New English architecture projects with building news for England and architectural images, plus UK architects background. England building news from across this North West European country, featuring the most interesting contemporary properties.
Major new works to visit include the Building B1, Greenwich Peninsula by Madrid studio SelgasCano. It is a urpose-built 10,000 sqft property in a new Design District.
Also worth noting is The Courtauld Institute of Art London renewal and work at St Mary-le-Strand Church.
We also feature the Weston Studio Rambert Ballet School, Twickenham, by MICA. An extension to the Weston dance studio for the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance.
Finally, take a look at the Spa House, Winchester, by OB Architecture. This holistic pool and garden pavilion in the grounds of a family home in Hampshire seamlessly connects new and old spaces.
Designed by Artel31 the Plot 3 eco-home in Wiltshire, England, is part of a micro self-build community in Chippenham Wiltshire. Clad in SLP Thermowood to ensure a uniform aging that unifies its monolithic form, it is then defined by a series of openings and protrusions which form shelter from the elements
Proctor and Matthews Architects win The Royal Institute of British Architects design competition in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, central England, UK, mixed housing scheme selected from 5 finalists
New Lodge in New Earswick, York, England design by PRP Architects for JRHT: Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust wins a RIBA Yorkshire Award – care home and apartments for people over the age of 55
Tonkin Liu’s Solar Gate in Kingston upon Hull, England, is a sundial that uses solar alignment to mark significant times and dates in Hull. The super-light innovative two-shell structure is place-specific, responding to pivotal historic events
Dover’s Esplanade has been given a radical overhaul by Tonkin Liu. The Three Waves project has been conceived as three artworks, Lifting Wave, Resting Wave, Lighting Wave, that have grown out of their social and environmental context and the way they are constructed
Innovation Centre 7 Keele University building design by HLM Architects: £10.4m IC7 facility for Digital Society Institute, sustainable collaborative space for business and research – intended to be zero carbon in operation and to meet a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating
Make Modular news: UK housing delivery news – better, faster, greener – Britain’s manufacturers invest over £500m to end housing crisis, targeting 75,000 sustainable modular homes by 2030
Evolution of gantries RIBA Competition winning entry by Useful Studio: the look of England’s motorways has evolved in recent decades – read news of the redesign one of the network’s most iconic features – the gantry
Boasting an incredible yet highly exposed setting on the South Coast of England, Waterside is a seaside home reimagined by OB Architecture for modern living, with a distinctive contemporary aesthetic
Mountbatten House Basingstoke building news – large grade two listed building, cited as one of the 15 most important modern listed buildings in the UK, is set to be restored to its former glory as part of an extensive refurbishment of the property and its terraced gardens
University of Brighton Moulsecoomb Campus Masterplan: design practice Hassell complete the final phase of the transformational higher education buildings in East Sussex, southern England
Sulis Hospital Bath, Peasedown St. John, England, by Foster + Partners: a quietly revolutionary building which incorporates biophilic design to enhance wellbeing and improve recovery times for patients – set in the picturesque Somerset countryside
