Martineau Galleries Birmingham Development
Martineau Galleries Birmingham, West Midlands, UK, by Glenn Howells Architects / Grant Associates, for Hammerson: multi-million-pound regeneration of its 7.5-acre site including 1,200 new homes.
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The city is located in the West Midlands, central England. It is the UK’s second largest conurbation and with its industrial past is known for a large network of canals and factory buildings. There are some notable arts buildings – such as galleries and concert halls – and civic buildings.
Major structures to visit include The Rotunda Conversion, Brindleyplace Buildings, New Street Gateway Project, Selfridges and the Beetham Tower – 10 Holloway Circus. The Cube designed by make architects is also worth a visit.
Famous architects with buildings in the city include Mecanoo (The Netherlands), Future Systems Architects, Foreign Office Architects, Ian Simpson Architects, BDP, and Stanton Williams.
Martineau Galleries Birmingham, West Midlands, UK, by Glenn Howells Architects / Grant Associates, for Hammerson: multi-million-pound regeneration of its 7.5-acre site including 1,200 new homes.
Smithfield Market Birmingham Contest, West Midlands, UK: Colander Associates seek team with exceptional creativity and leadership skills to design a new market for Birmingham: ‘City of a Thousand Trades’ competition in central England.
Snug Architects win RIBA Competition to design The Wall of Answered Prayer in Birmingham, UK, a piece of West Midlands public art made from one million bricks, each representing an answered prayer.
Improving Building Façade Technologies for Better Energy Efficiency project – a group of researchers from the University of Nottingham, Loughborough University and University of Exeter was awarded a £1.65 million grant from the EPSRC.
New 160 seat temporary theatre building on site adjoining Wolverhampton Grand Theatre on Lichfield Street by Keith Williams Architects approved by City Council.
Soho Wharf Birmingham masterplan design by Claridge Architects – major canal-side development submitted for planning: residential-led, mixed-use project transforms derelict industrial canal-side site.
Birmingham office buildings: Midlands architecture – key new commercial properties in central England, UK built environment information & images – Birmingham offices projects and major workplace property designs
The Timber Yard Birmingham housing – design by Claridge Architects – 379 high quality homes for young professionals has received planning approval.
The Indoor Sports Centre at the University of Birmingham designed by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands is one of two National RIBA award winners in the West Midlands.
Design: Stanton Williams. Transformation of Birmingham’s Mailbox, designed by Stanton Williams, will shortly begin on site following the appointment of contractors. Works on the building are planned for completion in 2015.
Walsall building news, Midlands architects, central England buildings, architecture design projects, redevelopment, Birmingham – new Walsall architecture
With just two more months to go, The National Homebuilding & Renovating Show has witnessed 85 per cent of its stand capacity being snapped up by exhibitors and is issuing its last call for entry.
Major residential regeneration by Glenn Howells Architects, Maccreanor Lavington Architects and ShedKM: detailed landscape masterplan by Grant Associates for 207 family homes and 90 apartments plus a new public park, public open spaces, communal gardens and canal-side public realm.
Pioneering centre of excellence for rail engineering designed by Bond Bryan Architects wins a Construction Project of the Year Award. The £22m facility is first major National College development in UK.
3 Arena Central Building in Birmingham design by Make Architects: UK Cabinet Office to take a long-term lease at 239,000 sqft office building, part of the government drive to modernise its estate.
Design2e has been commissioned to deliver a two-stage tender project to build two luxury apartment blocks, called Left Bank, in the centre of Birmingham. The towers will stand at 22 and over 31 storeys when complete, making the larger of the pair the tallest residential building in the city.
Carbon neutral project designed by Fairhursts Design Group. Constructed with a glulam timber frame, the building is finished with western red cedar boarding and single-fired terracotta rain screen cladding. CLT is used for the floor structure.
The Getty Foundation announced $1.66 million in architectural conservation grants dedicated to twelve significant 20th century buildings as part of its Keeping It Modern initiative