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.

BIG Architecture: Iconic New Buildings

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Greenland National Gallery of Art BIG Architecture

BIG (Biarke Ingels Group) architects, based in Copenhagen and more recently New York, are a relatively small firm (only 160 staff) but have rock star status because, when they’re involved, things are not always what they seem.

Faculty of Architecture University of Hong Kong

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University of Hong Kong Faculty of Architecture Event, Chinese Architectural Education, HKU News

Faculty of Architecture, University of Hong Kong Event

HKU International Summer Program in Architecture – Design Education China

11 Apr 2013

HKU International Summer Program in Architecture

University of Hong Kong

Cities in Asia: Studio SHA-HKG-SIN

Faculty of Architecture University of Hong Kong Event

International Summer Program in Architecture

SHA: Jul 5-18 2013
HKG: Jul 19-26 2013
SIN: Jul 27-Aug 2 2013

Faculty of Architecture, University of Hong Kong News

Studio SHA-HKG-SIN is a three to four-week design and research studio organized by the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Architecture in the cities of Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore. Taught by a diverse group of faculty members from the University of Hong Kong, and speakers from internationally renowned universities and independent research groups, the course offers participants a design studio experience within Asia’s most vibrant contexts.

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Maaskant Prize for Young Architects 2013

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Star Maze - Maaskant Prize for Young Architects 2013

The Rotterdam LOLA landscape architects is awarded with the Rotterdam-Maaskant Prize for young architects 2013. The prize goes to LOLA landscape architects because with their designs they shape in their own way a sublime experience in the city and landscape

South Bank Centre Architecture London

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On Monday April 9th Southbank’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, along with Purcell Room, will open its doors to the public for the first time since closing for refurbishment at the end of 2015.

Design Museum Architecture Award, London

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Tour Bois-le-Prêtre, Paris, France

The Design Museum announces the seven category winners for the annual Designs of the Year Awards. The awards celebrate the best of international design from the last 12 months. The overall winner for the Design of The Year 2013 will be announced on Wednesday 16 April at an awards evening held at The Angler, South Place Hotel, London.

Chapelton Development, Aberdeenshire New Town

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Chapelton buildings Aberdeenshire

The developers behind Aberdeenshire’s planned new town, Chapelton, have put sustainability at the top of the agenda with the appointment of advisors focused on finding low-carbon, affordable solutions for the utilities provision for the 8,000 home town.

Wood Sculpture Museum: China Building

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MAD Architects unveiled the completed China Wood Sculpture Museum located in Harbin, China. The 200-meter long building, sheathed in metal, sits nestled in a densely residential area, adding a cultural and surreal essence to the surrounding urban context

New Residential Architecture, Property Design

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House Moldova - New Residential Architecture

There’s a rapturous glows inside when natural light is sensibly harnessed, especially, as diffused ambient light devoid of glare. The spaces gets transformed, the tinge and the mood alters dramatically as the earth follows its routine spin, hiding and revealing the sun through strata of clouds

Clerkenwell apart’hotel London

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BuckleyGrayYeoman Architects has completed the £8m transformation of a prominent industrial building on Rosebery Avenue, creating a new luxury apart’hotel in an area that has become London’s focal point for creative industries.

General Department of the Information System

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General Department of the Information System, Kuwait Building

The design proposal developed by the architecture firm AGi architects, in collaboration with Bonyan Design, has won the competition for the design and building of the future General Department of the Information System (GDIS), in Kuwait.

Churchill War Rooms, Imperial War Museum

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Bulldog spirit in Whitehall – new public designer entrance for Churchill War Rooms. A bold and architecturally significant new entrance to IWM’s venue, home to the award-winning Churchill Museum and Churchill’s Second World War bunker.

Hotel Lone, Istria, Rovinj: Monte Mulini Building

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Hotel Lone, Istria, Rovinj room balcony

Hotel Lone, the first design hotel in Croatia, is situated in a unique and protected region of Monte Mulini forest in Rovinj. It was created by a team of architects, artists, product, fashion and graphic designers. The hotel’s identity is defined by façades dominant horizontal lines – terraces evoking the image of slanted boat decks.