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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. With expanding student numbers, increased space requirements for students and expanding community engagement aspirations, the institute was outgrowing its existing buildings.
Finally, take a look at the Spa House, Winchester, by OB Architecture. This holistic pool and garden pavilion is found in the grounds of a family home in Hampshire. It seamlessly connects the new, modernist glazed structure to the Victorian period property through clever landscaping and exterior design.
SouthGate Bath is a retail-led, mixed-use development in Bath. It is the largest mixed-use development in the centre of Bath, occupying a previously underused 5.2 ha site within the Bath Conservation area and part of the World Heritage Site.
Planners have given the go ahead for a new £2.5m music school building at Sherborne School in Dorset. Using traditional materials consistent with the school’s Grade I listed buildings, architects ORMS have designed a bold, contemporary structure that will sit comfortably within its historic context.
Wellington Academy, Wiltshire School, Architect, English Project, Proposal, News Wellington Academy Wiltshire : New School Building Wiltshire Educational Building – design by BDP in southwest England, UK 10 Feb 2009 Wellington Academy WELLINGTON – ANOTHER ACADEMY FOR BDP Design: BDP BDP, with Kier Education, has been selected as preferred bidder to design The Wellington Academy … Read more
Dan Brill Architects has completed their first building, the innovative ‘Colour Factory’ based in Winchester, UK. The Colour Factory houses small workshops run by the Colour Factory arts collective.
Plans for the second phase of development at University Campus Suffolk (UCS) were unveiled on Tuesday 20 January at the University’s striking new £31 million Waterfront building
British Library Boston Spa Masterplan, West Yorkshire building could bring together 80% of its collection: architecture n Eastern England, UK
Royal Arthur Park, Architect, English Project, Property, Proposal, News, UK Royal Arthur Park Building : Corsham Retirement Community English Building at Corsham, Wiltshire, southwest England – design by ORMS 9 Jan 2009 Royal Arthur Park Trail Blazing Retirement Development Given Go Ahead by Planners Design: ORMS, Architects Architects ORMS have just achieved planning permission for … Read more
RIBA Design Contest – Caring for Older People Student Design Competition. DWA Architects has launched a design competition for architectural students worldwide with support from one of the UK’s largest care home operators, Bupa Care Services. The competition will be managed by the RIBA Competitions Office.
Flood Design Competition, Shortlist, Building, RIBA, Architects, Designer, Info Norwich Union Flood Design Competition Housing Design competition winners, England: Images 19 Dec 2008 Flood Design Competition Result UK Flood Design Competition Winners Floating homes, sunken pontoons and timber drawbridges were just some of the innovations presented by architects across the world in a bid to … Read more
The London office of HKR Architects, the multi-award-winning architecture and design practice, has been given the go-ahead by planners for a 10,000 sq ft change-of-use and listed-building consent for Ellier Developments at Grays Brewery in Chelmsford, Essex.
Mackenzie Wheeler – Architects of the RAC Club, Pall Mall, Restoration: planning for a new swimming pool design in the grounds of Feltonfleet School
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.
Old Market Square Nottingham design by Gustafson Porter, England: fluid inviting public space allows surrounding buildings to complement each other
The jury said: ‘the fluid inviting public space allows the surrounding buildings both to complement each other and stand out for their architectural character”
Sheppard Robson has received planning permission for a transformational scheme to deliver a new school. The Waingels College in Wokingham will become a local landmark and the first structural timber school in the UK.
Clay Fields Suffolk housing design by Riches Hawley Mikhail Architects – 26 affordable homes for local people, new houses, Elmswell building, England
New House in Hertfordshire, England, UK, design by Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects: Commissions for new private houses are rare especially in the leafy commuter belt of north London, so when a client comes forward who is committed to the creation of new and innovative architecture it is a pleasure to rise to the challenge.
The University of Northampton has launched a design competition for architects to plan future developments at its 14.5 acre Avenue Campus on St. George’s Avenue in Northampton.
