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Grimshaw - Latest News Architecture News - latest additions to this page, arranged chronologically: Reading Station Redevelopment, Berkshire, England photo : Rick Roxburgh Reading Station Redevelopment - 16 Apr 2013 The second phase of the Grimshaw designed Reading station redevelopment opened to passengers last week. Five new platform faces and a new transfer bridge were unveiled on Tuesday 2nd April, making interchange at the station simpler, quicker and easier. Aspire Tower, Parramatta, western Sydney, Australia image from architects Aspire Tower Building Sydney - 9 Apr 2013 A Development Application has been submitted on behalf of Parramatta City Council for a landmark mixed-use tower. The Aspire Tower emerged from a design excellence competition held by the Council and is set to establish a new benchmark for innovative, passive-environmental design in Australian high-rise developments. Designed to act as a catalyst project for Parramatta Square, the tower provides high density, urban residential living which is not only affordable but also sustainable. The Queens Museum of Art Building Expansion, NY, USA Design: Grimshaw Architects image : Courtesy of Grimshaw and the Queens Museum of Art Queens Museum of Art Building Expansion - 28 Mar 2013 On April 11 2013 the Queens Museum will be hosting a first look at their $68 m architectural expansion, which will double the size of the museum. The expansion project, designed by Grimshaw, will further enhance the museum’s ability to present high-quality art to the uniquely diverse communities of Queens through a broad variety of exhibitions and programs that reflect the richness and breadth of the cultural environment. Stoke-on-Trent Bus Station, Midlands, England Design: Grimshaw picture from architects Stoke Bus Station Building - 26 Mar 2013 The Grimshaw designed Stoke on Trent City Centre Bus Station will officially open to the public on Tuesday 26th March. The architects won an international design competition for this building back in 2010. The project forms a significant step in the city’s redevelopment plan. Situated on a prominent site on the boundary of the city centre alongside the ring road, the scheme offers spectacular distant views, whilst the character and landscape of its location has been a strong source of inspiration for the design. London : Hub City - Vision, UK Design: Grimshaw picture from architects Grimshaw Vision - 25 Jan 2013 Architects Grimshaw have today unveiled an ambitious and attainable proposal to address the aviation capacity issues facing the South East of the UK. ‘London: Hub City’ focuses on London’s position as one of the world’s most vibrant commercial and cultural centres. It argues that the capital should be made accessible to travellers, including those using London as a ‘hub’ to reach other parts of the world, to an unprecedented degree. Euro Pulkovo Airport, St Petersburg, Russia image from the architects Russian airport building - 13 + 12 Dec 2012 Construction progress - film + information Frankfurt Airport Terminal 1 Forecourt Building, Germany Design: Grimshaw image : Grimshaw Frankfurt Airport Forecourt - 14 Dec 2012 Grimshaw is delighted to announce that it has completed a detailed masterplanning study for Fraport which provides a new vision for the existing forecourt area at Frankfurt Airport’s Terminal 1. Grimshaw’s defining concept for the masterplan is to bring light, greenery and fresh air into the heart of the airport. The current forecourt at Frankfurt Terminal 1 is a kilometre long strip of private and public transport modes, that has no sense of order and no respite from the noise and fumes of associated vehicles. West Kowloon Cultural District Art-themed Park, SAR, China One of 7 Shortlisted Design Teams news photo from West Kowloon Cultural District Authority West Kowloon Cultural District Art-themed Park - 8 Nov 2012 The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (“WKCDA”) announced today a shortlist of seven design teams that have been invited to submit technical proposals for the development of Hong Kong’s first art-themed park, 14 hectares of landscaped public space for arts and culture at the West Kowloon Cultural District, by the waterfront in Kowloon. Via Verde, South Bronx, New York, USA Grimshaw Architects photograph : David Sundberg_Esto Via Verde South Bronx - 29 Oct 2012 This South Bronx building is a "revolutionary mixed-use, mixed income residential development" according to the architects. The project showcases high-quality innovative green design while also providing affordable housing for low and moderate income households. Sizewell Nuclear Power Station Building, England 7 Sep 2012 - Grimshaw has won the contract to design a new £10 billion nuclear power station at Sizewell, in Suffolk, south east England. Gruen / Grimshaw for Union Station Master Plan, Los Angeles, CA, USA Design: Gruen Associates with Grimshaw Union Station Master Plan The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board of Directors approved LA-based Gruen Associates, in association with Grimshaw Architects, as the consultant team for the creation of a masterplan for the historic Union Station and its surrounding 40 acres. Metro CEO Art Leahy was authorized by the board to execute a firm fixed price contract not to exceed $4,150,000. Grimshaw selected to revamp Duke University’s West Campus Union 13 Jun 2012 - Grimshaw is pleased to announce their appointment to transform Duke University’s West Campus Union in Durham, North Carolina. Built in 1931, the West Campus Union was once the social center of the west campus at this prestigious academic institution. Duke University hopes to modernize the prominent historic building and re-establish it as the epicenter of west campus student life by reorganizing existing layouts and adding features that promote a healthy and dynamic campus culture. picture from architect Inspired by the close-knit Duke community, the Grimshaw scheme will provide spaces where faculty, students, staff, and alumni can meet one another, for either planned or impromptu interactions. The design aims for careful attention to sustainability and intelligent use of resources that will reinforce Duke’s holistic approach to student lifestyles and well-being. Grimshaw will embark on a sensitive integration of new contemporary architecture in harmony with careful preservation of the historic structure. The project will expand dining facilities into a multi-venue space with additional capacity for learning facilities and events. Innovative energy and engineering solutions will work in concert with programming development to deliver a solution that sustains the natural, social and built environment. Grimshaw will work with Duke faculty, staff and students to foster spontaneous interaction and clarify circulation while celebrating the union’s original architectural character. The project is poised to establish the West Campus Union as an exciting campus hub for student and community engagement. Construction on the project is expected to begin in the summer of 2013. Grimshaw wins masterplan central Tirana, Albania picture from architect Albanian Masterplan Competition - 23 May 2012 Grimshaw is the successful finalist selected to masterplan the central Boulevard of Albania’s capital city, Tirana. The other finalist was DAR. Monchengladbach Competition, Germany image from Grimshaw, architects Monchengladbach Masterplan Competition - 12 Mar 2012 Grimshaw has won a competition to develop a masterplan for the centre of the German city of Monchengladbach. Grimshaw, in association with local project partners Konrath & Wennemar and FSWLA were selected though an international competitive process to develop a masterplan strategy for the city centre area of Mönchengladbach, Germany. Recent News by Grimshaw Miami Museum of Science Building, Florida, USA image from Grimshaw, architects Miami Science Museum - 2 Mar 2012 After years of planning and widespread community support, the new Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science today broke ground in Downtown Miami’s Museum Park on the 24th of February. The groundbreaking ceremony took place at the museum’s new site overlooking Biscayne Bay, marking the continuation of Miami’s rise as one of the world’s most culturally rich cities. The groundbreaking event marks the beginning of construction, with the new museum scheduled to open to the public by early 2015. Wimbledon Masterplan, London, UK image : All England Lawn Tennis Club Wimbledon Masterplan - 24 Jan 2012 After a competitive selection process Grimshaw is delighted to announce that it has been selected by The All England Lawn Tennis Club to design their “Wimbledon 2020” masterplan for future development requirements. The new masterplan continues the previous ‘Long Term Plan’, which was commissioned in 1993 and completed in June 2011. Grimshaw Architects win Dulwich College Project, London, England Shortlisted architects included Amanda Levete Architects, Hopkins Architects, and Walters and Cohen. Dulwich College Science Building sketch : Grimshaw Dulwich College Building - 8 Dec 2011 Dr Joe Spence, the Master of Dulwich College, and his Chairman of Governors, Lord Turnbull, are delighted to have secured the appointment of Grimshaw Architects to work with the College on plans for its science building, including creative reuse of the existing 1950s facilities – Phase 1 of the Master Plan devised by John McAslan + Partners through the early months of 2011. Energy-from-Waste Building, Suffolk, England image from architect Energy-from-Waste Building - 2 Aug 2011 Bangor University Pontio, Wales image : Grimshaw Bangor University Pontio - 20 Jan 2011 Nunawading Station, Melbourne, Australia photo : Shannon McGrath Nunawading Station St Botolphs Development, London, UK photo © Nick Weall St Botolphs Building Performing Arts Centre – EMPAC, Troy, New York State, USA photo : Paul Rivera/archphoto EMPAC Troy Featured Buildings by Grimshaw Projects by Grimshaw Architects listed alphabetically, with images: Asser Levy Park Amphitheater Project, New York, USA image © Grimshaw Coney Island Ampitheater Bijlmer Station expansion, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2007 photo © Ger Van Der Vlugt Grimshaw : Bijlmer Station building Croton Water Filtration Plant, Bronx, New York, USA picture © Grimshaw Croton Plant Bronx Eden Project, Cornwall, south-west England - Eden Project photo © Grimshaw Eden Project Fundación Caixa Galicia, La Coruña, Spain 2006 Fundación Caixa Galicia: photo Edmund Sumner Fundación Caixa Galicia Museo del Acero – Museum of Steel, Monterrey, Mexico 2007 image from architect Museo del Acero Newport Station, Newport, Wales, UK Architect: Grimshaw with Atkins image from the architect Newport Station Southern Cross Station Expansion, Melbourne, Australia 2006 Grimshaw with Daryl Jackson Architects picture from Grimshaw 290607 Grimshaw Architects : Australian building winner of Lubetkin Prize + RIBA International Award Thermae : Bath Spa development, Avon, England 2006 photograph : Edmund Sumner Bath Spa Western Avenue (A40) Footbridge, Acton, London photograph : Mark Humphreys Western Avenue Footbridge More projects by Grimshaw online soon Grimshaw Architects : projects by Grimshaw Architects, no images

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