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AJ100 Award Winner!
AJ100 Award Winner!

17.05.12 News & Events

We are delighted to announce that we have won the *AJ100 Midlands Practice of the Year* award! Adam Wardle and James Hall were on hand to recieve the award at last night’s glittering awards evening at the Grange Hotel in London. We’d like to say a huge thanks to our clients for their continuing trust […]
K2TOG Installation at BMAG
K2TOG Installation at BMAG

27.04.12 News & Events

We have been helping to support K2TOG, a spectacular graffiti knitting installation project at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery in Chamberlain Square, which will welcome and celebrate the Jamaican and American teams stay in Birmingham this summer for London 2012. The colours of the Olympian woolly intervention will match those of the teams’ national flags […]
We’re shortlisted for the first time!
We’re shortlisted for the first time!

27.04.12 News & Events

We’ve made it into the Architects Journal AJ100 survey of the top 100 UK architectural practices! And what’s more we’ve been shortlisted in the following categories for the AJ100 awards that are announced on 16 May 2012: New Entrant New Member of the Year Regional Practice of the Year (Midlands) Fingers crossed!
Planning Permission Granted, Solihull College
Planning Permission Granted, Solihull College

26.04.12 News & Events

Planning consent for the extension of Woodlands Campus of Solihull College “(@solihullcollege)”:http://twitter.com/#!/solihullcollege was granted on 25th April by the unanimous agreement of all 9 members of Solihull MBC Planning Committee. The project was recognised as being strategically important to the development of skills in the North Solihull area and tackling unemployment in the Borough. The […]
Boathouse Blog
Boathouse Blog

22.03.12 News & Events

One of our long standing clients; The King’s School Worcester has kept an interesting blog about the development of the “Boathouse”:http://www.www.associated-architects.co.uk/projects/education/independent/the-michael-baker-boathouse/ we have designed for them. Read more here: “http://www.ksw.org.uk/the-trust/latest-news/boathouse-blog-march-2012”:http://www.ksw.org.uk/the-trust/latest-news/boathouse-blog-march-2012
Market Drayton Police Station completed
Market Drayton Police Station completed

16.03.12 News & Events

Construction work has completed on the new police station in Market Drayton. The existing 1930 building has been replaced with a sustainable and purpose built station, with Associated Architects working with the local planning authority to develop a contemporary design which is sensitive to the surrounding area. The building has achieved an Excellent rating under […]
Planning Consent for Medical Teaching Building, University of Leicester
Planning Consent for Medical Teaching Building, University of Leicester

16.03.12 News & Events

Planning consent has been received for the University of Leicester’s new “Medical Teaching Building”:http://www.www.associated-architects.co.uk/projects/education/universities/medical-teaching-building/. The new 13,000sq.m building will accommodate teaching, lecture and offices for research and medical academia and is designed to Passivhaus standards. The £30m project is programmed to complete in September 2015.
Woodcock Street Wins an Award
Woodcock Street Wins an Award

07.02.12 News & Events

It was announced today that our recently completed office project for Birmingham City Council, 10 Woodcock Street has won a Built in Quality Award.
Ground Works Complete at BIAD
Ground Works Complete at BIAD

04.01.12 News & Events

Birmingham City University’s new building for the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design is rising rapidly from the ground at Eastside following the successful early stages of construction, completed ahead of programme by contractor Willmott Dixon. The building is to be linked by a bridge to Millennium Point and will provide shared media studios and […]
Eco Vicarages Passivhaus
Eco Vicarages Passivhaus

25.11.11 News & Events

Our recently completed Eco Vicarage in Stourbridge featured in the Sunday Telegraph. As far as we know it’s the first home in England to achieve both the two gold standard measures of environmental performance. Firstly, it’s rated as zero carbon (level 6) under the UK Code for Sustainable Homes. This measures holistic sustainability across nine […]
Mailbox Steps in the Guardian
Mailbox Steps in the Guardian

04.10.11 News & Events

A large photograph of the new steps and green wall at The Mailbox canalside was used in The Guardian this weekend in an article about the record breaking temperatures in the UK over the weekend. Glad to see people using the steps as they were intended for…..chilling in the sunshine.
KESH Academy gets Planning Permission
KESH Academy gets Planning Permission

30.09.11 News & Events

King Edward’s Sheldon Heath Academy was granted planning permission yesterday. Completion is due in September 2013. Well done to the team.
We’re hiring……
We’re hiring……

29.09.11 News & Events

Due to continuing success in securing new commissions, Associated Architects has a number of permanent employment opportunities in our Birmingham office. We are looking for dedicated and talented people to work on a number of high profile projects in the University and School sectors. *Architects:* Experienced RIBA qualified Architects with 2-5 years experience and able […]
Birmingham Post ‘Eastside A New Beginning’ Supplement
Birmingham Post ‘Eastside A New Beginning’ Supplement

29.09.11 News & Events

We had a feature published in the Birmingham Post’s Eastside supplement, detailing our regeneration work on the site for the Birmingham Institute of Art & Design for Birmingham City University. We also had a half page advert in there too!