architectes after an international design competition The appointment was announced by Olivier Bianchi, Mayor of Clermont-Ferrand and President of the metropolitan area of Clermont-Ferrand in the presence of... View Article

The campaign to reignite St John’s Waterloo, the well-known landmark church just south of Waterloo Bridge, has received an important boost. A faculty (the Church of England’s version of planning permission) has been granted for significant improvements to the worship and performance... View Article

Work has commenced on the remodelling and refurbishment of the historic British Embassy in Paris to designs by Weston Williamson + Partners. The project for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office involves structural alterations, internal remodelling and redecoration throughout the building... View Article

International design studio FutureBrand UXUS has created the new Shimano Experience Centre in Valkenburg, Netherlands; a hub for fishing, cycling and rowing enthusiasts. This unique space combines the excitement of open-air sports with the latest virtual technology to create an... View Article

Magnusson Architecture + Planning (MAP) recently announced the ground-breaking for the expansive redevelopment of what is now the Flatbush Caton Market in Brooklyn. The project, called Caton Flats, will invigorate the predominantly Caribbean American neighborhood with improved facilities for local vendors.... View Article