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CPMG delivers ‘state-of-the-art’ high school facility in South London

Monday, 2nd December 2019

CPMG Architects have provided transformative designs for Eden Park High School, a brand-new £16m teaching facility in Bromley, South London, which will offer state-of-the-art learning areas and a large selection of outdoor zones The 12,300 square metre build, which is... View Article

Inland Partners Adam Architecture for prestigious beaconsfield development

Monday, 2nd December 2019

Leading brownfield developer Inland Homes has appointed ADAM Architecture to create its flagship development Wilton Park in Beaconsfield, which will deliver 350 new homes alongside new community facilities. The scheme is hugely significant for Inland Homes, whose appointment of ADAM... View Article

BDG architecture + design wins UK project of the year at the international FX Awards

Monday, 2nd December 2019

BDG architecture + design has won Project of the Year by a UK based studio for Amsteldok, a new Amsterdam campus for WPP In the largest agency move in Dutch advertising history, Amsteldok brings together 15 WPP agencies from 11... View Article

‘Sprinklers must be mandatory, but cannot compensate for other essential fire safety measures’ – says RIBA

Friday, 29th November 2019

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has responded to the consultation on sprinklers and other fire safety measures in new high-rise blocks of flats, published by the Ministry of Housing, Community and Local Government (MHCLG). The RIBA recommends: Sprinklers... View Article

LWK + PARTNERS wins gold MIPIM Asia award for Best Futura Project

Friday, 29th November 2019

Global architectural practice LWK + PARTNERS was named Gold Winner for Best Futura Project in the prestigious MIPIM Asia Awards 2019 with Gallium Valley Science Park in Hangzhou, at the gala dinner in Hong Kong on 27 November The project... View Article

Ballymore granted planning permission for contemporary, riverside offices; EG:HQ at Embassy Gardens

Friday, 29th November 2019

Ballymore has recently been granted planning permission for a new 13-storey riverside office building at its landmark development, Embassy Gardens Named EG:HQ, the development will provide 217,000 sq. ft. of flexible, contemporary space in zone 1 Nine Elms, in addition... View Article

London-based architecture firms pledge net-zero operational carbon design strategies for all future projects

Friday, 29th November 2019

Architects Perkins and Will, in partnership with Penoyre & Prasad, will offer net zero-carbon operational design strategies for new and retrofit buildings from January 2020 to help address real estate’s impact on the climate The built environment contributes 40 percent... View Article

London Festival of Architecture 2020 Symposium call for papers

Friday, 29th November 2019

The London Festival of Architecture (LFA), in partnership with the Royal Academy of Arts has launched its call for papers for the annual LFA Symposium. Now in its third year, the LFA Symposium has “established itself as one of the... View Article

Launch of new methodology offers joined-up approach to investigating damp in traditional buildings

Friday, 29th November 2019

Professional and heritage bodies are working together on a new blueprint to develop a best practice approach to investigating damp and excessive moisture in traditional properties. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Historic England, Historic Environment Scotland, and Cadw... View Article

Construction begins on new City Hall for Sunderland by FaulknerBrowns

Thursday, 28th November 2019

Construction work has begun on a key element of a £500m city centre regeneration scheme in Sunderland — the new £42m City Hall designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects. The scheme represents phase two of the VAUX Brewery masterplan to regenerate a... View Article

rg+p Partners University of Nottingham To Design & Build South African Creche

Wednesday, 27th November 2019

Multi-disciplinary design practice, rg+p has pledged to support students from the University of Nottingham as they design and build a new creche in Limpopo, South Africa. Every year for the past decade, the design + build studio at the University... View Article

Saunders Boston Architects strengthens Cambridge roots with expansion to headquarters

Tuesday, 26th November 2019

Saunders Boston Architects is set to expand its Cambridge headquarters, located at an important city centre junction overlooking Elizabeth Way roundabout, following planning approval for an office extension. The expansion comes at a landmark time for Saunders Boston Architects, which... View Article

Southbank Tower partners with ZHA to transform the tower’s lobby

Tuesday, 26th November 2019

Southbank Tower announces partnership with Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) to transform the tower’s lobby. ZHA’s first refurbishment of an apartment building interior introduces a new mezzanine and lift, concierge desk and lighting scheme for the lobby of the repurposed Southbank... View Article

Apt unveil adaptation of 19th century building in London’s Covent Garden

Tuesday, 26th November 2019

In the heart of Covent Garden’s Seven Dials Conservation Area stands Chapter House, a beautiful new development, carefully rebuilt by architects Apt to provide 40 wonderfully unique apartments. The 19th century building previously had many uses but lay unoccupied for... View Article

London growth sparks office move for leading architects TODD Architects

Tuesday, 26th November 2019

Recent strong growth has seen TODD Architects, one of the Architects Journal’s UK leading 100 practices, expand its London office with a move to larger premises in Fitzrovia. Explains London office Principal, Katie Parfitt: “Although TODD’s have had a London... View Article

Seventeenth century smugglers’ hotel reinvigorated for guests and locals alike

Tuesday, 26th November 2019

Dexter Moren Associates (DMA) has received planning permission to refurbish and extend the seventeenth century Old Ship Hotel into a boutique lifestyle hotel in sync with Brighton’s cosmopolitan and bohemian vibe. DMA’s design to unify the various buildings of the... View Article

CPMG Architects boost team with senior promotions

Monday, 25th November 2019

Following an exciting period of growth, architecture firm CPMG Architects have announced two senior promotions within its head office team. Ruth Evans has been promoted to associate and will head up and nurture a team of designers on the delivery... View Article

Reaping the Rewards of Offsite Manufacture

Monday, 25th November 2019

The offsite sector is underpinned by precision designed and manufactured components and systems. Heath Hindmarch, Chairman of PSP Group describes how façade and rainscreen cladding solutions produced in a factory environment are increasingly being sought after for their aesthetics and... View Article

Mosaic applies to build £18M Holiday Inn Pacific Quay hotel on former Glasgow Garden Festival site

Monday, 25th November 2019

Mosaic Architecture + Design, one of Scotland’s most experienced practices, has submitted a planning application with Iceni Projects for the construction of a Holiday Inn hotel on the former Glasgow Garden Festival site at Pacific Quay. Situated in an unrivalled... View Article

Saunders Boston Architects helps leisure centre get back in shape

Monday, 25th November 2019

Cambridge-based Saunders Boston Architects continues its commitment to improving local leisure and community facilities with a £1.8 million refurbishment design for Newmarket Leisure Centre – the first phase of which is due for completion by the end of the year.... View Article