Adrian Welch

Adrian Welch was born in Kincardineshire, Scotland and attended school in Scotland from 1975 to 1989. He completed his Architecture degree in 1992, attending Manchester University. After a year-out working as an architectural assistant in Manchester Adrian attended The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, from 1993 where he did a Diploma in Architecture. He gained Distinction for his Dissertation on social housing in Hulme, Manchester. He has worked for architects such as Eva Jiricna CBE, Sir Terence Conran, Richard Murphy OBE, RMJM, Sutherland Hussey, Pace and GAJ – in London, Hong Kong, Manchester, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Kuwait, Dubai and Saudi Arabia.

Balkrishna Doshi: RIBA 2022 Gold Medal for Architecture

October 19, 2025March 28, 2023 by Adrian Welch

Architect Balkrishna Doshi & RIBA President Simon Allford

Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi dies aged 95. The first Indian to receive the Pritzker Prize, he developed a distinctive approach to building for his country. He won the 2022 Royal Gold Medal, one of the world’s highest honours for architecture

UK construction activity survey news

April 27, 2025March 27, 2023 by Adrian Welch

UK construction activity to grow City of London buildings

UK construction PMI news – response from global architecture firm HKS to today’s ‘mini-budget’ – focussing on changes to planning regulations

British Pavilion 2023 Venice: Architecture

December 24, 2025March 27, 2023 by Adrian Welch

British Pavilion 2023 Venice architects and curators team

British Pavilion 2023 Venice news. Team of architects and curators selected to represent the UK at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia 2023, Italy

Coronavirus impact on office working return

April 27, 2025March 27, 2023 by Adrian Welch

Royal Exchange London square and buildings

Response to UK Prime Minister’s view that there will be a strong return to the office following the coronavirus pandemic, as expressed on a call with business leaders: COVID-19 impact news

2023 RIBA East Awards Shortlist

December 19, 2025March 25, 2023 by Adrian Welch

Ashraya house in Chiltern Hills in Hertfordshire

2023 RIBA East Awards Shortlist news: 14 buildings, ranging from a Norwich digital technology hub to a residential quarter in Chelmsford – Royal Institute of British Architects prize for high-quality buildings

Dallas Museum of Art International Design Competition

April 27, 2023March 25, 2023 by Adrian Welch

Dallas Museum of Art exterior

Dallas Museum of Art International Design Competitions, Texas, USA: architecture contest process to revitalize the DMA, one of North America’s leading art museums

Commonwealth Heritage Conservation Project

April 28, 2025March 25, 2023 by Adrian Welch

British Residency Hyderabad, Telangana, India - neoclassical building

The Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Commonwealth Heritage Skills Training Programme – the largest ever Commonwealth heritage project boosts skills and rejuvenate buildings

BRE news, Building Research Establishment UK

April 28, 2025March 22, 2023 by Adrian Welch

BRE News Birmingham Curzon Street HS2 Station building design

BRE Renationalisation proposed by the Fire Brigades Union – privatisation of the Building Research Establishment ‘exposed as a disastrous decision, opening the testing regime to commercial pressures’

Holcim Awards 2023 Competition News

May 20, 2024March 21, 2023 by Adrian Welch

Holcim Awards Winners, Competition

International Holcim Awards 2023 news: with a prize pool of US$1 million, the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction’s global competition to reward and shed light on real-world examples in practice to accelerate sustainable design

Eden Project Morecambe, England

March 22, 2023March 20, 2023 by Adrian Welch

Eden Project North, Morecambe, England, UK

Eden Project Morecambe design by Grimshaw wins £50m funding from UK government’s Levelling Up Fund: set within the landscape of Morecambe Bay – a natural estuary south of the Lake District

2023 RIBA Northeast Awards Shortlist

December 19, 2025March 11, 2023 by Adrian Welch

Gilesgate, Durham by Building Design Northern

2023 RIBA Northeast Awards shortlist news – Royal Institute of British Architects, England: 6 buildings include restoration of Newcastle Cathedral and Sunderland’s new City Hall

Torre Carra Luxury High-Rise Guatemala City

September 1, 2024March 11, 2023 by Adrian Welch

Torre Carra Luxury High-Rise Guatemala City

Torre Carra Luxury High-Rise Guatemala City. Global Italian design icon Pininfarina announce the groundbreaking of its property development with leading Guatemalan residential developer, Grupo San Siro: slated for completion in 2024

firstsite, Colchester centre for the visual arts

December 16, 2024March 10, 2023 by Adrian Welch

firstsite, Colchester centre for the visual arts

Remembering Rafael Viñoly architect – one of his key English buildings – firstsite, Colchester centre for the visual arts, Essex, England, UK: new building on a site bounded by original Roman wall

Stationsplein bicycle parking Amsterdam Central Station

March 13, 2023March 10, 2023 by Adrian Welch

Stationsplein bicycle parking Amsterdam Central Station

Stationsplein bicycle parking Amsterdam Central Station design by architectural studio wUrck architectuur stedenbouw landschap BV: newest Dutch bicycle parking is not just underground, but also submerged under water!