Our BIM Manager and Associate, David Simpson has been interviewed for a case study published on the CIOB’s (Chartered Institute of Building) BIM+ website. The article; titled ‘A thorough Road Test for BIM’ focuses on Associated Architects’ pioneering use of BIM throughout the design and construction of the recently completed £42m Curzon Building, for Birmingham […]
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; […]
We’re pleased to announce that our design for the Aston Webb Student Hub at the University of Birmingham has been shortlisted in the AJ RetroFit Awards this year in the Listed Building Award – Over £5m. The full shortlist can be found here Warren Jukes, Director said “Its really great news for us to be […]
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 […]
We’re thrilled with the news that the Health Futures UTC in West Bromwich has been crowned “Best Educational Building” at the 2016 West Midlands Built-In Quality Awards. The occasion, which this year was held at Birmingham’s ICC and hosted by BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin, gives recognition of the professionalism, excellence and innovation that lies at the heart […]
Following the official opening of the Bartholomew Barn at King’s Hawford on the 14th May, St Gobain launched the project; being the first ever Multi-Comfort building in the UK yesterday. The Multi-Comfort building is a concept developed by St. Gobain which enhances the comfort of the building’s users. The 450sq.m barn is a multi-purpose sports […]
Last week saw the official opening of Associated Architects’ designed Dog Welfare and Rescue Centre for the Birmingham Dog’s Home in Catherine-de-Barnes, Solihull. The new state of the art rehoming centre was opened by HRH the Duke of Gloucester. The Duke was given a tour of the facilities, meeting the centre staff, learning about their […]
Today, Associated Architects’ Director Warren Jukes celebrates his 20 year anniversary at the practice. On this day precisely 20 years ago, a young Warren Jukes entered the Associated Architects’ office in the Jewellery Quarter as a Part II Architectural Assistant having graduated from Birmingham City University. His first project was the Greenbank Building for the […]