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White Arkitekter Creates a Space for Everyone with 65-Metre Public ‘sofa’ in Uppsala, Sweden

Thursday, 14th February 2019

Uppsala’s Forumtorget square has been revitalised with the creation of a 65 metre-long public ‘sofa’ designed by White Arkitekter. Designed to provide space for rest and social interaction, the linear outdoor seating is the centerpiece of wider, 1600sqm improvements to... View Article

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects’ design for the revitalisation of the Seaport World Trade Centre in Boston will enhance urban life in the city’s Seaport District

Thursday, 14th February 2019

Danish architectural firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects is designing the Seaport World Trade Centre, an expansive mixed-use development on Commonwealth Pier in Boston’s vibrant Seaport District. The existing site, once the largest pier building in the world upon its completion in... View Article

The Anaconda Cut launches – the UK’s second tallest tower dedicated to a build to rent community

Thursday, 14th February 2019

The Anaconda Cut, the tallest building in Salford has launched. The striking residential development offering luxury rental accommodation and amenities is funded by real estate investment firm, Europa Capital and managed by Atlas Residential UK. The 44 storey tower stands... View Article

Perkins+Will welcomes sustainability director to London studio

Thursday, 14th February 2019

The London studio of global architecture and design firm Perkins+Will have announced the appointment of a new sustainability director, Asif Din, who joined in late January. Asif will be leading strategic initiatives for sustainable building across the firm’s practice areas, including... View Article

Architect Allford Hall Monaghan Morris completes The Bower, a transformational new piece of city at Silicon roundabout

Wednesday, 13th February 2019

AHMM has completed work at The Bower, a 450,000 sq ft office and public-realm project next to the Old Street roundabout in London. Developer Helical acquired the site in 2012, and approached AHMM with a brief to re-invent the site,... View Article

The BuzzBuilding – How to Make London Self Sufficient in Protein trough Urban Insect Farming

Wednesday, 13th February 2019

The BuzzBuilding – Belatchew Arkitekter’s proposal on how to make cities self-sufficient in protein through urban insect farming – is currently on display at the Roca London Gallery as part of the exhibition ‘London 2026: recipes for building a food... View Article

Magnusson Architecture and Planning announces ground breaking for Sunset Park Library, Brooklyn featuring 50 affordable residences at Brooklyn Public Library branch

Wednesday, 13th February 2019

As the architects for the redevelopment of the Sunset Park Library in Brooklyn, New York, Magnusson Architecture and Planning (MAP) is pleased to announce the ground breaking for the new mixed-use building. The new development will be completed in December... View Article

Claridge Architects submits Birmingham’s Soho Wharf canal-side masterplan for planning

Wednesday, 13th February 2019

Claridge Architects’ masterplan for Birmingham’s major canal-side development, Soho Wharf, has been submitted for planning this month. The site, just over a mile from the city centre, and which was shortlisted in the 2018 AJ Awards, is a residential-led, mixed-use... View Article

New London Architecture announces programme of Don’t Move, Improve! public Design Surgeries and seminars

Tuesday, 12th February 2019

The winning architecture practices of New London Architecture’s 2019 Don’t Move, Improve! competition will be on hand to consult with homeowners at a series of free NLA Design Surgeries this year – with the first taking place on Saturday 2 March from... View Article

Modularity – the answer to a residential housing crisis?

Tuesday, 12th February 2019

Review of the Surface Design Show opening night talk by Chris Patrick of Bruceshaw Surface Design Show 2019 proved itself to be as relevant as ever, with an opening night debate titled Factory-made Housing: is this the solution to building... View Article

Arup backs cities to help reach their climate change targets

Tuesday, 12th February 2019

Arup has announced a renewal of its partnership with C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) to affect meaningful, measurable and sustainable action on climate change. Led by its ambition to shape a better world, Arup will back cities to rapidly reduce emissions to... View Article

Bennetts Associates receives planning approval for Woolwich Creative District

Monday, 11th February 2019

The Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Woolwich Creative District, imaginatively adapted by architects Bennetts Associates, has received planning approval for the first two phases of work. The proposed ambitious redevelopment includes the transformation of five listed buildings within the Royal Arsenal in... View Article

WilkinsonEyre and Morphis win international design competition at Shenzhen Bay, China

Monday, 11th February 2019

Architect WilkinsonEyre and landscape architect Morphis, have won a major international competition for a 6.3ha urban design and masterplan project in the Greater Bay area of Shenzhen, southeastern China. Commissioned by the Shenzhen Government, the Shenzhen Bay Avenue East Extension... View Article

Arup and the Bernard van Leer Foundation partner to develop the first guide of its kind to help improve the lives of young children in vulnerable urban environments

Monday, 11th February 2019

Arup and the Bernard van Leer Foundation today announce a new partnership, which will combine their design and planning expertise, with their knowledge of early childhood development, to help improve the lives of children in cities and vulnerable urban environments, such as informal settlements... View Article

Barr Gazetas completes first dedicated co-working and flexible office space for The Crown Estate

Monday, 11th February 2019

London architecture practice Barr Gazetas has completed One Heddon Street, an elegant new flexible workspace in the heart of the West End. Situated on the corner of Regent Street, in a Grade II listed building that has previously played host... View Article

Blog: Architects help businesses drive productivity through happy workplace design

Monday, 11th February 2019

Low productivity has been a consistent issue for the British economy since the 2008 financial crisis. Between 2010 and 2015, UK productivity growth was 0.2 percent a year, far below its long-term average of 2.4 percent from 1970 to 2007.... View Article

Meet the “start-up” architecture practice that’s 35 years young

Friday, 8th February 2019

Successful businesses drive change, but the larger you get and the longer you have been around, the harder that becomes. Reaching its 35th birthday, expanding architectural practice Maber found a surprising solution – start again. Too often, established traditional businesses see... View Article

Virtual reality and robotics are the future of building construction

Friday, 8th February 2019

New research from Glen Dimplex Heating and Ventilation, the heating and ventilation specialist, shows technologies such as virtual reality, smart technologies, 3D printing and modelling, and robotics will have an impact on the future of the building and design industry.... View Article

Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio are awarded the 2019 Royal Academy Architecture Prize

Friday, 8th February 2019

The Royal Academy of Arts today announced that Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio have been awarded the 2019 Royal Academy Architecture Prize, honouring their inspiring and enduring contribution to the culture of architecture. The annual prize, supported by the Dorfman Foundation and now... View Article

American tulipwood pavilion showcased at The Design Museum as part of David Adjaye: Making Memory

Friday, 8th February 2019

A collaboration first presented in 2008 by the American Hardwood Export Council and Sir David Adjaye will be part of an exciting new exhibition at the Design Museum, London. Sclera, originally commissioned for the London Design Festival, will be one... View Article