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Agar Grove Estate, Camden

Wednesday, 28th November 2018

Largest Passivhaus development in the UK Sustainable regeneration of 1960’s council housing estate in Camden as part of council’s Community Investment Programme 500 affordable homes in blocks of 4-18-storeys Teplo wall ties chosen for external cavity walls to minimise fabric... View Article

Cripps Healthcare

Wednesday, 28th November 2018

The new Cripps Health Centre is the largest single practice health centre in the country and provides an opportunity to offer medical and health facilities to an increased number of patients. Fordingbridge were approached by the principle contractor to design... View Article

Australia’s largest engineered timber commercial building opens in Brisbane

Monday, 26th November 2018

Lendlease’s 25 King in Brisbane designed by Australian architecture and interiors firm Bates Smart, takes Australia to the forefront of innovation in timber construction design. The 10-storey, 45-metre tall open-plan office complex – the tallest timber structure in Australia –... View Article

6a architects reimagine the gallery for the 21st century

Thursday, 22nd November 2018

The new MK Gallery in Milton Keynes, designed by 6a architects, in close collaboration with artists Gareth Jones and Nils Norman, will open on 16 March 2019. The new MK Gallery seeks to capture the original spirit of Milton Keynes, reflecting... View Article

HS2 kicks off hunt for Birmingham Curzon Street construction teams

Monday, 19th November 2018

HS2 has began the search for the construction team that will take the new Curzon Street station from concept to reality, and put Birmingham firmly at the heart of the HS2 network. The arrival of HS2 in 2026 is expected... View Article

MVRDV Breaks Ground on its First US Project, a Colourful 22-Storey “Vertical Village” in Manhattan’s Washington Heights

Friday, 16th November 2018

MVRDV breaks ground today on Radio Tower & Hotel, a 21,800-square-metre mixed-use high rise located at 2420 Amsterdam Avenue in the Washington Heights area in Northern Manhattan. The 22-storey building, which is MVRDV’s first major project in the United States,... View Article

Crematorium Siesegem by KAAN Architecten: a peaceful oasis for reminiscence nestled in the landscape

Tuesday, 13th November 2018

KAAN Architecten has designed the new Crematorium Siesegem on the outskirts of Aalst (Belgium), as an entry for an international competition that the Dutch firm won in 2012. The building is a comforting sequence of spaces in symbiotic relationship with... View Article

A caring collaboration

Friday, 9th November 2018

An innovative healthcare project in Hull was driven by a desire to integrate health and social care options for the elderly beyond the city to the wider UK. Roseanne Field reports According to 2017 data there were approximately 11.8 million... View Article

Playing with geometry

Friday, 9th November 2018

A new hotel in the south east Asian casino hotspot of Macau is a rare hospitality sector project for Zaha Hadid Architects, but a typically groundbreaking technical achievement for the practice. James Parker spoke to architect Viviana Muscettola about creating... View Article

Boon Brown to begin contemporary island house in flooded Cotswold quarry

Thursday, 8th November 2018

Boon Brown Architects will start work overseeing the construction of the 3750ft² Lake House, a contemporary new build private residence situated on a man-made island in a flooded quarry in the Cotswolds. Having been Lead Consultant and Architect from design... View Article

Planning approval for Teesside University Student Life Building by FaulknerBrowns

Monday, 5th November 2018

Middlesbrough Council has approved plans for a new Student Life Building designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects for Teesside University. The proposals will consolidate all student-facing support, wellbeing and information services within a central location at the heart of the Middlesbrough campus... View Article

John McAslan + Partners unveil transformed St Albans Museum & Gallery

Wednesday, 31st October 2018

Leading international architectural practice John McAslan + Partners has completed the £7.75 million refurbishment and adaptive reuse of the historic and nationally important Grade II* listed St Albans Town Hall. Commissioned by the St Albans City and District Council, the St Albans... View Article

Global architecture and workplace design firm helps Microsoft Ireland create a uniquely inspiring employee and customer experience.

Tuesday, 30th October 2018

Gensler, a world leading workplace design, architecture and planning firm, along with RKD Architects have helped Microsoft to unveil its brand new campus in south Dublin, Ireland. Aligning with Microsoft’s goal of creating – One Microsoft – the resolve was... View Article

Corstorphine + Wright appointed to New Bridgwater Leisure Development

Monday, 29th October 2018

National architectural practice, Corstorphine + Wright has been appointed by Sedgemoor District Council to design a brand new, cinema-led leisure development. Located on a 2.5 acre site on Mount Street in Bridgwater town centre, the development has outline consent in... View Article

Tower Hamlets approves proposal for new hotel and homes

Friday, 26th October 2018

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets has granted planning permission to Rockwell Property for a hotel-led development at 82 West India Dock Road in Westferry, East London. Rockwell will deliver a 30-storey landmark building on the site, which has been derelict for... View Article

Coal Drops Yard, major shopping district designed by Heatherwick Studio, opens to the public

Thursday, 25th October 2018

Heatherwick Studio’s Coal Drops Yard, a major new shopping district and public space in King’s Cross, London, was unveiled today ahead of its public opening on Friday 26 October 2018. Long-time resident of King’s Cross, the studio has reinvented two... View Article

Benoy to deliver Alibaba Jiangsu Headquarters

Wednesday, 24th October 2018

Benoy is proud to announce it has won the international conceptual design competition to deliver the future Alibaba Jiangsu Headquarters in Nanjing, China. The major industrial project was announced as it broke ground with an official ceremony on 12 October... View Article

Bogle Architects wins unanimous planning approval for residential redevelopment in Watford

Wednesday, 24th October 2018

Bogle Architects’ proposal for a residential development on Chalk Hill, Watford has been granted unanimous planning approval by Watford Council’s Development Management Committee. The scheme is located on a former chalk pit next to the listed Bushey Railway Arches. The... View Article

Planning application submitted for Leicester City Centre Student Scheme

Monday, 22nd October 2018

A planning application has been submitted for the second phase of a significant student accommodation development in the centre of Leicester, next to the railway station. Multi-disciplinary design practice, rg+p has submitted a full planning application for a seven storey... View Article

Former Old Street Royal Mail Centre modernised to contemporary workspaces by Orms and The Great Ropemaker Partnership

Monday, 22nd October 2018

Architecture and design practice Orms has transformed the former Royal Mail building at 160 Old Street, London into a contemporary office building, attracting a major new occupier which has taken 116,500 sq ft. The 166,300 sq ft refurbishment includes 153,000sq... View Article