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.

Vestas Wind Systems Offices Aarhus

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Vestas Aarhus office building

Vestas Aarhus Building design by Danish architects Arkitema: LEED platinum office facilities for global wind turbine company Vestas have just been completed.

Aarhus Freemasons Building: Danish Architecture

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Aarhus Freemasons building Denmark

Aarhus Freemasons Building: Den Danske Frimurerorden (DDFO), in English mostly known as the Grand Lodge of Denmark, is the main governing body of regular Freemasonry in Denmark, tracing its history back to 1743, the oldest Masonic organisation of Denmark.

Aarhus Aa: Jutland River Buildings

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Aarhus Aa under St Clemens Torv

Aarhus Aa flows through the large river valley of the Aarhus Ådal, stretcing from Silkeborg to this coastal city in the east of Jutland, but the river runs only through the easternmost parts

Venice Building Advertisements – Billboards

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Venice building billboards, Venetian architecture adverts, Street advertisement designs in Italy Venice Building Advertisements : Billboard Controversy Venetian Adverts – Controversy re Billboards in Italy e-architect fully support this criticism, the treatment of these buildings is completely unacceptable, and was a surprise when we visited the city in September. Venice Building Advertisements – Criticism of … Read more

Neues Wohnen in Hamburg-Jenfeld, Hamburg

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West 8’s project “Neues Wohnen in Hamburg-Jenfeld”, designed for the City of Hamburg Bezirk Wandsbek, Bundesanstalt für Immobilienaufgaben and BSU, has been awarded the Gold Award in this year’s International Urban Landscape Award (IULA). The ecological neighbourhood project is the winner of the €25,000 prize

Coney Island Ampitheater, Asser Levy Park

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Coney Island, the former vacation mecca on the New York waterfront, is undergoing a massive revitalization effort. Asser Levy Park, with the addition of Grimshaw’s new amphitheater, will serve as the new gateway to the area and as a symbol of its new identity.

Huangshan Theatre, China: Chen Weiya

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Huangshan Theatre Anhui building

Keppie, one of the UK’s leading design practices, has secured its first architectural project in China. The firm will design a community theatre as part of a mixed-use urban masterplan, for Chinese client Yuanyi Baizhuang Investment Group.

Newport Station, Grimshaw Building Wales

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Newport Station, Grimshaw Building Wales

As Newport is the first city reached by passengers between England and Cardiff, the station is a highly visible structure. Network Rail were keen that the new station should provide a striking civic building.

The Peace Pentagon, 339 Lafayette New York

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The Peace Pentagon, 339 Lafayette Manhattan design

Since 1929 it has been repeatedly used as a base by activist organisations such as the Palestine Homestead Corporation or the Palestine Information Bureau. In 1969 the building was purchased by the War Resisters League