Nottingham Development, Apartments Building
Working with the Local Authority, M+O Architects conducted the masterplanning for a series of urban blocks with communal gardens at the centre of the overall plan.
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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. 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.
University of Bedfordshire, New Luton Campus
The University of Bedfordshire has revealed its plans for a landmark new student centre as part of the first phase of a £70m masterplan to regenerate the university’s campus in the centre of Luton.
De Montfort University Library Leicester: Kimberlin
De Montfort Library, Leicester architecture, higher education building design by Eva Jiricna, architect – Kimberlin Library: De Montfort University, UK
David Wilson Library, University of Leicester
In order to select an architectural led design consultancy for their library project the University of Leicester issued briefing documents to selected companies in December 2004
Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital Brighton
Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, Brighton, Sussex – design by BDP Architects – Royal Alexandra Hospital, health building Image, English architecture
Our Lady & St Edwards Catholic Primary School
Planning permission has been granted for the scheme at Our Lady & St Edwards Catholic Primary School in Birkenhead, designed by Sheffield practice Race Cottam Associates.
Sinfin Community School, Derbyshire Building
Sinfin School, Building, Photo, Architect, Development, Design, Image Sinfin Community School : Derbyshire Building English Educational Project in Derbyshire, northern England, UK 7 Oct 2008 Sinfin Community School Derby New Derby school welcomes first pupils Children in Derby have enjoyed their first day at a new school, built to replace a facility on the same … Read more
Poundbury Buildings, Dorchester, Dorset, UK
Leon Krier’s commission from the Prince of Wales in 1988 to design a master plan for Poundbury – a ‘new village’ on the outskirts of Dorchester in Dorset – has provided enough fuel for the debate about postwar town planning to burn several villages.
John Madejski Academy Reading: Berkshire School
Using the team’s exemplar scheme developed as part of the DfES ‘Building Schools for the Future’ initiative, the John Madejski Academy will be the first of the secondary school exemplars to be built in the UK and certainly the first as a City Academy
Thermae Bath Spa Building Restoration
The new Spa is housed in a mix of new build and sensitively restored buildings. The concept was to use artificial light to reinforce the legibility of the existing historic and new interventions, and enhance the enjoyment of spaces for the public.
Zero-carbon Home: Barratt House, England, UK
Zero-carbon Home, Barratt Building, Architects, BRE Eco House, Sustainable Design Materials Zero-carbon Barratt House, England Sustainable English Home at Buildings Research Establishment (BRE): UK Eco Residence 15 Aug 2008 Barratt Zero-Carbon Home, UK Barratt Developments unveils what they claim as the first zero-carbon house developed by a volume housebuilder The Barratt Green House is built … Read more
Oaklands College St Albans Building
Oaklands College has received planning permission from St Albans District Council for a new-build college designed by Bond Bryan Architects.
Grafton Hall, Classical English House
A new classical mansion will be built instead of the Ushida Findlay ‘starfish’ design which, seven years ago, was held up by the Modernist architectural establishment as the country house of the future.
River Avon Bridge Design, Stratford-upon-Avon
Ian Ritchie Architects’ bridge proposal over the River Avon, in Stratford-upon-Avon, central England: abandoned in July 2008.
JCB Competition Uttoxeter, England, Staffordshire
JCB Competition Uttoxeter, England – Staffordshire architecture, JCB Uttoxeter, Heavy Products site, Masterplan + redevelopment: Staffordshire building news
Cranfield University Building: Student Flats
Cranfield University is one of Western Europe’s largest academic centres for strategic and applied research, development and design. The University originally had three campuses: Cranfield, Silsoe and Shrivenham.
Priory Park Pavilion, Reigate Building
The Pavilion is searching for a dialectic between the artificial and the natural. Beyond the functional spatial quality, the project brings the play between «nature» and «culture» into a self-reflexive, «scintillating» representation.
Portsmouth Stadium Development: Football
Portsmouth FC And Sellar Property Group Joint Venture to create stunning Waterfront Stadium and Regional Exhibition Centre/arena on Gateway Site to City.
