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.

RIBA Gold Medal 2013 architect winner

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Kolumba Diocesan Museum, Cologne, Germany

Writings contribute, exhibitions explain, film animates life, but in the end architecture is architecture : a cultural vessel that we can hand on to others, proof that it speaks its own spatial language, that is not exclusive but shared, understood physically, intellectualy, sensually

Queens Plaza Improvement Long Island City

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The completion of the $45 million Queens Plaza Improvement Project in Long Island City has transformed the primary entry point into the New York City borough of Queens into a sustainable, urban designed destination for pedestrians and cyclists.

Hue plus Tokyo photo studio + office

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Hue plus Tokyo photo studio + office

The alternative space Hue+ is a series of facilities seamlessly integrated into the photo studio, where the visual expression of ‘eating’ is the particular subject of photographic exploration.

Animal Architecture Awards: Bat Cloud

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Animal Architecture Awards: Bat Cloud

Installed in Tifft Nature Preserve, a park-like wooded setting developed on a former landfill in the industrial zone of Buffalo New York, BAT CLOUD is a hanging canopy of vessels that is designed and constructed to support bat habitation

Mita Residence – Contemporary Tokyo House

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Mita Residence - Contemporary Tokyo House

Mita Residence is situated in central Tokyo on a sloped street which connects a busy commercial artery and a quiet residential area. The typical buildings along the hilly street are larger scale condominium complexes.

LEAF Awards 2012 Winners News, London Event

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LEAF Awards 2012 Daniel Libeskind

The 9th Annual Emirates Glass LEAF Awards proved to be a huge success attracting a whole host of recognisable faces from the architectural community. This evening took place at Four Seasons Park Lane Hotel

Aloft London ExCeL Hotel, Docklands accommodation

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Aloft London ExCeL Hotel, Docklands accommodation location, Image, City, Architect, Picture, Design Aloft London ExCeL Hotel : Architecture Information Design: Jestico + Whiles Starwood Hotels & Resorts London Address: One Eastern Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, Royal Victoria Dock, London E16 1FR Phone: 020 3203 0700 The Aloft London Excel has been designed by Jestico + … Read more

Masrah Al Qasba Theater: Sharjah Building

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Masrah Al Qasba Theater Sharjah building interior

The conversion of the Masrah Al Qasba Theater in Sharjah is the first project to be completed by magma architecture in the United Arab Emirates. Visitors to the 300 seat auditorium find themselves wrapped in a sculpturally undulating space evoking recollections of the landscapes of Sharjah.

Aarhus Library: Urban Mediaspace

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Aarhus Library Urban Mediaspace building design

schmidt hammer lassen architects and the City of Aarhus have been selected to receive a Best Collaboration Award 2012 for their extensive cooperation in creating the largest public library in Scandinavia: Urban Mediaspace.