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.

Bayerischer Bahnhof Leipzig Building, Pötzsch

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Bayerischer Bahnhof Leipzig

The facade from the old Bayerischer Bahnhof building – mounted on rails – had been moved to build the new U-bahn tunnel. Friday was moving back day, captured here by day and night with Jonathan Webb’s photos

Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, New York Building

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Formally, spatially and experientially, the design by Susan T. Rodriguez seeks to celebrate the visual and performing arts, create opportunities for interdisciplinary interchange and connect the building with the surrounding Queens community

Zamet Sports Center, Rijeka Building, Croatia

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Zamet Sports Center, Rijeka building, Croatia

Situated in Rijeka’s quarter Zamet, the new Zamet Centre in complete size of 16830 m2 hosts various facilities: sports hall with max 2380 seats, local community offices, library, 13 retail and service spaces and a garage with 250 parking spaces.

Pier Head Ferry Terminal Liverpool

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Pier Head Ferry Terminal Liverpool canal link

The Council should never have allowed development on the site. Ironically the seeming desire to fit in – solid stone-coloured walls rather than say glazing – makes the situation worse by hiding the building(s) behind and by making more of an impact in all views.

Stephen Lawrence Prize 2009 Winner

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Stephen Lawrence Prize 2009, Royal Institute of British Architects Award: RIBA Special Buildings, UK, winners announced at the Stirling Prize awards on 17 Oct 2009: £5,000 for projects with a budget of less than £1 million.

Kings Place Concert Hall, London

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Kings Place Concert Hall, London, Architect, Images, Property, Architecture, Photo Kings Place Concert Hall London Arts Building, England, UK – design by Dixon Jones, Architects 16 Oct 2009 Kings Place Concert Hall London Design: Dixon Jones Kings Place Concert Hall The Kings Place development in King’s Cross is a brand new cultural landmark offering an … Read more

Galway Harbour Ideas Competition Winners

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Galway Harbour Ideas Competition winner

Swedish architects JM – Konrad Milton and Carl Jägnefält have won the Centre Pier, Galway Harbour Ideas Competition with their entry entitled ‘The Sky Pier – Unity in Duality’ coming out on top of a field of 117 entries.

John O’Groats Masterplan, Scotland building

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John O'Groats Masterplan design

Leading property consultants GVA Grimley Ltd on behalf of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and in association with Robert Adam Architects, has unveiled a masterplan for the re-development of one of Scotland’s best known tourist destinations, John O’Groats.

Roofscape Retrofit, London Carbon Reduction

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The UK government has set an ambitious and necessary target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050. The carbon footprint of buildings is the source of over 50% of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK (DCLG)

Abraham Darby Academy, Ironbridge School

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Working with its partner Kier Construction, BDP has won the commission to design the new Abraham Darby Sport & Learning Academy at Ironbridge in Telford, as part of the Telford BSF project