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.

QMUL Informatics Teaching Laboratory Building

March 19, 2024March 19, 2024 by Adrian Welch

Purcell win planning permission to retrofit and extend an outdated building at Queen Mary University of London. The property was originally designed by MacCormac Jamieson Pritchard and Arup in 1989 as the QMUL School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science.

ADAM Architecture: England architects office

January 14, 2025March 13, 2024 by Adrian Welch

Fortescue Fields Norton St Philip Property

Entries open for ADAM Architecture’s 2024 Travel Scholarship, taking winners to impressive architectural locations around the world. It offers a £2,000 awardto support overseas research in architecture, architectural technology and urban design.

Curves and Colors House in Minneapolis, Minnesota

April 19, 2026March 9, 2024 by Adrian Welch

Curves and Colors House in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, design by Bjella Architecture: a sculpture for living, the home rises from the earth like a muted yellow, tapered drum, embracing both grace and boldness in its architectural design.

Historic Scottish Houses: Scotland castle buildings

July 7, 2025March 8, 2024 by Adrian Welch

Historic Scottish houses – country houses in Scotland, stately homes – historic Scottish buildings, residential architecture in Scotland

Antoine Predock Architects, New Mexico, USA

March 7, 2024March 7, 2024 by Adrian Welch

Antoine Predock dies, aged 87: American architect (1936 – 2024) based in Albuquerque, New Mexico – American buildings, architect office – New Mexico, USA + Taiwan architecture projects

Purcell architects office, UK buildings

August 17, 2025March 7, 2024 by Adrian Welch

Purcell architects news – Cobham Dairy transform this Georgian ‘Gothick’ building into a one-bedroom holiday let was straightforward, but the complexity lay in adapting a Grade II* listed building to provide modern levels of comfort

RIBA East Midlands Awards 2024 shortlist

May 16, 2025March 6, 2024 by Adrian Welch

Six projects, including the conversion of a derelict warehouse into a multi-purpose urban development, a university co-working space and a social housing upgrade, have been shortlisted for the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) East Midlands Awards 2024.

Kyklos building in Belval, Luxembourg: UNStudio

March 6, 2024March 5, 2024 by Adrian Welch

Kyklos building in Belval, Luxembourg design by UNStudio: ‘only timber is not the answer’ – this Dutch architecture office calculates the lowest carbon footprint for this new property…and the result is hybrid!

2024 RSAW Welsh Architecture Awards

May 23, 2025March 5, 2024 by Adrian Welch

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2024 RSAW Welsh Architecture Awards shortlist news from RIBA: Hay Castle, Swansea Arena and the King’s Gate at Caernarfon Castle are in the running to be crowned the best in Wales.