Associated Architects is pleased to announce that Phase 1 of the refurbishment of the Grade II listed, modernist Edward Boyle Library at the University of Leeds has opened. The first phase of the building was opened on the 28th September with large numbers of students enjoying the new facilities. Associated Architects have been praised by […]
We are very pleased to announce that after 5 years’ worth of work, the new library at the University of Birmingham opened today. The concepts for the project were sketched out back in 2011. The opening is being marked with a special exhibition, open to the public, showcasing works from the University’s collections which have […]
The construction of Associated Architects’ design of Warwick Conferences Dining Pavilion has been captured in a short YouTube movie by Warwick Conferences. The new high quality, 350 delegate capacity venue overlooks the lake on campus is being delivered to a BREEAM Excellent standard. The orientation and design of the building maximises views across the lake […]
The construction of Associated Architects’ design for the new West Bromwich Building Society’s Headquarters Offices has been documented in a time-lapse video, captured by the Societies’ webcam. Construction of the 70,000sq.ft offices completed in March this year, with the Society taking occupation at the end of April. The full video can be found here
Last week saw Associated Architects down tools for a day on our annual away day. This year the whole of the office traveled to Oxford to stay in the Grade I listed, Arne Jacobsen designed, St Catherine’s College. After being treated to supper at the head table in the Great Hall, the practice witnessed an […]
Yesterday saw the topping out ceremony for the new Library and Student Services Centre at Royal Holloway University of London. So far the project has seen 1,243 tonnes of steel reinforcements installed, 6,720 cubic metres of concrete poured and 11,250 cubic metres of earth excavated. The ceremony was attended by the University staff and design […]
The construction of Associated Architects’ designed new campus library at the University of Birmingham has been documented in a timelapse video, captured by the University’s webcam. Enabling works commenced in March 2014; removing the existing running track, and construction starting in July 2014. Traffic was rerouted to the new road in December 2014 and topping […]
Yesterday we attended the official opening of the Lapworth Museum of Geology at the University of Birmingham. The museum has been at the University for nearly a century and Associated Architects designed the rejuvenation of the prestigious museum. The museum was officially opened by Sir Paul Nurse; a geneticist and Nobel Prize winner, Sir Professor David Eastwood; […]
Our Centre for Medicine at the University of Leicester features as a building study in the May 2016 edition of Architecture Today. The detailed study analyses the design and significance of the £42m project, which is currently the UK’s largest Passivhaus building and one of the largest in Europe. Passivhaus is a low-energy standard developed […]
Our design of the Curzon Building for Birmingham City University was shortlisted at the 2016 RICS Awards in the ‘Design through Innovation’ category. Although the project didn’t win an award it received a ‘Highly Commended’ accolade cited “as projects (that) impressed our panel of judges but were just pipped to the post by the winners on […]
