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.

Huangpu Sports Box Shanghai

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Huangpu Sports Box Shanghai building design by PTW

The competition brief required an iconic solution for a landmark site. The site occupies an entire city block within close proximity of the historic Shanghai Bund.

ACC Tower: American Commerce Center

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ACC Tower Philadelphia American Commerce Center

Located at the core of Philadelphia’s Center City District near Logan Square, the American Commerce Center is part of the renewal of the City’s historic downtown area to reposition itself as a premier American city.

Hermès London Store, Bond Street Shop

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Hermès London Store, Bond Street Boutique, Architecture, British Shopping Images Hermès Store London Bond Street New Bond Street Shop, England: Retail Outlet design by DSDHA architects, UK 5 Dec 2008 Hermès brings nature back to Bond Street, London, England ‘Silver Forest #36’ Date: 2008 Design: DSDHA Address: 155 New Bond St, London W1S 2UA, UK … Read more

Palm Jumeirah Dubai, Nakheel Property, UAE

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Palm Jumeirah Dubai

Palm Jumeirah is the original visionary land reclamation project off the coast of Jumeirah in Dubai. This residential, hotel and leisure development in the shape of a Palm leaf has inspired much international comment and interest.

New Orleans house, Graftlab designs

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New Orleans House design by Graftlab in Louisiana

Graft’s proposal for housing in the Lower Ninth merges metaphorical abstractions of traditional and modern architecture, driven with the purpose of capitalizing on the more successful components within each

Michael Schumacher Tower Abu Dhabi, Building

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The Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower, the first in a series of seven towers to be built worldwide. A unique branding concept envisioned by Joachim Swensson, founder of branding specialists PNYG:COMPANY, the building represents branded architecture’s next step.

Dingleton Boiler House Melrose building: Peter Womersley

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Dingleton boiler house studio dub design

The boiler house, located in the Border town of Melrose, demonstrates Womersley’s sculptural talent in designing with concrete, adding flair to functional necessity. The austerity of the design is softened by the care in the level of finish.

Highcross Leicester Stores: Shopping Centre

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Construction work on Highcross, a 60,000 m² extension to The Shires, which will be anchored by John Lewis, is progressing well and is scheduled to open in September 2008. Hammerson’s 60% interest was acquired in 2002.

Nanjing Greenland Financial Center Tower

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Nanjing Greenland Financial Center Tower

Designed by architect Marshall Strabala, the Nanjing Greenland Financial Center (above) is a 297,290-square meters (3.2 million-square foot) mixed-use development including office space, hotel, retail and apartments in Nanjing, China.