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RIBA announces shortlist for Stephen Lawrence Prize 2022

Thursday, 21st July 2022

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the shortlist for the Stephen Lawrence Prize 2022. The prize was established in 1998 in memory of Stephen Lawrence, a teenager who was on the road to becoming an architect when... View Article

2022 RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist announced

Thursday, 21st July 2022

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today announced the six buildings contending for the coveted 2022 RIBA Stirling Prize, awarded to the UK’s best new building. Now in its 26th year, the RIBA Stirling Prize is the highest... View Article

Woods Bagot in the running for the eight global design awards

Wednesday, 20th July 2022

Woods Bagot has been shortlisted for eight awards at the World Architecture Festival and companion interior design event INSIDE. Global design director Domenic Alvaro said the large number of short-listed projects highlight the diverse skill set and geographic reach of... View Article

Repurposing an abandoned rail tunnel into the world’s longest digital art gallery

Monday, 18th July 2022

Scott Brownrigg, together with tourism consultant Steven & Associates, reveal concept plans to repurpose the longest rail tunnel in Wales into the longest digital art gallery and performance space in the world. Celebrating the heritage and culture of the Valleys... View Article

UK’s best new homes – RIBA announces House of the Year 2022 longlist

Monday, 18th July 2022

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the longlist for the 2022 RIBA House of the Year. Among the 20 projects in the running to win the UK’s most prestigious award for a new house or extension are:... View Article

UNStudio completes new energy-generating interfaculty campus building at TU Delft

Wednesday, 13th July 2022

In light of ever-increasing student numbers, combined with the need for more education space, the new interfaculty building for TU Delft is designed to meet the leading Dutch university’s need for flexible extra teaching space – now and in the future. Energy-generating... View Article

WILL+Partners appoints new architect and two new interior designers

Tuesday, 12th July 2022

Architecture and design practice, WILL+Partners, has appointed three new members to its team. Anna Hague and Anoushka Pacquette join the interior design team while Carl Heinz, an architect, broadens the Practice’s service offering in this area. Originating from Sweden, Carl... View Article

National Bank of Kuwait headquarters in Kuwait City completes

Thursday, 7th July 2022

Foster + Partners has recently completed the new headquarters for the National Bank of Kuwait. Located on a prominent site in Kuwait City, the 300-meter skyscraper has a distinctive presence among the buildings of Sharq, the city’s growing financial district.... View Article

Completion of Hampton by Hilton Dublin City strikes confident note for the city’s tourism and leisure industry

Wednesday, 6th July 2022

Hospitality design expert Dexter Moren Associates (DMA) is delighted to announce the completion of the new three-star Hampton by Hilton Dublin City Centre, opposite the Four Courts and Law Library in Smithfield, an up-and-coming area of Dublin. With its elegant... View Article

Laurence Associates: New design director and RIBA chartered practice status

Wednesday, 6th July 2022

Lee Morris, a chartered architect, has recently joined Laurence Associates as design director. Lee is a talented, versatile and results driven design and development professional with over 30 years of local and international experience overseeing a diverse range of exceptional... View Article

DLA completes historic shot tower transformation in Chester

Tuesday, 5th July 2022

DLA Architecture has completed works on the redesign of the historic Shot Tower in Chester and handed over the completed scheme. The site of the prominent landmark building has been transformed into a 72 unit residential-led development by Manchester based... View Article

Eva Aetopoulou promoted to Associate Architect at MoreySmith

Wednesday, 29th June 2022

Design and architectural practice MoreySmith has announced the promotion of Eva Aetopoulou to associate architect. Aetopoulou joined London-based MoreySmith in April 2020 as a project architect and has contributed significantly to projects across the UK, including flexible workspaces for Clockwise... View Article

Inside the £80m trackside development at Silverstone

Tuesday, 28th June 2022

As the home of British motorsport prepares to welcome record crowds at this weekend’s Grand Prix, new pictures have been released of the luxury residences currently being built just yards from Silverstone’s hallowed tarmac. Escapade Silverstone is an £80m development... View Article

Sarah Wigglesworth Architects sets out plan supporting next generation of young architects

Tuesday, 28th June 2022

Sarah Wigglesworth Architects (SWA) has set out an ongoing structure of support for young people who might face barriers to accessing a career in architecture, as part of the practice’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion vision. Sarah Wigglesworth explains” “It is... View Article

Works commence on final phase of LOM-designed Tigné Point development in Malta

Monday, 27th June 2022

A major new residential and public realm project designed by LOM architecture and design has broken ground after Malta’s planning authority approved the project. The €30m (£26m) scheme is the final phase of MIDI plc’s €275m development of Tigné Point,... View Article

Ombú – an innovative exemplar of building reuse – opens in Madrid

Monday, 27th June 2022

Ombú – a transformative office building for the Spanish infrastructure and energy company ACCIONA – has officially opened. This retrofit project breathes new life into a historic industrial building in Madrid, creating a sustainable exemplar of building reuse and revitalising... View Article

FIREFLY™ APOLLO LITE creating half hour fire barriers in new research building

Friday, 24th June 2022

A specialist contractor undertaking all of the fireproofing within a new medical research building in Surrey has been making use of two well proven, flexible fire barrier products from the TBA’s FIREFLYTMrange, to provide 30 minutes protection within the majority... View Article

WilkinsonEyre Unveil Designs for New British Film Studio in Marlow

Thursday, 23rd June 2022

WilkinsonEyre, the architects behind major British developments including the London Liverpool St Station for the Elizabeth line and the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station (London) as well as international cultural projects; Hong Kong State Theatre and the Cooled Conservatories at... View Article

Newcastle Architects Celebrate Continued Growth

Thursday, 23rd June 2022

Due to recent successes with several high-profile projects, alongside the continued growth of the Practice nationally, GSSArchitecture have expanded their Newcastle Studio, recently moving into larger premises in order to accommodate their growing team in the North East. The team,... View Article

Sprinkler systems: How watertight are they?

Thursday, 23rd June 2022

The fire safety conversation is once again top of the agenda. With the recent five-year anniversary of the Grenfell disaster, and the Building Safety Bill receiving Royal Assent to become the Building Safety Act, it is time for the construction... View Article