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.

Tomorrow’s Train Design Today Competition

March 2, 2020March 27, 2014 by Adrian Welch

New ideas competition which asks competitors to propose new design solutions to improve passenger rolling stock across the GB rail network.

The FutureRailway team and the Department for Transport (DfT) in association with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) are inviting architects, engineers and designers worldwide to consider two design challenges – 4C’s train challenge – longer-term horizon designs for rolling stock that push the envelope of what can be delivered and Next-Gen Train interiors – medium-term horizon designs for rolling stock interiors that focus on flexibility and adaptability to meet different service requirements.

Lac Trung Software City, Ho Chi Minh

February 28, 2019March 27, 2014 by Adrian Welch

Design: Tony Owen NDM Architects

This project is for a high tech office development in district 12 of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam for the VECL group. The 12 story building will contain 25,000m2 of office space., the ground floor contains gardens and a restaurant. There is also a business club, conference centre, gym and pool on the top floor.

Kiev Hospital – Ukraine Health Building

February 10, 2024March 26, 2014 by Adrian Welch

Following a competition win at the end of 2007 against a strong field of seven competitors from Germany, Holland, Italy, UK, Ukraine, and USA, bdpgroupe6 is now appointed to design a 250 bed children’s hospital in Kiev, Ukraine.

RIAS Awards 2014: Buildings, Architects

May 21, 2025March 24, 2014 by Adrian Welch

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has announced a 27 strong shortlist for its 2014 awards. 83 buildings range in scale from £26k for a little garden pavilion to £125m for a nationally important entertainment arena. This architecture award is now the single most important recognition of architectural achievement in Scotland

Manchester Central Library redevelopment news

March 23, 2026March 24, 2014 by Adrian Welch

Design: Ryder Architecture. Through a series of controlled but fundamental interventions, Manchester Central Library is being transformed, updated and sympathetically refurbished on the existing site and within the existing building envelope.

Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland, California

November 11, 2023March 23, 2014 by Adrian Welch

Design: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). Set on a prominent, two-block site overlooking Oakland’s Lake Merritt, the 1350-seat cathedral building is the centerpiece of a 226,000-sqft complex that includes a mausoleum, conference center, administrative offices, bishop’s and clergy residences, bookstore, café, and community-serving ministries.
Within the cathedral, the experience of light and space, rather than traditional iconography, instills a deep sense of sacredness.

Heritage Lottery Fund Scotland Grants: historic buildings

December 15, 2025March 22, 2014 by Adrian Welch

Scotland’s oldest working theatre and concert hall take centre stage thanks to Heritage Lottery investment. The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) announced support totalling almost £2.7million to help secure the futures of the Theatre Royal in Dumfries, St Cecilia’s Hall Edinburgh, Dunoon Burgh Hall, and Kirkcudbright Art Gallery.

Barrel House Tavern: Sausalito Building

January 29, 2020March 22, 2014 by Adrian Welch

Located on one of the most scenic waterfront lots in Sausalito, Barrel House Tavern occupies 5,000 sqft on Bridgeway Avenue. CCS Architecture receives a IIDA Northern California Chapter Honor Award for this building. With 140 seats, the restaurant features an enormous Carrera marble bar, a cozy lounge, wood fired pizza oven, and waterfront seating with breathtaking views of the Bay and San Francisco beyond.

551W21 New York Condo, NYC Apartments

February 11, 2023March 20, 2014 by Adrian Welch

Scott Resnick and Brown Harris Stevens announce the opening of the sales office for 551W21, the new 19-story luxury condominium in West Chelsea by architects Foster + Partners. Designed by Lee Mindel of Shelton, Mindel & Associates, the sales office meticulously presents the signature interior elements of Foster + Partners’ building design.

The condominium overlooks the Hudson River and features 44 large-scaled residences. Beyer Blinder Belle is the executive architect for the building.

Shukhov Radio Tower, Moscow high rise

May 4, 2026March 19, 2014 by Adrian Welch

Moscow’s Shukhov Radio Tower is a 50-story conical structure of steel latticework designed by the legendary engineer Vladimir Shukhov. Proposals are in place to demolish this famous tower building. Opponents of the demolition are mobilising to counter this threat to an architectural treasure.

The hyperbolic tower was designed and constructed by the great Russian engineer and scientist Vladimir Shukhov (1853-1939) in 1929 on the Oka River.

University of Science and Technology of Hanoi

December 23, 2025March 17, 2014 by Adrian Welch

Request for Expression of Interest (RfEOI) for a new Design Competition: New Model University Project in Vietnam – The University of Science and Technology of Hanoi. ADB Quality Based Selection Procedure for Architecture and Engineering consultants with embedded Design Competition. Architects have to apply with a team including landscape architects, civil engineers, building engineers (MEP) and others.

GIS Warsaw 2014, Expo Conference in Poland

March 3, 2020March 17, 2014 by Adrian Welch

International Interior Architecture, Design, Lighting & Furniture Expo Conference. GIS Architecture Expo Conference will take place in Warsaw and bring together over 350 architects, designers and lighting designers, alongside the laureates of the latest editions of international architecture and design competitions.

Athlone Art Gallery, Westmeath Building

February 10, 2020March 17, 2014 by Adrian Welch

Design: Keith Williams Architects. The Luan Gallery in Athlone, Co Westmeath has won a coveted Civic Trust Award in the 2014 awards programme. The building sits on a spectacular site overlooking the River Shannon.

Emporium Melbourne Shopping Centre

March 31, 2026March 15, 2014 by Adrian Welch

Emporium is a high-end, interconnected, urban, vertical retail environment of an extremely high standard. The retail development was required to link to the established, adjacent department stores of Myer and David Jones, as well as GPO Melbourne, The Strand Arcade and Melbourne Central.