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Sheltered Housing development, designed by Saunders Boston Architects, recognised at Inside Housing Development Awards 2019

Monday, 9th December 2019

Sheltered Housing development, designed by Saunders Boston Architects, recognised at Inside Housing Development Awards 2019 Reynolds Court, a Sheltered Housing scheme designed by Saunders Boston Architects in Newport, Essex, was recognised as a finalist in the Best Older People’s Housing... View Article

Grimshaw sets out ambitious environmental strategies

Monday, 9th December 2019

Andrew Whalley, Grimshaw Chairman, laid out an ambitious approach to the firm’s environmental strategy in his opening keynote at the World Architecture Festival in Amsterdam this week. His lecture, titled ‘Zero,’ outlined Grimshaw’s commitment to an ambitious start of the... View Article

Inside World Festival of Interiors announces day two winners from RAI Amsterdam

Monday, 9th December 2019

Inside World Festival of Interiors has announced the best interior designs of 2019 across the categories of Bars & Restaurants, Civic, Culture & Transport, Creative Re-use, Display, Hotels and Residential. The annual awards encompass the best interior designs from the... View Article

JKMM Architects declared the winner of the architecture competition for the design of an annex to the National Museum of Finland

Thursday, 5th December 2019

The Uusi Kansallinen (‘the New National’) architecture competition held this year sought proposals for the design of an annex to the National Museum of Finland. A total of 185 pseudonymised entries were submitted, with JKMM Architects’ work Atlas ultimately selected... View Article

Redeveloped State Library Victoria, designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects and Architectus, opens to the public

Thursday, 5th December 2019

Australia’s oldest and largest public library has revealed its transformed spaces to the public as part of State Library Victoria’s Vision 2020, an ambitious AU$88.1 million redevelopment that will increase public space by 40 percent. State Library Victoria, a historic... View Article

Jet Aire secures nationwide planned maintenance contract

Thursday, 5th December 2019

Leeds-based drainage and civil engineering company, Jet Aire Services, has won a major contract to service a nationwide network of retail distribution centres on behalf of Marks & Spencer. The company has commenced a two-month programme requiring surface water and... View Article

World Architecture Festival 2019 – day one winners of International Architectural Awards announced

Thursday, 5th December 2019

World Architecture Festival, the world’s largest live-judged international architectural event, opened 4 December 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... View Article

Park Walk Primary School playground gets a complete revamp

Thursday, 5th December 2019

Continuing the practice’s exploration of play spaces for children that began with the Ashburnham school playground in 2017, Foster + Partners, in partnership with the Bryan Adams Foundation and playground designers Made From Scratch, has revitalised a tightly bound outdoor... View Article

Adrenaline Indoors ready to welcome thrill seekers

Wednesday, 4th December 2019

The ambitious £3 million extension of an activity centre at Adventure Parc Snowdonia in North Wales, Adrenaline Indoors, has recently been completed and the adventure hub is welcoming thrill seekers of all ages looking for their next sporting fix The... View Article

New Arup report reveals best and worst scenarios for the future of our planet

Wednesday, 4th December 2019

An ever-expanding population and declining planetary health could lead to gigantic air domes combatting the leading cause of death, air pollution, and the total destabilisation of global weather patterns. This is according to one of the four future scenarios for... View Article

Newton Waterproofing – Leading the Way

Wednesday, 4th December 2019

When a company has been leading the way for more than 170 years in any industry, you know it’s got pedigree. Not only does it show a consistent level of service, it also speaks of longevity and the ability to... View Article

Become the catalyst for change: Registration opens at Futurebuild 2020

Tuesday, 3rd December 2019

Registration has opened for Futurebuild 2020 with a call to industry to act now if we are to successfully tackle the challenges facing us all. By joining the event from 03 to 05 March at ExCeL London, visitors will be... View Article

Holder Mathias Architects given go-ahead to its design for the £89 million Cardiff mixed-use transport Interchange project

Tuesday, 3rd December 2019

Holder Mathias Architects has been given the go-ahead with Cardiff based developer Rightacres for its designs for the Cardiff Transport Interchange, a mixed-use development in the heart of the Welsh capital. The project is being funded by Legal & General... View Article

A new stadium in Florence, to redesign the relation between the old city and sport facilities

Monday, 2nd December 2019

Pierattelli Architetture presents a project for the new stadium of Fiorentina Football Club, together with a Masterplan able to upgrade the urban scenario of the city and offer new spaces and infrastructures. The stadium of Fiorentina Football Club in Florence... View Article

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