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UK Firms React to and Prepare for Brexit

October 22, 2018

Since the United Kingdom's 2016 decision to leave the European Union, the number of European architects registering in the country has fallen significantly.

Write water by Mark Wallinger and Studio Octopi

Writ in Water by Mark Wallinger and Studio Octopi

Runnymede, United Kingdom

Erin Hudson

August 6, 2018

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A British team recalls democracy's origins by integrating history and nature into their design.

City of London Freemen's School, Swimming Pool by Hawkins\Brown

Ashtead, United Kingdom

Chris Foges

August 1, 2018

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Precise detailing and understated drama create an unexpectedly serene sports facility in the U.K.

Maggie's Centre by Foster + Partners

Manchester, United Kingdom

Chris Foges

July 3, 2017

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A drop-in cancer center within a verdant setting provides a comforting environment in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Illuminating Structure

York Theatre Royal

The renovation of a 272-year-old landmark uses light to enhance architectural details.

Chris Foges

November 1, 2016

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In De Matos Ryan’s renovation of York Theatre Royal, sensitive and ingenious lighting plays a vital role in lending coherence to the diverse parts of a building that has been much altered over its 272-year history.

RIBA Announces Awards for Best New UK Buildings

Jake Bittle

June 23, 2016

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The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) today announced the winners of this year’s National Awards, which recognize the best new buildings built in the United Kingdom.

Cat Hill Barn

January 16, 2015

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Site size: 3,810 square feet Project size: 3,200 square feet Program: A dilapidated 18-century barn renovated for a modern residence. Location: A rural site in South Yorkshire, in northern England. Solution: The architects inserted a second floor into the two-story-high stone barn, yet managed to keep the original sense of the open plan. Two bedrooms on the upper floor are connected by a walkway with a glass balustrade that overlooks the living and dining areas. Construction and materials: The architects inserted a steel frame to support deteriorating walls, with a ring beam running around the perimeter of the kitchen area.

Everyman Theatre by Haworth Tompkins Architects

London

Hugh Pearman

December 16, 2014

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With its first theater built from the ground up, a firm brings the spirit—and the bricks—of the past into a modern performance space in London.

Stonehenge Exhibition and Visitor Centre

Portal to the Past: Denton Corker Marshall created a forest of columns for the Stonehenge Exhibition and Visitor Centre that respects the ancient monument it serves.

Chris Foges

June 16, 2014

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Denton Corker Marshall created a forest of columns for the Stonehenge Exhibition and Visitor Centre that respects the ancient monument it serves.

Seona Reid Building, The Glasgow School of Art

Conversation with Mackintosh: An addition to a Scottish landmark engages the old architecture with design strategies that sometimes complement and sometimes contrast with the original building.

Hugh Pearman

March 16, 2014

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Building directly opposite Charles Rennie Mackintosh's famed Glasgow School of Art, as Steven Holl has done, is simultaneously a plum job and the commission from hell.

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EVENTS

Industry

4/26/16

The Building Centre

26 Store Street

London

United Kingdom

2016 China-UK Ideal Town and Garden City Summit

The Summit will debate new Garden City ideas and will look at best practice for eco towns, market towns, community engagement, creative quarter and elderly living in the town as well as town center design and management.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU
May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

This course examines fire-rated glass door systems and how they can safeguard areas of egress while supporting a wide range of design goals.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU
May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

You will learn about how lighting and open-air ventilation promotes healthier and more effective learning with the advantages of operable glass walls over fixed walls.