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MVRDV reimagines Berlin Film Studios with Sustainable Materials

Thursday, 11th November 2021

MVRDV has received planning approval for the first two buildings in Atelier Gardens, a proposal to sustainably transform the campus of Berliner Union Film Ateliers (BUFA). Situated on the southern edge of Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport, BUFA has been a key... View Article

DLA COMPLETES NEXT FLAGSHIP DEVELOPMENT PHASE AT LEEDS BUSINESS SCHOOL

Wednesday, 10th November 2021

DLA Architecture has completed and handed over the much-anticipated Esther Simpson Building as the flagship new learning centre for Leeds University Business School and School of Law. The new building forms phase three of a multi-million-pound investment by the University... View Article

The Pavilion at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania opens

Tuesday, 9th November 2021

The University of Pennsylvania has announced the opening of The Pavilion, a state-of-the-art inpatient facility designed by the PennFIRST integrated project delivery team (IPD) with Foster + Partners, HDR, engineers BR+A, and LF Driscoll, Balfour Beatty and Penn Medicine. The... View Article

“MVRDVHNI: The Living Archive” provides a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of MVRDV’s human, green dreams

Tuesday, 9th November 2021

Now open at Het Nieuwe Instituut, the exhibition MVRDVHNI: The Living Archive looks into the roots of MVRDV’s design philosophy. Hosted in the top floor of Het Nieuwe Instituut – with an unparalleled view of the firm’s most recent creation, the Depot... View Article

Landmark West Ealing 100% affordable residential project wins Appeal highlighting ‘exemplary design’

Monday, 8th November 2021

A landmark 20 storey 100% affordable residential tower in West Ealing, London has been granted approval on Appeal, with the Inspector praising the ‘exemplary design.’ The development – 55 West – will provide 144 affordable apartments, with split level ground floor amenity... View Article

John Pawson Designs New Bastian Gallery in Berlin

Thursday, 4th November 2021

Animated by the daily narrative of natural light and a sense of intimate connection with the surrounding park, the design of the Bastian Gallery in the Dahlem district of Berlin has been shaped by the idea of re-examining prevailing contemporary... View Article

SPPARC appointed for major new project on Shaftesbury Avenue, a former recording studio for The Beatles

Thursday, 4th November 2021

Following the acquisition of the ODEON Cinema site at 135 Shaftesbury Avenue, SPPARC has been appointed as the architect for a cultural regeneration project in London’s popular West End theatre district. Returning to its former glory as the Saville Theatre,... View Article

New low carbon extra care scheme in Gorton completes

Wednesday, 3rd November 2021

Construction work has been completed on Gorton Mill House, a new £17million extra care scheme in Gorton, Manchester which, as well as providing 106 apartments, has also been designed around low carbon ambitions. With the use of ground source heat... View Article

Jo Cowen Architects designs sustainable rental housing development in Central Bedfordshire

Wednesday, 3rd November 2021

Award winning architecture studio Jo Cowen Architects unveils plans for 650 precision engineered smart homes for rent at a site close to Houghton Conquest in Central Bedfordshire To be developed and operated by Present Made, the £215m scheme will help... View Article

Leading landscape architect says we need to reconnect with nature

Wednesday, 3rd November 2021

Land Studio, a leading landscape architecture and environmental design studio, says re-connecting people with nature is the key to tackling the impact of global warming. Simon Richards, founder of Land Studio based in Chester and North Wales, spoke out as... View Article

COP26 Events | Foster + Partners focusses on the upcoming COP26 in Glasgow

Monday, 1st November 2021

The UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties or COP26 began yesterday at Glasgow’s Scottish Exhibition Centre, including the SEC Armadillo and OVO Hydro buildings. Sustainability has been the central focus of the practice from its inception, which has been... View Article

A new type of art experience: Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen opens to the public

Monday, 1st November 2021

On 6 November, the Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, designed by MVRDV, opens its doors. At the depot, everything revolves around the interaction between the visitors and more than 151,000 works that are stored in the various depositories. Visitors... View Article

Istanbul’s Apple Bagdat Caddesi opens

Monday, 1st November 2021

Located on the bustling Bagdat Caddesi in Istanbul, Apple Bagdat Caddesi seeks to create a green oasis of creativity in the heart of the city. One of the most iconic and lively shopping destinations in Istanbul, the tree-lined avenue attracts visitors from all over the world... View Article

Zero-carbon COP26 House opens its doors to the public

Monday, 1st November 2021

Public invited to Beyond Zero Homes building to see how a zero carbon, circular design can be achieved with materials and skills readily available today. COP26 House, which demonstrates how beautiful, affordable homes can help meet global climate change ambitions,... View Article

Green light for Muse Developments’ landmark One City Park, Bradford

Thursday, 21st October 2021

Muse Developments, one of the UK’s leading names in town and city-centre urban regeneration, has received full planning consent for One City Park, a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ 56,403 ft² office building in the heart of Bradford city centre. The development will... View Article

Concepts Revealed for Tourism Hub at Muckno Estate, Ireland

Thursday, 21st October 2021

Scott Brownrigg have revealed concept drawings for a new sustainable tourist hub in the heart of County Monaghan in Ireland. The concept has been developed for the partnership between Monaghan County Council and Fáilte Ireland together with Professor Terry Stevens... View Article

LWK + PARTNERS wins Qianhai FUTURE TIMES landscape design competition

Thursday, 21st October 2021

LWK + PARTNERS Landscape Team in collaboration with DDON has won the international competition to design landscape areas of multiple sites of FUTURE TIMES in China’s Qianhai, Shenzhen’s headline-making industry co-operation zone, after fighting off other strong global design firms!... View Article

Zaha Hadid Architects: Masaryčka construction works reach level three

Wednesday, 20th October 2021

Construction of the Masaryčka building in Prague continues with the structure of the retail levels on the ground and first floors now completed. Works have begun to construct the higher floors of cantilevered offices with terraced roof gardens. Planned to... View Article

Arup invests in future with multiple junior appointments

Tuesday, 19th October 2021

Global design, planning and engineering firm Arup has welcomed a fresh intake of apprentices and newly qualified graduates to support its Nottingham team’s work on a wide range of major projects. The sought-after roles underline the company’s commitment to the city... View Article

ADDP Architects’ New Martin Modern in Singapore

Tuesday, 19th October 2021

ADDP Architects, the award-winning architecture firm founded in 1986 and headquartered in Singapore, today officially unveils the design for Martin Modern, an ambitious urban project consisting of two 30-storey towers that uphold the highest standards of sustainable architecture. Martin Modern follows... View Article