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1st Mar 2018 — News

Housing Architect of the Year Finalist

We are delighted to be on the shortlist for BD’s Housing Architect of the Year, celebrating the best in architecture.

“Organised by BD, the AYAs are distinguished from other architectural awards by virtue of honouring overall achievement within a particular sector. This provides a truly meaningful premise on which to compare the work of different architects.”

The full shortlist can be found here, and the winner will be announced on the 18th April.

12th Feb 2018 — News

Social Housing – New European Projects

Goldsmith Street, our project for 105 Passivhaus homes for Norwich City Council will form part of an exhibition curated by Karakusevic Carson Architects, opening in New York City on 15th February at the Centre for Architecture.

‘Social Housing – New European Projects’ draws together 25 European case studies by 20 practices, looking at a range of building and dwelling typologies, emerging design approaches, and refurbishment strategies.

15th February – 19th May 2018, Centre for Architecture in NYC.

12th Jan 2018 — News

Planning for St Andrew’s Riverside

Permission has been granted for our scheme of 39 homes in Tiverton, Devon. St Andrew’s Riverside is being delivered by Mid Devon District Council’s SPV – Three River’s Development, and the scheme will complete an important piece of historic town centre right on the banks of the River Exe.

12th Jan 2018 — News

Tweet of MikhailRiches on 2018-01-12 10:56:17

Planning Permission has been granted for our scheme of 39 homes next to the River Exe in Tiverton, Devon for 3 Rive… https://t.co/Uyf5dGuUFD

3rd Jan 2018 — News

Planning Permission for Park Hill Phase 2

Sheffield City Council has awarded planning consent for the second phase of the renewal of Park Hill. Phase 2 will deliver 199 new homes and 21,000 sq ft of commercial space as part of a major push by the developer Urban Splash to create a new 21st Century Quarter for Sheffield.

3rd Jan 2018 — News

Tweet of MikhailRiches on 2018-01-03 09:38:03

Planning Permission won for Phase 2 of Park Hill in Sheffield – what a great start to 2018 @urban_splash… https://t.co/5J8kOF5xng

20th Dec 2017 — News

Social Housing Exhibition in NYC

Our model of Goldsmith Street is all packed up and ready to leave for NYC in the New Year. The project will be part of an exhibition on “Social Housing – New European Projects” to be held at the AIA Centre for Architecture in New York from February-May 2018.

13th Dec 2017 — News

Gingerbread City Exhibition

VeloCity is part of this year’s Gingerbread City Exhibition organised by The Museum of Architecture and masterplanned by Tibbalds. The exhibition is open until 22nd December at 27 Thurloe Street, London, SW7 2LQ.
www.thegingerbreadcity.com

12th Dec 2017 — News

Tweet of MikhailRiches on 2017-12-12 14:55:22

Great article on VeloCity in @dezeen today @Tibbalds @FY_architects @Khaa_uk @EXP_Eng @MarkoPlacemaker https://t.co/N4uYyGsbO9

6th Dec 2017 — News

VeloCity wins Cambridge–Oxford corridor competition

Our VeloCity proposal has been chosen by the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), as the winning concept for Malcom Reading’s Cambridge-Oxford corridor competition. The team includes Tibbalds Planning & Urban Design, Featherstone Young, Marko and Placemakers, Expedition Engineering & Khaa. Read more about the project here.

6th Dec 2017 — News

Tweet of MikhailRiches on 2017-12-06 15:46:12

“VeloCity is the result of a planning strategy that seeks to ensure the sustainability of the countryside while unl… https://t.co/6rwF8GQiaq

22nd Nov 2017 — News

Tweet of MikhailRiches on 2017-11-22 18:34:24

The Oxford-Milton Keynes-Cambridge corridor has been given government backing to deliver a million new homes at… https://t.co/IsjTgr6u68

9th Nov 2017 — News

A MATERIAL APPROACH: Retain / Restore / Re-imagine

Annalie Riches will be taking about Park Hill Phase 2 at Sto Werkstatt on Thursday 30th November, as part of a series which spotlights the relationships between architects and materials.

Read more about the event and register to attend here.

 

 

23rd Oct 2017 — News

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VeloCity

We are in one of four shortlisted teams for Malcolm Reading’s ‘Cambridge – Milton Keynes – Oxford corridor’ competition. Our VeloCity team includes Tibbalds Planning & Urban Design, Featherstone Young, Marko and Placemakers, Expedition Engineering & Khaa.

Our proposals are available to view on the Malcom Reading website, along with the opportunity to support our proposal by emailing in here.

22nd Aug 2017 — News

Shortlisted for Cambridge to Oxford Connection Ideas Competition

 

Annalie Riches is part of one of four shortlisted teams for this competition set by The National Infrastructure Commission and Malcolm Reading.

“This two-stage competition is seeking inspirational yet realisable visions for the future of development within the arc encompassing four of the UK’s fastest-growing and most productive centres: Cambridge, Milton Keynes, Northampton and Oxford.”

(Malcolm Reading Press Release)

Along with Jennifer Ross (Director at Tibbalds), Petra Marko (Co-Founder and Director, Marko&Placemakers), Sarah Featherstone (Co-Director, Featherstone Young) and Kay Hughes we will now be asked to develop proposals for the second stage of this exciting competition.

26th Jul 2017 — News

Planning Permission for Berkshire Road

We have won planning consent for our mixed-use scheme on the northern border of the Hackney Wick masterplan, for Coldpark. The scheme will provide 39 new homes, commercial space and a new public street on a former warehouse site.

See more on the project here.

6th Jul 2017 — News

NLA Awards 2017

We’re thrilled to have picked up two awards at this year’s NLA annual lunch.

We were commended in the ‘culture and community’ category for St Margaret the Queen in Streatham Hill for St Margaret the Queen Parochial Church Council & Broadchurch. This project includes the re-ordering of the Grade II Listed Church, a ‘Monastic House’ and new housing in the grounds of the Church.
View project here. 

We were also on the winning team for ‘unbuilt housing’ with the Croydon Smaller Sites Programme for Brick X Brick, along with HTA, Mae, Pitman Tozer, Stitch, Coffey and vPPR.
View project here. 

16th Jun 2017 — News

Two competition wins for Hackney Council

We have been selected to work on housing schemes for two sites near Shoreditch Park in Hoxton, London. Buckland and Wimbourne Street will be delivered as part of Hackney Council’s ambitious Housing Supply Programme.

Double victory: latest Hackney council housing winner named – AJ Article 

8th Jun 2017 — News

Shortlisted for three NLA Awards

We have three projects up for NLA Awards this year:

Television Centre Townhouses
St Margaret the Queen Church
Croydon Smaller Sites

You can see the full shortlist here, as well as how to the vote for the ‘People’s Choice Award’

23rd May 2017 — News

RIBA Award for Brentford Lock West

Our project at Brentford Lock West received an RIBA London Award last night. The judges said:

“The completed building is economic and functional, but also thoughtful, and indeed, charming.”

Read more from the judges on the RIBA website here.

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