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Foster + Partners wins competition to design a new centre for Hangzhou

Wednesday, 1st November 2023

Foster + Partners has won the international competition to design a new centre for Hangzhou, the capital of China’s Zhejiang province. The masterplan creates a green and interconnected mixed-use quarter, at the heart of the Yuhang District. Gerard Evenden, Head... View Article

Bond Bryan Architects Launch New Partnership with Bradford College

Wednesday, 1st November 2023

A brand new ‘Academy’ based at the Bradford College Trinity Green Campus has launched in partnership with Sheffield-based architects, Bond Bryan. The Bond Bryan Academy will see the company’s team of highly skilled professionals serve as guest lecturers, adding vital... View Article

Aedas transform Dacheng Flour Factory into CIMC Prince Bay Dacheng Plaza

Wednesday, 1st November 2023

As one of the milestones of China’s first economic reform, Dacheng Flour Factory was established in 1979, marking itself as one of the most impressive landmarks of the area with an iconic cylindrical silo. It has witnessed the prosperity of... View Article

From the High Line to the Skyline – BIG’s Biophilic Skyscraper Complete in New York City

Thursday, 26th October 2023

Named the world’s Best Tall Building in its category by The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat at the organisation’s annual conference last week, The Spiral visually extends the landscape of the nearby High Line Park up and around... View Article

Office & Retail Services appointed to major Leeds redevelopment to meet stringent new building standards for tall residential buildings

Thursday, 26th October 2023

Fairfax House, a development based in the Arena Quarter of inner-city Leeds is the latest building to undergo architectural spray painting under new government regulations. The 1960’s seven storey office block is currently being transformed into 154 studio and one-bedroom... View Article

The Czech Lanterns: MVRDV and NACO to design flexible extension to Prague’s Václav Havel airport

Tuesday, 24th October 2023

MVRDV and NACO (Netherlands Airport Consultants) have won the competition to design three new buildings at Václav Havel airport, the largest airport of Prague and the Czech Republic. The design extends Terminal 1 of the airport with new buildings for... View Article

New Gateway to Brussels: MVRDV designs masterplan for Tour & Taxis Lake Side, Brussels

Tuesday, 24th October 2023

The masterplan for Brussel’s development area Lake Side on the site of Tour & Taxis consists of a collection of 17 buildings varying in height and designed by seven different architects, including MVRDV. Adding 800 diverse apartments, the plan creates... View Article

BTP Architects welcomes four new team members

Monday, 23rd October 2023

BTP Architects is pleased to welcome four new members to its team. The Stockport-based firm which works across the social housing, commercial and education sectors, has seen Ethan Tayler and Liam Jones join as architectural technicians and Rayyan Amjad and Oliver Martin... View Article

CLT retirement day centre in South London wins Stirling Prize

Monday, 23rd October 2023

Mae Architects has picked up the 2023 Stirling Prize for a daycare centre constructed in CLT in Blackheath, south London. The London practice’s red-brick clad John Modern Centre is “an inspiring example of architecture enabling elderly living without isolation,” said... View Article

Designs for Ellison Institute of Technology campus revealed

Monday, 16th October 2023

Designs have been revealed for Ellison Institute of Technology’s new interdisciplinary research and development facility in Oxford. Established eight years ago as a research and development centre for cancer and wellness, healthcare and global public health, EIT has now broadened... View Article

Striking glazed pavilion for listed cottage wins at Sunday British Home Awards

Wednesday, 11th October 2023

A rather wonderful project and recent Sunday Times home winner, set within a conservation area and beneath the dramatic ruins of Hungerford Castle. The thatched Listed ‘Watercress cottage’ from 1500’s and set within a historic setting and next to a... View Article

ZHA shortlisted in 2nd Sejong Cultural Centre competition

Wednesday, 11th October 2023

Creating an interconnected sequence of indoor and outdoor public spaces that are enveloped by nature, Zaha Hadid Architects’ (ZHA) proposal for the 2nd Sejong Cultural Centre is defined by the city’s history and its unwavering optimism for the future. Connecting... View Article

Latest phase of the Shaftesbury Theatre transformation programme completes

Tuesday, 10th October 2023

The Shaftesbury Theatre has completed the latest phase of its 10-year transformation programme. A new bar and events space has been created at basement level below a brand-new public space delivered as part of the London Borough of Camden’s West... View Article

John Robertson Architects announces changes to its senior leadership team

Tuesday, 10th October 2023

As it celebrates its 30th year, leading architectural practice John Robertson Architects (JRA) has announced significant changes to its senior leadership team as it transitions to a new management structure. Three associate directors previously appointed in May 2022 – Etain Fitzpatrick,... View Article

WILL+Partners bolsters senior team

Tuesday, 10th October 2023

WILL+Partners, a London-based practice of workplace architects and designers, has appointed Clare Danahay as director of workplace. Clare specialises in workplace consultancy and workplace design, supporting organisations to help them achieve the most out of their working environment through bespoke... View Article

“The Canyon” is completed in San Francisco’s new neighbourhood Mission Rock

Tuesday, 10th October 2023

MVRDV’s residential complex The Canyon on San Francisco’s waterfront is complete. The 23-storey mixed-use building, MVRDV’s first completed project on the west coast of the United States, is part of a masterplan that creates the wholly new neighbourhood “Mission Rock”... View Article

New Directors Join Mill Architects’ top team

Monday, 9th October 2023

Mill Architects, one of Scotland’s top architectural businesses, is delighted to announce the appointment of two new directors to strengthen the existing management team. Jo Parry-Geddes, RIAS advanced accredited conservation architect, and Darren Albury, who heads up the technical team,... View Article

Designs for life as Warehome uses the power of Creo to boost sustainable architecture

Friday, 6th October 2023

A boutique architectural practice, with a passion for sustainability, has turned the sector’s usual practices on their head by switching to PTC’s 3D CAD platform to build homes from scratch. Warehome has used the power of Creo to design a... View Article

Head of Education, Claire Wakelin, promoted to HLM Board Director

Thursday, 5th October 2023

Head of education, Claire Wakelin, is the most recent member of the HLM Architects Senior Leadership Team to join the board of directors. Effective from the beginning of October, Claire will take up the role of education board sponsor while... View Article

Foster + Partners completes Techcombank tower in Ho Chi Minh City

Thursday, 5th October 2023

Building on the design for the Techcombank Headquarters in Hanoi, Foster + Partners has completed a new office tower for the company in Ho Chi Minh City. The 21-storey tower is organised around two approaches, programmatic – accommodating different tenants... View Article