Sir Nicholas Grimshaw has stepped down as chair of Grimshaw, the now global practice he set up almost 40 years ago. The 79-year-old architect, who won the RIBA Royal Gold Medal 2019, is handing over the reins to Andrew Whalley, the company’s deputy chairman, who has worked alongside Grimshaw since 1986. Founded in 1980, the practice became […]
Fieldwork has honoured a former brothel’s colourful past through a residential restoration in Melbourne’s Fitzroy. The architecture practice was approached by client Paul Ghaie, co-founder of wine and craft beer store Blackhearts & Sparrows, who was keen to celebrate the space’s sordid history, rather than erase it. The brief was to design a beautiful and practical […]
SHoP Architects and Gensler are among eight practices that have created concept designs for Uber’s ‘skyports’, where customers will be able to board and disembark from Uber Air vehicles. Sixteen designs were released this week at Uber Elevate, the company’s annual summit, with practices Pickard Chilton working with Arup, The Beck Group, Boka Powell, Corgan, Humphreys […]
Shaw Contract has released the Category Winners for its annual Design Awards, which recognise the creative vision of the architects and designers who inspire new ways of living, working, learning and healing. This year’s program saw over 700 submissions from around the world. To select the Category Winners, Shaw worked with a panel of ten […]
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