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.

World Trade Center Danang, Vietnam Retail

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Broadway Malyan has broken into Vietnam with a brief to design and support the delivery of the World Trade Center Danang, on behalf of leading investment management and real estate developer VinaCapital Commercial Center Ltd.

Park Plaza Hotel London, Western Avenue

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Park Plaza Hotel London, Western Avenue Project

ESA – part of Capita Symonds – is designing the 160 room hotel, which will occupy a prominent gateway site opposite Park Royal tube station, on behalf of the PPHE Hotel Group.

Durand Academy Upper School, Sussex

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A team led by Balfour Beatty, with Jestico + Whiles as architect, has won a design competition for the new Durand Academy Upper School. The project, a state secondary boarding school for 600 students, will create all through education at Durand Academy for students who begin their education on the school’s existing South London site.

Oriental Pearl TV Tower Shanghai Building

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Oriental Pearl TV Tower Shanghai building

Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Lujiazui building, Pudong, Shanghai – photos + height – Shanghai skyscraper building by project architect Jia Huan Cheng: Oriental Pearl Tower, Chinese skyscraper information

Public Record Office of Northern Ireland

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Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, PRONI Building

This is a civic building with a public face and a clear and direct internal organisation that relays the narrative of the past and the security in which it is being preserved for the future.

109 Osborne Park House Belfast: Property

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109 Osborne Park house Belfast

This major addition to a double-bay, detached Victorian villa, is tucked away from the street and is seen in the context of the rear off-shots and extensions of suburban Belfast.

Glenariffe House, Glens of Antrim Property

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Glenariffe House, Glens of Antrim property

Set within the Glens of Antrim on the side of the valley running down to the sea, this house respects the rural architecture of the area while providing an immaculately detailed modern interpretation of a country home with excellent environmental credentials.

Stephen Lawrence Prize 2012: RIBA Award

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Kings Grove London - Stephen Lawrence Prize 2012 winner

RIBA Special Awards, Stephen Lawrence Prize, winner in 2012 – information on architects, buildings + images – Shortlist, RIBA Special Award 2012, news, England, Royal Institute of British Architects architecture prize

Holburne Museum Bath Building Extension

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Holburne Museum Bath Building Extension

The new museum is transformed by a £11.2m renovation project, which includes the restoration of its Grade I listed building and the construction of a striking new ceramic and glass extension by Eric Parry Architects

Sperone Westwater Gallery, Bowery New York

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Sperone Westwater building by Foster + Partners

Design: Foster + Partners. Gallery building for Chelsea art dealer on the Bowery. The new building doubles the exhibition area and pioneers an innovative approach to vertical movement within a gallery setting.

Brockholes Nature Reserve, Visitor Centre Preston

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The visitor centre at Brockholes is a cluster of buildings set in a lake on a floating pontoon, which responds to changing water levels in the flood plain. The architect has broken down what is a sizeable scheme into a simple and engaging village of buildings.