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Benoy celebrates a decade in Singapore

Thursday, 11th October 2018

Benoy Singapore celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, following in the footsteps of the Benoy Shanghai studio which marked the same anniversary earlier in August. Over the last decade, Benoy has grown and evolved in the island nation and pioneered... View Article

ANARCHITECT designs one of the entrances to the Dubai Design Week 2018

Thursday, 11th October 2018

This November sees ANARCHITECT design one of the entrances to the 2018 edition of the Dubai Design Week, taking place at the Dubai Design District (d3) between 12-17 November. ANARCHITECT is an award-winning architecture practice founded by British architect Jonathan Ashmore and... View Article

1st Lilly Reich Grant for equality in architecture awarded

Thursday, 11th October 2018

The Fundació Mies van der Rohe and the Ajuntament de Barcelona announced today, at a press conference held in the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion, the resolution of the 1st Lilly Reich Grant for equality in architecture that has been... View Article

Multiply: modular tulipwood pavilion pops up for new london architecture’s factory-made housing season

Thursday, 11th October 2018

MultiPly, the carbon-neutral, modular wooden pavilion made entirely of American tulipwood that was the star of the London Design Festival, will have a new incarnation and a temporary home in South Crescent on London’s Store Street as part of a... View Article

Bloomberg HQ wins 2018 Stirling Prize

Thursday, 11th October 2018

Bloomberg’s European headquarters, designed by Foster + Partners, has won the 2018 Stirling Prize, meaning it’s “the UK’s best new building” according to RIBA judges. The judges were unanimous in their decision to award the media giant’s HQ in the... View Article

More homes, more efficient homes

Wednesday, 10th October 2018

The Concrete Block Association (CBA), the independent UK body for aggregate concrete block manufacturers, has launched its part of the Modern Masonry ‘Better Built in Blockwork’ campaign to educate the construction industry on benefits of concrete block construction. The CBA... View Article

Construction industry takes lead on fire safety while waiting for Government clarification, research reveals

Tuesday, 9th October 2018

The first research to investigate what has changed in construction practice since the Grenfell Tower fire reveals a wide range of improvements being implemented by the industry itself, but a growing frustration with the slow response from Government – despite a... View Article

Sonia Parol appointed Senior Associate Director at Urban Edge Architecture

Tuesday, 9th October 2018

Urban Edge Architecture has appointed Sonia Parol as Senior Associate Director. As part of her new role, Sonia will be looking to develop strategic business partnerships, further expanding Urban Edge’s workload into care and residential, as well as exploring opportunities... View Article

London Festival of Architecture launches River View competition

Monday, 8th October 2018

The London Festival of Architecture, in partnership with the City of London Corporation and Illuminated River Foundation, has launched a competition to encourage greater public interaction with the River Thames. Subject to planning consent, the winning design will be installed as part of the... View Article

Hackitt calls for “root and branch” industry reform to create safer buildings

Friday, 5th October 2018

Dame Judith Hackitt, author of the independent report looking into Building Regulations and fire safety post-Grenfell, has called for a “root and branch reform” of the construction industry’s culture, alongside a tougher regulatory regime. Hackitt told the annual Chartered Association... View Article

RGU Professor and students triumph at Aberdeenshire Design Awards

Friday, 5th October 2018

An architecture professor from Robert Gordon University (RGU) and three final year students have triumphed with their innovative approach to design at the Aberdeenshire Architectural and Landscape Design Awards 2018. Students Sophie Houston, Sophie Perrot and Katie Rice were all competing in the ‘Future... View Article

Grant Associates part of winning design team for Australia’s tallest building

Friday, 5th October 2018

Landscape architect Grant Associates was part of the winning team led by UNStudio and Cox Architecture to design Southbank by Beulah – an AUS$2 billion mixed use development in Melbourne, Australia. Known as Green Spine, the scheme will, subject to planning approval, see the construction of... View Article

WAF exhibits finalists for the APA 2018

Friday, 5th October 2018

Images of The Hive at Kew Gardens and Foster + Partners’ Bloomberg London are among 20 finalists announced this week for The Architectural Photography Awards 2018, supported by the World Architecture Festival (WAF) and PICSEL and sponsored by Sto and... View Article

rg+p supports Nottingham Trent University architectural students in design charette

Friday, 5th October 2018

First year architectural students from Nottingham Trent University’s (NTU) School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment have been participating in a design charette to win a work experience day with multi-disciplinary practice, rg+p. Held as part of the university’s... View Article

Medical Architecture strengthen leadership team

Friday, 5th October 2018

Medical Architecture has bolstered its leadership by promoting four senior staff. All have exceptional qualifications and experience as RIBA Chartered Architects. Lianne Knotts and Ruairi Reeves are now shareholding directors. Mark Nugent and Frank Ellis are now associates. They will... View Article

First phase of transformation of Maidenhead town centre granted planning permission

Friday, 5th October 2018

Planning approval has been granted in principle for York Road, a scheme designed by leading architectural practice Conran and Partners for a new active hub and residential quarter in Maidenhead. The committee report stated how the proposed development – which... View Article

Innovative ‘Black Volcano’ brickwork creates East London Volcano House

Friday, 5th October 2018

An abandoned plot in Shoreditch, East London has been transformed into a 220sqm new build family home by architects Urban Mesh Design ltd. Designed by and for practice director, Oliver Lazarus, and his family, Volcano House is complete with four bedrooms,... View Article

Newcastle architects dig deep on India housing project

Thursday, 4th October 2018

A team of Newcastle architects have swapped their drawing pens for shovels to help on a voluntary housing project in India. Craig Van Bedaf, Adam Lee and Hannah Darmody from Pod, based in the Toffee Factory, Ouseburn, together with a... View Article

Award-winning architects put craftsmanship at the heart of new homes in Kensington and Chelsea

Wednesday, 3rd October 2018

Assael Architecture and Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, have completed a new residential development of 53 homes at 21 Young Street in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Using elegant brickwork and stone, Assael’s design makes a significant... View Article

Government announces ban on combustible cladding

Tuesday, 2nd October 2018

The Government is set to ban the use of combustible materials on the outside of all new build high-rise buildings, hospitals, care homes and student accommodation. Following a consultation on last year’s Grenfell Tower tragedy, James Brokenshire, housing secretary, told... View Article