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Johnson Favaro to Redesign Beverly Hills La Cienega Park

Wednesday, 22nd May 2019

The City of Beverly Hills has selected Culver City-based architecture firm Johnson Favaro to redesign the La Cienega Park and Recreation Complex via a comprehensive master plan to be completed over time that will transform the 17-acre site. The new... View Article

GreenBlue Urban announces showroom at Clerkenwell Design Week

Tuesday, 21st May 2019

Global Tree Pit innovator – GreenBlue Urban is proud to announce their first ever showroom in Farringdon, London at this year’s launching at Clerkenwell Design Week (21-23 May 2019) – Located at 117 St John’s Road, EC1V 4JA. The London... View Article

Twelve Architects creates new retail and leisure destination for Perm

Monday, 20th May 2019

Twelve Architects has been given the go ahead for a £120 million retail and leisure destination in the Russian city of Perm. This is the practice’s second major retail project in the country, following its design of the 120,000m2 VEER... View Article

A funnel of light

Monday, 20th May 2019

A central London office regeneration sees a melange of Art Deco and Art Moderne reinstated and illuminated from within through a glass funnel. Sébastien Reed reports The prow clock tower at No 1 New Oxford Street has long been a... View Article

Work to commence on Belfast’s most exclusive new business address

Monday, 20th May 2019

TODD Architects is pleased to report that construction work is about to commence on The Mercantile office development in Belfast following approval by Belfast City Council. This landmark office building is located on a prime commercial site within the main... View Article

National Museums Liverpool Waterfront Masterplan Competition won by FCBStudios

Monday, 20th May 2019

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has been selected to lead a multidisciplinary team in masterplanning an ambitious regeneration project to rethink National Museums Liverpool’s historic Waterfront Campus. The team will draw up a 10-year strategy to upgrade the historic maritime quarter,... View Article

Al Janoub Stadium In Al Wakrah, Qatar, Inaugurated

Monday, 20th May 2019

Inaugurated on 16 May 2019 by hosting the Amir Cup Final of the Qatar Stars national football league, Al Janoub Stadium was the first new stadium commissioned for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) together with... View Article

BDG architecture + design announces its latest project for WPP, to create a modern, new campus for agencies in Paris, due to open in 2021

Monday, 20th May 2019

BDG architecture + design is working with WPP on its latest collocation programme of investments to bring agencies together under one roof. The 28,000m² building, located at 145-149 rue Anatole France in Levallois-Perret, is currently undergoing a significant restructuring by... View Article

Senior appointments and double turnover for Mersey architects

Monday, 20th May 2019

Merseyside architect’s practice Studio RBA is set to more than double its turnover to £400k in just its second year. This comes alongside news of three appointments to the growing firm, with two directors and a technician bringing the team... View Article

Lead8 Wins Asia Pacific Property Award for Fuzhou Shangri-La

Monday, 20th May 2019

Lead8, the international firm of Architects, Masterplanners, Interior and Graphic Designers, has been announced a winner at the Asia Pacific Property Awards for its design of the future Shangri-La Mixed-use Development in Fuzhou, China. The results were unveiled this week... View Article

Achieving peace of mind

Friday, 17th May 2019

Sean Haynes of FireGlass UK discusses the importance of recent accreditation and certification systems when it comes to specifying the correct fire-rated glass Insulated glass units (IGUs), including double glazed units, are individually sealed units which are made up of... View Article

Louvre pyramid architect I M Pei dies at 102

Friday, 17th May 2019

Renowned Chinese architect I M Pei, designer of the glass pyramid outside the Louvre, the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Boston’s John F Kennedy Library and Museum and many other key buildings, has died aged 102. Famous for designing... View Article

Orsoni from TREND for beautiful mosaic surfaces

Thursday, 16th May 2019

As one of the world’s leading producers of coloured glass mosaic, Venetian enamel, gold leaf tesserae and engineered stone surfaces, TREND Group works with today’s most celebrated designers, architects and artists. The stunning results are seen in residential, commercial and public... View Article

BLANCO supports Kilimanjaro climb

Thursday, 16th May 2019

Joe Lyons, Director of LYONS NI Ltd, a Northern Ireland-based kitchen component distributor, braved altitude and rigorous terrain when he climbed the world’s highest freestanding mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, in aid of the Irish Rugby Football Union Charitable Trust. BLANCO UK’s sponsorship of... View Article

Cycle ride for Habitat for Humanity

Thursday, 16th May 2019

H+H’s Director of Housing, Neil Thomas, is set to ride 1000 miles in aid of charity when he cycles from the tip of Scotland to the depths of Cornwall in May. With the aim of fundraising £1 per mile, Neil... View Article

Enter for your chance to win £1000 worth of Provincial Plank!

Thursday, 16th May 2019

Snows Timber are offering you the chance to win £1000 worth of Provincial Plank to use in your next interior design project. Whether it’s a DIY project in your home, office fit-out or a community project – we want to... View Article

Malcolm Reading Consultants appointed to run Houston Endowment International Design Competition

Thursday, 16th May 2019

Malcolm Reading Consultants (MRC) has been appointed to run a fast-track international design competition for a new headquarters for Houston Endowment, a US philanthropic organisation based in Houston, Texas, US. The independent architectural competition organiser will launch the two-stage open... View Article

ASICS opens New EMEA HQ with a focus on employee physical and mental well-being

Thursday, 16th May 2019

ASICS has opened its new EMEA headquarters designed to reflect its ‘Sound Mind in a Sound Body’ philosophy and look after the physical and mental well-being of its employees. The new office in Greater Amsterdam, the Netherlands has been designed... View Article

The fledgling market for bird-safe glass

Wednesday, 15th May 2019

Birds colliding with glass on building facades is one of the leading causes of avian mortality across the globe, however despite this fact it’s an issue that has often flown under the radar in the UK. Here Leo Pyrah of... View Article

London Festival of Architecture and Architecture LGBT+ launch competition for Architectural Pride float

Tuesday, 14th May 2019

The London Festival of Architecture (LFA) and Architecture LGBT+ have announced a design competition for a float to represent architecture and LGBT+ architects at Pride in London and Manchester Pride. Now in its second year, the project celebrates the diversity of the architecture sector, and offers opportunities... View Article