There is always something happening at the practice, whether we are designing, building or celebrating, you’ll find out all about whats happening with us here.
Sunday the 18th September saw the official opening of the new Music School at Yarm School in Stockton-on-Tees. Will Todd; composer and pianist, officially opened the school after a two hour musical workshop with the pupils and and school choir. The new school see’s the Music Department relocate from its current home to the new […]
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 […]
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 […]
