Our “Parkside Building”:http://www.www.associated-architects.co.uk/projects/education/universities/biad/ for Birmingham City University has been awarded runner up in the 2014 Guardian University Awards – Facilities project category. The awards criteria focus on innovation, delivery and impact. The judges noted how state of the art facilities and engagement between the University and high profile companies such as Triumph, Ferrari and Cadbury’s […]
We are pleased to announce that two of our projects won RIBA Awards over the weekend, at the ceremony held in the New Library in Birmingham. From a total of 11 projects, “The Parkside Building”:http://www.www.associated-architects.co.uk/projects/education/universities/biad/ for Birmingham City University and “The Lighthouse”:http://www.www.associated-architects.co.uk/projects/community/my-place-aston/ for Birmingham Youth Services both received RIBA Regional Awards. The projects will now […]
A live feed web cam has been set up at the construction site of the “new headquarters”:http://www.www.associated-architects.co.uk/projects/workplace/new-headquarters/ for the West Bromwich Building Society, allowing us to get the latest visuals of the project’s progression. The new headquarters will accommodate 700 staff and is due for completion in 2015.
Due to the continued success of the practice we are looking to recruit Architects and Technicians for our residential and education work. More details can be found at our “recruitment”:http://www.www.associated-architects.co.uk/practice/recruitment/ page
Associated Architects’ resident photographer Tim Cornbill was featured in a double page spread by the Birmingham Post on March 27th. The article, entitled ‘Picture perfect’ discusses Tim’s dedication to snapping iconic shots of the second city. Last year a “retrospective of Tim’s work”:http://associatedarchitectsblog.com/2013/06/19/inthought-nine-birmingham-retrospective/ was featured as part of the Love Architecture Festival.
Associated Architects £5.2m “multi storey car park”:http://www.www.associated-architects.co.uk/projects/education/universities/new-gisbert-kapp-car-park/, adjacent to the University of Birmingham’s Gisbert Kapp building, has been completed. The North East car park will provide the campus with an additional 492 car parking spaces and 24 cycle parking spaces. The use of terracotta rainscreen cladding has been made to respond to the nearby “Gisbert […]
Associated Architects has been asked to take part in a limited competition to design a new office building on Plot D of the “Paradise Circus development”:http://www.paradisecircus.co.uk/. This will be a key building marking the start of the development and establishing an appropriate relationship with the group of listed civic group of buildings such as the […]
The Daily Telegraph ran a pull out supplement on Independent Schools on Saturday 15th March. Associated Architects was approached for a thought leadership piece discussing the role of good architecture within the sector. Matthew Goer, Director for Associated Architects said, _‘It’s rewarding to be considered ‘experts’ in the sector and we are thankful for the […]
The Kings’ School Worcester has recently posted a time lapse video showing how the “Michael Baker Boathouse”:http://www.www.associated-architects.co.uk/projects/education/independent/the-michael-baker-boathouse/, which sits on the banks of the River Severn, fared during the recent flooding. The clever design of the RIBA Award winner allows for flooding to occur without any damage being sustained by the building. Please click “here”:http://youtu.be/uLVAH6_lJRo […]
Both “The Lighthouse, Aston”:http://www.www.associated-architects.co.uk/projects/community/my-place-aston/ and the “Princess Alexandra Auditorium”:http://www.www.associated-architects.co.uk/projects/masterplan/yarm-school-masterplan/ at Yarm School received commendations at this year’s Civic Trust Awards, held at the Blackpool Winter Gardens on 7th March 2014. The awards were established in 1959 and are the oldest built environment awards in Europe, recognising the very best in architecture, landscape and public art. […]
