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Watch Viñoly, Meier, and KPF’s NYC Project Rise in Under 90 Seconds

Friday, 28th September 2018

Sharing a time-lapse videos and new photos of Waterline Square, the transformative luxury residential development designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects, Richard Meier & Partners Architects, and Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF). The video shows the master planned development nearing completion... View Article

48 Hours Left to Submit for 2019 CTBUH Awards Program

Friday, 28th September 2018

Deadline in 48 Hours, by 30 September Submissions are due in just two days, by 30 September, for the 2019 Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Awards Program. Major changes have been implemented this year to make the... View Article

ASFP welcomes launch of RIBA Plan of Work for Fire Safety

Thursday, 27th September 2018

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) is pleased to announce that the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has launched a consultation on a new RIBA Plan of Work for Fire Safety. The document represents the culmination of work... View Article

Architecture & engineering consultancy announces raft of promotions

Thursday, 27th September 2018

BE Design, the multi-disciplinary architecture and engineering practice, has announced four new promotions across its technical team. With 40 years’ combined experience, Dan Edwards, Rhys Bevins, Shawn Loo and Rafail Tsartsaris will now support the senior team directly with project design... View Article

ASFP welcomes launch of RIBA Plan of Work for Fire Safety

Thursday, 27th September 2018

Belatchew Arkitekter appoints Sander Schuur as Creative Director

Thursday, 27th September 2018

Belatchew Arkitekter has appointed Sander Schuur as its new Creative Director, where he will lead the office’s competitions, early stages and secure the creative height of the office’s architecture. Sander Schuur, MScA, International Assoc. AIA, holds a master’s degree in... View Article

tp bennett secures planning permission for a new cinema at The Dolphin Shopping Centre

Thursday, 27th September 2018

A major development of part of The Dolphin Shopping Centre in Poole to transform it into a nine-screen cinema complex and four restaurants, has secured planning permission from the Borough of Poole. The announcement is the latest in The Dolphin’s... View Article

Watson Batty Architects appointed on £12.5m Airport extension

Thursday, 27th September 2018

Watson Batty Architects has been appointed to design the new arrivals extension, departure pier and internal remodelling at Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA). Last week LBA formally revealed plans for the £12.5 million investment with a three-storey new extension to its... View Article

AFL Architects Release Ataturk Stadium Animation Prior to the UEFA Euro 2024 Decision

Thursday, 27th September 2018

As part of the bid production, the practice looked at the tournament readiness of seven stadia, and the major upgrade and design of three stadia for the tournament. As the centrepiece stadium of the bid, Ataturk Stadium will symbolise the new... View Article

Bennetts Associates wins planning for significant extension of Shaftesbury Theatre

Tuesday, 25th September 2018

Bennetts Associates has secured planning and listed building consent for the second phase of the Shaftesbury Theatre renovation. The proposal includes the redevelopment of public spaces around the Grade II listed theatre and the transformation of its foyers and bars... View Article

An affordable, zero-carbon and zero-waste way of life: ZEDlife from RIBA Publishing

Tuesday, 25th September 2018

As concern for sustainability in the built environment grows, ZEDlife offers a timely intervention. More than just a guide to affordable green living, in this book, leading architect and sustainability pioneer Bill Dunster demonstrates practical and positive ways to achieve... View Article

Boon Brown gains planning permission for challenging pub site in Wandsworth.

Tuesday, 25th September 2018

Boon Brown is celebrating being granted planning permission and conservation area consent for a challenging development in Battersea which will create five residential apartments whilst reinstating a local Victorian public house. The former Queens Arms public house was closed and... View Article

KAAN Architecten designs CUBE, a discreet yet distinguished building for Tilburg University

Monday, 24th September 2018

KAAN Architecten has designed “CUBE”, the new Education and Self Study Centre at Tilburg University (Netherlands). This compact and ostensibly low structure blends into its surrounding green landscape and into the larger architectural ensemble of the Dutch educational campus, which... View Article

The Crown Estate’s Head Office at St James’s Market becomes first office in Europe to achieve WELL Platinum Certification

Monday, 24th September 2018

The Crown Estate has been awarded WELL Certification at the Platinum Level for its head office at No 1 St James’s Market, by the International WELL Building Institute™. The Platinum certification, the first in Europe, was awarded through the Well... View Article

The best recently graduated architects receive the Young Talent Architecture Award 2018 in Venice

Friday, 21st September 2018

The granting ceremony of Young Talent Architecture Award (YTAA), that brings together the best graduation projects from European architecture, urban planning and landscape schools, was celebrated yesterday 20th September 2018 at Palazzo Michiel in Venice. The 4 Winners, revealed last... View Article

Danish Architecture Firms Join Forces With Beijing Design Week

Friday, 21st September 2018

DISSING+WEITLING architecture and KRAGH & BERGLUND landscape architects are among the Danish companies participating in Asia’s biggest design event and attraction, Beijing Design Week 2018. Together, the two companies represent the Danish human-centred way of designing public architecture and urban... View Article

Roofing elements of designing to Passivhaus

Thursday, 20th September 2018

As designing to the Passivhaus standard continues to grow in popularity, not only for residential builds but also increasingly for commercial constructions, architect Nicolas Tye shares insights on the specific considerations a Passivhaus-accredited roof requires Over the last few years,... View Article

Ask the Architects

Thursday, 20th September 2018

Leading female UK architects share their experiences of being a woman in the profession, and the challenges that still exist for achieving gender diversity. Participants: Sadie Morgan, co-founder, dRMM Architects; Jane Duncan, director at Jane Duncan Architects & RIBA past president; Fionn... View Article

Holder Mathias Architects promotes director Chris Hall to partner

Tuesday, 18th September 2018

Chris has been with the practice for 15 years and worked on major developments for clients including Crest Nicholson, British Land, Forest Holidays, Dukelease, McArthurGlen and U+I. Alongside a significant contribution to managing the London studio, Chris has supervised the... View Article

RIBA launches consultation on new fire safety guidance

Tuesday, 18th September 2018

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today (18 September 2018) launched a consultation on a new RIBA Plan of Work for Fire Safety. Following the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower in June 2017, the RIBA has consistently called for... View Article