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Grant Associates’ masterplan for new district in Madrid wins outline planning

Thursday, 6th December 2018

A masterplan by British duo architect Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners and landscape architect Grant Associates to create a new business and residential district in north Madrid has won outline planning. The proposal for Madrid Castellana Norte aims to transform a vast, 500-hectare tract of neglected... View Article

Gingerbread City at the V&A opens

Wednesday, 5th December 2018

Top architects, engineers and designers have come together to build a ‘future city’ of over 60 buildings – made entirely from gingerbread. Now on show at the V&A Museum, the Museum of Architecture’s Gingerbread City is an architectural feast of... View Article

Nanjing International Youth Cultural Centre: an excellent legacy of the 2014 Youth Olympic Games

Wednesday, 5th December 2018

The Nanjing International Youth Cultural Centre harnessed the energy of the 2014 Youth Olympic Games to create a project with a lasting legacy that has enhanced and also regenerated its setting – acting as both an anchor and a catalyst... View Article

SPPARC completes The Music Box – a new home for LCCM and a cultural wayfinder for Southwark

Wednesday, 5th December 2018

SPPARC has completed its latest signature building; a new mixed-use home for the London College of Creative Media (LCCM) on Union Street in Southwark. The distinctive cube-shaped building consists of four floors of bespoke rehearsal rooms and performance spaces, a... View Article

From a derelict hospital to vibrant new homes

Wednesday, 5th December 2018

A Northumbria graduate’s ideas to breathe new life into a former hospital have won a prestigious national design award. Master of Architecture graduate Faye Sedgewick has developed a design proposal for the abandoned Grade II listed Keelmen’s Hospital on City... View Article

Combustible cladding ban to include CLT timber

Tuesday, 4th December 2018

The Ministry of Housing has announced further details of its ban of combustible cladding on tower blocks following the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire. The ban, which comes into force this month, will limit materials to products achieving a European Classification... View Article

Jury announced for second annual Royal Academy Architecture Awards

Monday, 3rd December 2018

The Royal Academy of Arts has today announced the jury for the 2019 Royal Academy Architecture Awards. Chaired by Royal Academician and co-founder of Stanton Williams Alan Stanton, the jury will include artist Phyllida Barlow RA, Director of LSE Cities Ricky Burdett, broadcaster Kirsty... View Article

Oodi opens in Helsinki, marking a new era of libraries in the world’s most literate nation

Monday, 3rd December 2018

The flagship library for a nation of booklovers, Oodi sets a new standard for public libraries around the world. With a mandate to promote lifelong learning, active citizenship, democracy and freedom of expression, Oodi embraces technology and progressive values to... View Article

Kampung Admiralty by WOHA wins World Building of the Year Award at World Architecture Festival 2018

Monday, 3rd December 2018

Kampung Admiralty, designed by WOHA, has won the prestigious World Building of the Year 2018 award, supported by GROHE, at the World Architecture Festival (WAF) in Amsterdam. The substantial mixed-use building is Singapore’s first integrated public development that brings together... View Article

Yumin Art Nouveau Collection named World Interior of the Year at INSIDE Festival of Interiors 2018

Monday, 3rd December 2018

Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Yumin Art Nouveau Collection, a poetic glass exhibition in Phoenix Jeju in the South Korean peninsula, has been named as the World Interior of the Year for 2018. The project, conceived by Danish practice JAC STUDIOS, has... View Article

Ministry of Housing details scope of combustible cladding ban

Friday, 30th November 2018

The Ministry of Housing has announced further details of its ban of combustible cladding on tower blocks following the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire. The ban on the use of combustible materials applies to buildings that are more than 18 metres... View Article

LWK Welcomes New Director On-board

Friday, 30th November 2018

LWK & Partners (HK) Ltd is happy to announce that Mr. Paul Wong has joined us on-board as Director of Landscape Design. As a landscape designer, Paul believes that his mission and responsibility is to create a safe, healthy, convenient, and sustainable... View Article

INSIDE World Festival of Interiors Announces Day Two Winners from RAI Amsterdam

Friday, 30th November 2018

INSIDE World Festival of Interiors has today announced the best interior designs of 2018 across the categories of Civic, Culture & Transport, Creative Re-use, Residential, Display, Hotels and Bar & Restaurant. The annual awards encompass the best interior designs from... View Article

Warren and Mahoney and Woods Bagot celebrate Best in Category at World Architecture Festival

Friday, 30th November 2018

On day two of the World Architecture Festival, Warren and Mahoney, Woods Bagot, Boffa Miskell and Lab-works are celebrating the Lincoln University and AgResearch Joint Facility in Christchurch, New Zealand, winning the Best in Category Award for Education – Future Project. Known as the Lincoln Research Hub, the... View Article

Blog: Age and Size: Hindrance or Opportunity?

Thursday, 29th November 2018

The age and size of a building shouldn’t serve as a restriction to upgrading safety protocols and security measures. Andrew Shaw of Allegion UK, discusses how to maximise safety and security based on your building’s age and design. It’s easy... View Article

New Henry Royce Institute Tops Out

Thursday, 29th November 2018

The Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials Hub, a new £150m national materials science research centre at the heart of The University of Manchester’s campus, was ceremoniously topped out yesterday by the University’s key stakeholders and project team. The Institute’s... View Article

World Architecture Festival 2018 – Day One Winners of International Architectural Awards Announced

Thursday, 29th November 2018

World Architecture Festival, the world’s largest international architectural event, opened earlier today in Amsterdam. Following a busy day of live presentations, in which hundreds of shortlisted projects were presented by architectural practices from around the world, the first award winners... View Article

INSIDE World Festival of Interiors Announces Day One Winners from RAI Amsterdam

Thursday, 29th November 2018

INSIDE World Festival of Interiors has today announced the best interior designs of 2018 across the categories of Health, Education, Offices and Retail. The annual awards, which started today at RAI Amsterdam, encompass the best interior designs from the past... View Article

Johnson Favaro Designs New Master Plan for UCLA’s Library System

Thursday, 29th November 2018

Johnson Favaro has been commissioned to redesign a comprehensive library master plan for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), to be completed in the coming year. The master plan will include seven out of the ten libraries located across... View Article

Switzerland’s New Concert Hall in Andermatt Designed by London-based Studio Seilern Architects Opens in Summer 2019

Thursday, 29th November 2018

The new Andermatt Concert Hall, a world-class centre for music which will establish the Swiss Alpine village of Andermatt as an important cultural destination alongside its celebrated sports facilities, will open in June 2019. The concert hall is designed by... View Article