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Mayor launches groundbreaking Creative Land Trust to boost affordable artist workspace in the capital

Friday, 8th February 2019

A new independent Trust has been launched to protect and increase affordable artist workspace following the decline in artist studios in the capital. Speaking today at Bloomberg’s European headquarters, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, outlined how the new Creative... View Article

Celebrating the great, the good and the simply outstanding

Wednesday, 6th February 2019

This year the Offsite Awards has seen fierce competition with over 200 entries across 22 categories from high profile names, all competing to be crowned as industry leaders of the offsite manufacturing and construction sector. The judges have had the... View Article

BBA opens new office in Dublin

Wednesday, 6th February 2019

The British Board of Agrément, the UK’s leading construction products certification body, has opened an office in Dublin (BBA EU), creating employment opportunities in the city and allowing it to explore new avenues for growth outside the UK. The move... View Article

A traffic-free vision for London’s historic Strand Aldwych

Tuesday, 5th February 2019

Consultation is now open on ambitious plans by Westminster City Council, supported by LDA Design, to transform the Strand in Aldwych, one of London’s most famous streets, into a safer and more enjoyable place. The proposals include removing traffic along... View Article

Nissen Richards Studio reveals plans for the reimagination of iconic cult music venue Clwb Ifor Bach

Tuesday, 5th February 2019

Multidisciplinary architecture and design practice Nissen Richards Studio has revealed its plans for the redevelopment of Clwb Ifor Bach, an iconic music venue in the heart of Cardiff. The plans were revealed to the public on the evening of Monday 4th February... View Article

Setting the standard: Futurebuild leads the way with considerate and sustainability credentials

Tuesday, 5th February 2019

Details of the renewed partnership between Futurebuild and the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) have reinforced the event’s position as the most considerate in the built environment sector. Futurebuild has confirmed that it will partner with the CCS and use the... View Article

BDP joins forces with leading Canadian Practice

Tuesday, 5th February 2019

Leading UK and Canadian architectural practices form partnership to create a platform for broadened international growth and expertise BDP has made a strategic investment in Toronto-based Quadrangle, one of Canada’s most respected architecture and interior design practices. The partnership will... View Article

Success for tremco illbruck at ASFP awards

Monday, 4th February 2019

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) announced the winners of the annual Passive Fire Protection Industry Awards at a ceremony in London recently. Award categories included innovation, installation and individual contribution to the industry. tremco illbruck is delighted that... View Article

Stephen George + Partners celebrates 2019 with hat-trick of promotions

Monday, 4th February 2019

Stephen George + Partners LLP (SGP) has kicked off the New Year in style with a hat-trick of internal promotions. Nicola Pettman has been promoted from Principal Architect to Associate, Arshad Khan from Principal Architectural Technician to Associate, and Karen... View Article

TODD Architects delivers innovative new Omagh IPS, creating the first Integrated Education Campus in Tyrone

Monday, 4th February 2019

TODD Architects have recently completed the newbuild Omagh Integrated Primary & Nursery School, which combined with the adjacent existing Drumragh College, forms the first Integrated Education Campus serving the Tyrone region. This new addition marks a major milestone for the... View Article

Norton Museum of Art transformed

Monday, 4th February 2019

The inaugural gala for the Norton Museum of Art was held today in West Palm Beach, Florida, celebrating its transformation by Foster + Partners. The renovation and expansion of the museum has added new galleries and much needed facilities for... View Article

David Adjaye: Making Memory

Monday, 4th February 2019

The Design Museum presents a new exhibition that explores the role of monuments and memorials in the 21st century, through seven projects by celebrated British-Ghanaian architect, Sir David Adjaye OBE. The exhibition features projects such as the Smithsonian National Museum... View Article

Benson Elliot and GCI launch major Paris office redevelopment – ADistinctive project set to create a unique working environment in the heart of La Défense

Monday, 4th February 2019

A joint venture between Benson Elliot, the London-based private equity real estate manager and Générale Continentale Investissements (GCI), the leading Paris real estate investment and development group, has started works on a 22,300 sqm office redevelopment in the heart of... View Article

Dexter Moren Associates promotes five new Partners

Monday, 4th February 2019

Dexter Moren Associates an award-winning practice of 70 architecture and interior design specialists, working right across the hospitality spectrum has made five new Partners promotions. Paul Wells Paul leads on a variety of hospitality projects, from feasibilities through to construction and delivery, and... View Article

The impact of architecture on climate change to be discussed at RGU conference

Monday, 4th February 2019

Robert Gordon University (RGU), Aberdeen, is to host a one-day conference which will focus on sustainability in the built environment and the impact of climate change. The ‘Vision 2030’ conference, which is open to the public and free to attend, will be... View Article

Influencing positive change through design: Woods Bagot in ‘The Material City’

Monday, 4th February 2019

‘The Material City’ is a new publication of 50 exemplary projects demonstrating how Australian architects are responding to and influencing good urban densification. Two of the case studies are the work of Woods Bagot, the global architecture studio with a... View Article

AFL Architects Delivering Lusail Stadium for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar

Monday, 4th February 2019

AFL Architects is proud to announce the practice is the delivery architect on the centrepiece stadium for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™, working together with Engineers Aurecon. Recently unveiled to the public, the 80,000-seat Lusail Stadium will be the... View Article

Plans submitted for Feltham Magistrates’ Court development

Wednesday, 30th January 2019

MCR Property Group has submitted a planning application to transform Feltham Magistrates’ Court into 27 new homes. Built in 1902 to serve as Feltham Town Hall, then used as a court from 2013, plans submitted by MCR Property Group aim... View Article

Competition launches for new model university in Milton Keynes

Wednesday, 30th January 2019

Milton Keynes Council (MKC) together with Cranfield University and Malcolm Reading Consultants (MRC) have launched the MK:U International Design Competition for a new model university in the Oxford to Cambridge innovation arc. Beloved by architects as the most original and... View Article

Competition commendations for rg+p

Wednesday, 30th January 2019

Multi-disciplinary design practice, rg+p has received acclaim for its work in three architectural competitions, including one international Incentive Award. Architects, 3D visualisers and architectural trainees from the practice’s Leicester office entered the ‘Latvia TabFab’ competition to develop designs for a... View Article