Meeting current challenges…
20 March 2020Avanti Architects continue to closely monitor the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic and are regularly reviewing our policies in line with current government advice
Isokon exhibition – Jacques & Jacqueline Groag
28 February 2020The Isokon Gallery’s new seasonal exhibition features the life and works of former residents, Jacques & Jacqueline Groag.
Rathfriland Medical Village planning approved
12 February 2020Avanti Architects are delighted to have received planning permission with no objections for a new 16,000m2 Medical Village in Rathfriland, County Down.
Be First housing – two sites submitted for planning
03 January 2020Avanti Architects have recently submitted planning applications for two sites for BeFirst in Barking and Dagenham. The two schemes deliver new affordable homes for Barking and Dagenham’s housing company Be
Avanti contribute to RIBA Bauhaus exhibition
27 November 2019Avanti Architects Conservation team have been contributing to events supporting the “Beyond Bauhaus” exhibition at the Royal Association of British Architects (RIBA).
Duncan Finch Judges AJ Healthcare Award
21 November 2019As one of the judges for the Health and Wellbeing project category, Healthcare Director Duncan Finch presented the 2019 award to winners last week.
Avanti in “Planning Learning Spaces” book
14 November 2019Avanti Architects have contributed to a new book by Lawrence King Publishing “Planning Learning Spaces – a practical guide for architects, designers and school leaders”.
Mayow Road housing planning win
11 November 2019Our Mayow Road housing scheme has won planning consent following a positive planning committee decision in October. The project is a pioneering combination of supported living and homes for families with temporary housing needs for Lewisham Council.
Wells Coates talk at Isokon Gallery
24 October 2019Wells Coates talk at Isokon Gallery
Ulster Hospital Acute Services Block Video Tour
7 October 2019A new video showing you around the Ulster Hospital Acute Services Block, Belfast.
Negroni Talks #16 Jobs for the boys?
03 October 2019Avanti Director Andrew McKeown attended “Jobs for the boys?” at Ombra in Hackney on Monday 30th September with a lively and thought-provoking debate about challenging the issue of diversity and gender balance in our profession.
Avanti conservation projects at Open House 2019
20 September 2019This weekend, Open House will once again welcome visitors for a rare chance to look around some of London’s most iconic buildings. The programme includes four modernist & brutalist buildings
Natural History Museum phase II repairs complete
18 September 2019Avanti Architects have completed the design and management of the second phase of urgent repair works to the terracotta on the west façade of the Grade I listed, Natural History Museum
New Appointment – Dover Castle
10 September 2019English Heritage have appointed Avanti to re-design two cafes at the Grade I listed Dover Castle in Kent.
New Appointment – Be First Housing, Barking & Dagenham
31 August 2019Avanti Architects have been selected by the Barking & Dagenham owned company, Be First, to design and deliver over 140 new affordable homes on Oxlow Lane and Roxwell Road.
Prince Harry opens Sheffield Children’s Hospital
25 July 2019Prince Harry has officially opened the new multi-award winning wing at Sheffield Children’s Hospital, recently completed by Avanti Architects.
HEALTH PROJECT OF THE YEAR WIN FOR ST MARY’S
18 June 2019The newly opened St Mary’s Primary Care Centre, Cork has won ‘Health project of the Year’ at the 2019 Irish Construction Industry Awards.
State of The Art Chemotherapy building underway
10 May 2019Avanti Architects are developing a new state of the art Chemotherapy Unit at Ulster Hospital with Macmillan Cancer Support and The South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
St Mary’s Primary Care Centre Opens
30 May 2019Avanti & Health Service Executive’s new 6500sqm Primary Care Centre Located on the grounds of St Marys Health Campus, Cork has been officially opened by the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar
The Makers – site update
26 March 2019The Makers mixed-use development in Shoreditch – progress on site
New appointment – Lewisham SEND School
19 March 2019We are delighted to be embarking on a project for a new SEND School for Lewisham Council. The new special school, located near to Mayow Park in Sydenham, will form
Quinan Stove, Waltham abbey gunpowder mills
27 February 2019Avanti Architects has been commissioned to record, develop a conservation strategy and undertake trial repairs on the Quinan Stove at Waltham Abbey Gunpowder Mills.
Isokon Bauhaus Centenary Exhibition
2 March 2019To mark the Bauhaus Centenary, Avanti’s Isokon Gallery is hosting an exhibition to celebrate the life and works of Bauhäusler George Adams (1904-1983).
New appointment – council-led housing in Lewisham
15 January 2019Avanti appointed for new council-led housing developments across Lewisham
Avanti visit “Living with Buildings”
19 December 2018Members of Avanti team recently enjoyed a visit to Wellcome Collection’s exhibition Living with Buildings, followed by dinner in Wellcome’s Level 2 restaurant Kitchen – both recommended!! The Exhibition looks
Health & Digital Access – Anglia Ruskin at RSA
11 December 2018Avanti attended Anglia Ruskin University’s research workshop on digital uptake in the older population with regard to improving health outcomes. Attendees from local government, charity housing providers, architects and academics
THE MAKERS REACHES THE TOP
23 OCTOBER 2018Avanti Architects and project team celebrated reaching the 29th and final floor of the Makers building last week in a topping out ceremony attended by the Mayor of Hackney, with
Avanti Wins New Build Project of The Year
12 October 2018Sheffield Children’s Hospital has won Best New Build Project at the IHEEM Healthcare Estates Awards.
Sheffield Children’s Hospital – AJ Awards shortlist
9th October 2018Avanti’s Sheffield Children’s Hospital project has been shortlisted for the AJ Health and Wellbeing Project of the Year, 2018. The scheme includes a new landmark civic entrance and new 72-bed
Urgent repairs complete at Natural History Museum
2 October 2018Avanti Architects have completed the design and management of the first phase of urgent repair works to the terracotta façade of the Grade I listed, Natural History Museum, one of the
New Book – The Barbican Estate
27 September 2018The Barbican Estate, a new book by Stefi Orazi produced to celebrate 50 years of the iconic Grade II listed estate, is due to be published on the 4th October. This
Isokon Gallery exhibition at Museum of Estonian Architecture
23 August 2018As part of the programme for the 2018 Tallinn design festival, the Isokon Gallery permanent exhibition is being re-created in the Museum of Estonian Architecture The exhibition tells the story
Dover housing submitted for planning
14 August 2018Avanti Architects have submitted a planning application for 65 mixed-tenure housing units in central Dover for Dover District Council. This mid-rise scheme for two sites within view of Dover castle
The Makers Site Progress
31 July 2018The Makers mixed-use development in Shoreditch is making good progress with construction now up to the 29th floor. The off-site fabricated unitised cladding system is being applied to the structure
Isokon Blue Plaque Unveiling Ceremony
9 July 2018Walter Gropius (1883-1969), Marcel Breuer (1902-1981) and László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946) – all designers and teachers at the Bauhaus, the vastly influential German art school – have been commemorated with an
Architects for Health Northern Ireland Study Trip
4 July 2018Avanti, represented by long time AfH members Claudia Bloom and Andrew McKeown, joined Architects for Health on a study tour of new healthcare buildings in Northern Ireland. Best practice in
Metric Handbook hospital design chapter by Avanti
15 April 2018Avanti Architects have written the hospital design chapter of the Sixth Edition of the Metric Handbook published this year. This provides a complete range of data, analysis, diagrams and spatial
John Allan – Australian lecture series
12 March 2018John Allan, one of our former Directors, has been awarded a Macgeorge Fellowship from the University of Melbourne and will be lecturing there and in Sydney during March 2018. More
Education Architect of the Year Awards
01 March 2018Avanti Architects are delighted to have been recognised as one of the shortlisted practices for this years BD Education Architect of the year awards. Awards results will be announced on
Video tour of Cherry Hill
22 February 2018A Grade II listed modernist house designed by Oliver Hill in the 1930’s which has been sensitively restored. You can read about the project here.
Inform Magazine “Ulster is Both Environmentally responsible and patient focused”
15 December 2017Avanti’s award winning Inpatient Ward Block at Ulster Hospital has been featured in Architecture Today’s Inform Magazine. The project has been described as both environmentally responsible and patient focused, having
Williams and Tsien at the Royal Academy
20 November 2017Todd Williams and Billie Tsien gave an inspiring talk at the Royal Academy on the evening of 20th November, providing a masterclass in humane and ethos-driven architectural storytelling. That story
Three wins for Avanti at Building Better Healthcare awards
16 November 2017Ulster Hospital and Sheffield Children’s Hospital have won top prizes at the Building Better Healthcare awards for their holistic design and commitment to improving patient experiences. Best Internal Environment was
New GOSH Accommodation
25 October 2017Avanti’s most recent project to open to the public is a pair of Grade II listed Georgian houses in Bloomsbury, which have been refurbished to provide free accommodation for parents
Avanti with Docomomo at The Florey Building
29 September 2017Last weekend Avanti Director Amir Ramezani and Associate Director Fiona Lamb presented to a 40 strong audience at the Florey Building, Queens College at an event hosted by modern movement
Open House 2017 – four iconic buildings restored by Avanti
23 August 2017This year marks 25 years of Open House London, the annual architecture festival where hundreds of buildings will open their doors to the public for free. Included as part of
Video Unveiling Trumpington Community College
15 August 2017A new video showing you around Trumpington Community College.
St Peter’s Seminary receives Getty Foundation support
8 AUGUST 2017Commissioned by NVA, a not-for-profit arts charity, Avanti Architects are currently developing plans to partially restore and adapt the Grade A/I listed St Peter’s Seminary in Cardross and it was
The Japanese House at the Barbican
21 April 2017On 21st April a group of Avantians went to check out The Japanese House at the Barbican, an exhibition on Japanese domestic architecture from the end of World War II
Buildings That Care – Duncan Finch speaks to the AJ
27 April 2017Avanti Director Duncan Finch has contributed to the AJ “Buildings that care” issue for a design focus article called “How single-person rooms are shaping hospital layouts”. The article by Architecture
AJ features Sheffield Children’s Hospital interiors
21 JULY 2017This Month’s AJ specification on colour and texture features 7 spreads on the uplifting new interiors at Sheffield Children’s Hospital. The Article describes the collaboration between Avanti Architects, Artist Morag
Perspective magazine explores architectural quality at Ulster Hospital
20 March 2017The newly completed Inpatient Ward Block at Ulster hospital features as the first case study in the March/April issue of Perspective magazine, the official publication of the Royal Society of
AJ100 2017
22 June 2017Avanti once again features in the Architects’ Journal’s list of the UK’s biggest architectural practices, which has been published annually since 1995. Celebrating Avanti’s success, Director Amir Ramezani and Associate
Banbridge Health & Care wins Building of the Year Award
15 June 2017Last week Banbridge Health & Care Centre won the Medical & Health Building of the Year Award at the Building and Architect of the Year Awards, which recognise architectural excellence
Mossbourne Riverside Academy officially opens
14 June 2017Mossbourne Riverside Academy was officially opened by the Mayor of Hackney last week. The new Academy is the first primary school for one of the country’s leading Multi Academy Trusts
AJ100 Awards – Sustainability and Collaboration nominations
19 May 2017We are delighted to have been shortlisted in two categories in this year’s AJ100 Awards. These include Sustainable Practice of the Year and Architectural Collaboration of the Year. Our Sustainable
Ground broken at Nile Street with Mayor of Hackney
17 May 2017Last week the Nile street team gathered on site for a Ground breaking ceremony with the Mayor of Hackney, marking the first day of construction for this important mixed-use regeneration
World Health Day 2017
7 April 2017#WorldHealthDay 2017 focusses on the theme of depression and mental wellbeing. As Architects, we need to consider how the environments we help to create support our aspiration to enhance the health
Gropius exhibition at the isokon gallery
3 APRIL 2017An exhibition to mark the 80th anniversary of Gropius’s departure from England to the USA opens at Isokon Gallery
Trumpington Community College Wins Civic Trust Award
10 March 2017Trumpington Community College in Cambridge won a Commendation at this year’s Civic Trust Awards. The awards recognise outstanding architecture, planning and design in the built environment and Trumpington’s Commendation was
John Allan at Taliesin Colloquium, Arizona
11 February 2017John Allan, former Director of Avanti Architects, will be giving a talk on Late Modernism and will also join a panel discussion at the prestigious Taliesin Colloquium organised by the
Flagship regeneration scheme starts on site
12 January 2017Avanti’s £110m mixed use regeneration scheme at Nile Street has financially closed and has started on site. This flagship scheme which is located in the heart of Shoreditch is an
Façadism: Preserve or Renew?
22 November 2016Director Amir Ramezani will be part of an eclectic panel debate on the topic of “Façadism: Preserve or Renew?” at the RIBA on Tuesday 22 November 19:00 – 20:30 Fellow
#buildingsthatcare debate
09 November 2016Avanti’s Claudia Bloom will be joining the AJ expert panel for the #buildingsthatcare debate on Wednesday 9th November. She will be sharing our top tips for delivering successful healthcare projects including
Banbridge Health Centre wins the Grand Prix Design Award
03 November 2016Avanti Architects in association with Kennedy Fitzgerald architects has received the prestigious Grand Prix Design Award for Banbridge Health and Care Centre , which also received joint winner for the
2017 Civic Trust Awards Regional Finalists Revealed
03 November 2016Trumpington Community College , Cambridge and Banbridge Health and Care Centre have been revealed as two of the regional finalists for the 2017 Civic Trust Awards. The winners will be announced
Avanti Architects completes Trumpington Community College
28 October 2016Trumpington Community College has been officially opened to wide acclaim by the HRH Duke of Gloucester. Against the backdrop of austerity and standardised design, the Avanti Architects led team have
How can we achieve sustainability through design and building efficiency?
27 October 2016Amir Ramezani spoke at this year’s London Build Expo for the panel discussion “Achieving Sustainability Through Design – Delivering Building Efficiency” Panellists included : Avanti Architects – Amir Ramezani, Director Atkins
Avanti at London Build Expo 2016
27 October 2016At this year’s event, Avanti Architects will showcasing a 3D model of our current high rise mixed used project at The Architects Hub , and the Digital Architects Wall will be showing
The Hinterland film
30 September 2016In March this year, the ruins of St Peter’s Seminary, near Glasgow, were open to the public. NVA created a stunning light and sound event designed to reveal the full
London Open House 2016 features five Avanti projects
14 September 2016We are delighted to announce that five of Avanti’s projects featuring a mix of our conservation, new build, adaptation and interior design work are open to the public on the
New Positions at Avanti
15 August 2016Avanti Architects have decided to strengthen and grow the management of the practice to reflect the opportunities and growth we have experienced. We are pleased to announce that Adrian Miles,
First Look at Trumpington Community College
07 July 2016The design team at Avanti Architects were delighted to attend Trumpington Community College’s open day on the 07 July 2016. The open evening, gave an opportunity for the local Cambridge
Double Award Win for Banbridge Health and Care Centre
06 June 2016Banbridge Health and Care Centre was announced RIBA Regional Award Winner and Best Public Building over £3 Million at the RSUA Design Awards held in Waterfront Hall in Belfast on
High Hill – New Ross, Co Wexford
08 June 2016Avanti Architects have been appointed to undertake architect and masterplanning services for the historic High Hill area of New Ross. Proposals will include a new public park that will connect
Avanti Celebrates 35 Years
12 May 2016Avanti Architects would like to thank everyone who joined us to celebrate our 35th birthday on the 12 May 2016 at the LSO St Luke’s, an 18th-century Grade 1 listed
Florey Building proposals approved
17 May 2016Avanti’s proposals to re-habilitate the Florey Building has been approved by Oxford City Council. The conservation led scheme which received wide support from Historic England, Oxford Design Review Panel and
Mossbourne School featured in Design Curial Magazine
16 May 2016In this month’s issue of Design Curial Mossbourne Community Academy by Avanti Architects features in the ‘6 innovative projects in the public sector ‘ article. You can read the article here
Trumpington Nearing Completion
13 May 2016Avanti Architects’ design for the first new secondary school in Cambridge for over 40 years is nearing completion. Trumpington Community College is designed around Danish school models with compact planning, allowing a
Ram Brewery – new project appointment
13 May 2016Avanti Architects have been appointed to undertake lead consultant, architect, heritage and interior design services on the historic and iconic buildings of the former RAM brewery. The RAM brewery is
Rescuing Ruins
14 April 2016John Allan and Fiona Lamb of Avanti Architects will talk about and show images of some of their high profile restoration projects, including the Isokon Building and The Penguin Pool,
Avanti’s Trip to Hinterland
19 March 2016A small group of Avanti devotees embarked on a short pilgrimage to St Peters Seminary located in the woodlands of Kilmahew Estate near Glasgow, to participate in ‘Hinterland’– a light
St Peter’s Seminary to get £4.2m lottery-funded revamp
23 March 2016Creative Scotland reports today that the Heritage Lottery Fund announced £4.2m funding to breathe new life into the derelict St Peter’s Seminary transforming it, and the estate surrounding it, into a truly
Penguins at the Isokon
2016 Special ExhibitionEach year the Gallery features a special display on an aspect of the Isokon story and its many connections. This season we focus on penguins – the publishing house founded
Banbridge shortlisted for the RIBA Northern Ireland 2016 Awards
14 March 2016Just five schemes have been shortlisted for this year’s RIBA Northern Ireland Regional Awards including Avanti Architects Banbridge Health and Care Centre , in association with Kennedy FitzGerald Architects. Banbridge Health and Care Centre
Iyengar Yoga Classes at Avanti Architects
Iyengar YogaOur regular and hugely beneficial classes attended by many from the Avanti office and others from further afield continue to run on Mondays beginning at 18:45-20:15. If you would like
Scotland’s Festival of Architecture 2016
18 – 27 March 2016St Peter’s Seminary in Cardross will be transformed by light and sound at the official launch event in March for Scotland’s Festival of Architecture 2016. Fifty years on since the building opened,
Avanti Architects at MIPIM 2016, Cannes
MIPIM 2016Avanti are delighted to be in Cannes from the 15 – 18 March . If you would like to arrange a meeting , please contact our Bid/ Business Development Manager
Avanti Win Natural History Museum Project
14 December 2015The Natural History Museum has appointed Avanti Architects to carry out a research project to define the repair and restoration of the Grade I listed, Waterhouse Building Façade. Originally designed
Handover of Banbridge Health and Care Centre
30 November 2015Construction of the Banbridge Health and Care Centre is complete and the new building has been handed over to the Southern Health and Social Care Trust due to open early
Avanti Team Ulster Site Visit
12 November 2015The Avanti team have just got back from a fantastic site trip in Ulster, visiting four Avanti projects in the region completed in association with Kennedy Fitzgerald Architects, Belfast. The
Isokon Gallery wins at this year’s Camden Design Awards 2015
12 October 2015Fiona Lamb from Avanti architects picked up the shiny award at this year’s awards ceremony at Camden Council’s offices. The awards celebrate excellent design in Camden and after nearly 60 submissions
Book Launch – ‘Integrating Care’ by Justin De Syllas
08 October 2015A wonderful night was had by all at Justin De Syllas book launch on Thursday 08 October, to celebrate the publication of ‘Integrating Care – the architecture of the comprehensive
The need to revisit integrated health centres
25 September 2015Justin De Syllas has contributed a comment piece to the RIBA Journal which draws upon the research he carried out while writing his new book, ‘Integrating Care: the architecture of
Isokon Flats are featured in the new book ‘Modernist Estates’
17 September 2015‘Modernist Estates : The buildings and the people who live in them today’ by Stefi Orazi provides an inside look at remarkable and sometimes controversial estates in Britain and the
Work has begun on St Peter’s Seminary
14 September 2015Forty years after St Peter’s Seminary closed, work has finally begun to transform St Peter’s Seminary into an iconic cultural resource where powerful art and heritage learning will sit side
Haggerston School opening its doors for Open House London 2015
19 September 2015Haggerston School has been added to the Open House London 2015 programme opening their doors to the public on Saturday 19 September between the hours of 1:00 and 4.30 pm.
Tybalds Estate exemplar in AJ and Urban Design London publications
26 June 2015Avanti’s proposals for the Tybalds Estate regeneration in Camden feature in new publications by the Architects Journal and Urban Design London. The project is included within the AJ’s ‘Exemplary Housing
Highly Commended at the RICS Awards London
1 May 2015Ickburgh School was Highly Commended at the RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) Awards London in the Design through Innovation category. Announced on 30 April the category assessed how specific
Supporting people-led innovation in the NHS
16 & 17 March 2015Claudia Bloom and Duncan Finch, directors of Avanti Architects were delighted to be invited to take part in a Quality Improvement Sprint at Imperial College Healthcare this month. These exciting
A Phoenix Rises from the Flames
18 March 2015Southwark Council has appointed Avanti Architects to draw up new plans for the Walworth Town Hall and Newington Library buildings.Following the devastating fire in March 2013, Southwark Council agreed a
John Allan at NLA Hyde Park Barracks Talk
27 February 2015John Allan was a panellist in NLA’s Breakfast Debate on Hyde Park Cavalry Barracks, on 27th February. Other speakers included Anthony Blee, Sir Basil Spence’s former partner and project architect;
Ickburgh School Cover Story
10 February 2015In the latest edition of the quarterly Inform magazine, part of Architecture Today, Ian Latham reviews Ickburgh School.
Cambridge Architecture Gazette features Trumpington School
5 January 2015Avanti’s Trumpington Secondary School has been reviewed by Keith Watson of BDP in the Cambridge Architecture Gazette CA68. Read the full article here: http://issuu.com/ribacaa/docs/ca68/1
London Clinic Selects Avanti for Major Refurbishment
5 February 2015The London Clinic is one of the city’s oldest and largest independent hospitals. The clinic has operated since 1932, developing an international reputation as one of the UK’s leading independent
A Future Reclaimed for St Peter’s
17 January 2015Avanti Architects are leading a project to transform Scotland’s greatest Modernist building into an international venue for cultural events and public art. St Peter’s Seminary designed by Gillespie Kidd &
The Institute of Hepatology Moves to Kings College Research Campus
10 January 2015Led by Professor Roger Williams CBE since 1973, the Foundation for Liver Research supports research programmes into liver disease including much of the pioneering work into liver transplantation and acute liver
Avanti Shortlisted for Glasgow School of Art
8 January 2015Avanti Architects is one of five practices shortlisted to lead the restoration of the fire-damaged Category A-listed Mackintosh building. Liz Davidson, Mackintosh Restoration Project director at GSA, said: “All of
The Future of Integrated Pathology
5 February 2015Innovation is essential to the future of the NHS and the modernisation of pathology is high on the agenda. Around 95% of clinical pathways rely on patients having access to
Site-update – Ulster Hospital
3 December 2014The new 288 bed Inpatient Ward Block at the Ulster Hospital is currently in the 18th Month of a 38 month construction programme. On Wednesday 3rd December 2014 Northern Ireland
Ickburgh School celebrates opening
28 August 2014The London Borough of Hackney celebrated the official opening of Ickburgh School, a groundbreaking new specialist school for 150 pupils between 2-19 years with profound and multiple learning difficulties. The
East Wick Primary School site visit
24TH JULY 2014The Avanti team spent a summer evening visiting the East Wick Primary School site & surroundings on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The school is located between the International Broadcast
Isokon Gallery Launch
4TH JULY 2014On Wednesday the 9th of July, the Grade I Listed Isokon building turns 80. To celebrate this, a public exhibition with the support of the National Trust will be opened
NLA Awards 2014
Thomas Fairchild shortlistedThomas Fairchild Community School has been shortlisted in the Education category of the New London Architecture Awards 2014. Winning schemes will be announced on 9 July at NLA’s Annual Lunch
AJ100 2014 result
23rd May 2014We ranked 61 in the list of Britain’s 100 largest architectural practices compiled by the Architect’s Journal.
Avanti selected by University College Hospital
25th April 2014Avanti Architects have been appointed to the consultancy services framework established by the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH). The framework will be used to select design teams
PRIMARY SCHOOL IDEAS COMPETITION
20TH MARCH, 2013Avanti was shortlisted by the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland for the design competition: ‘Designing Primary Schools for 21st Century Learners‘. The brief called for proposals that would facilitate contemporary teaching styles
AVANTI ARCHITECTS WIN FLOREY DESIGN COMPETITION
13th March 2014Avanti Architects have been selected as winners of a competition to redesign James Stirling’s iconic Florey Building of Queens College, Oxford. The 40 year old grade II listed building is
Civic Trust Award finals for Thomas Fairchild
24th January 2014We are delighted to learn that Thomas Fairchild Community School has been selected as a finalist to win a 2014 Civic Trust Award. The 55th Annual Civic Trust Awards Ceremony will
Finnish delegation visits Ickburgh School
22nd January 2014Senior Government representatives of the Finnish city of Espoo (Finland’s 2nd largest) visited London as part of a fact-finding mission to better understand the use of timber as a structural
Avanti on AfH Student Design Awards 2014 Winning Team
23rd January 2014Avanti Architect’s nominated year out students Eduard Tipaldo and Yuntong Mu to participate in the 2014 annual charette organized by Architect’s for Health in collaboration with London South Bank University
GRANGEWOOD MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS UNIT OFFICIALLY OPENED
17 December 2013Grangewood, a new mental health crisis unit near Gransha designed by Avanti Architects in collaboration with Kennedy Fitzgerald, was officially opened on Tuesday 17th December. The ribbon was cut by
St. Peter’s Seminary gets Lottery funding
06 December 2013Avanti Architects’ proposals for public arts organisation NVA to resuscitate St. Peter’s Seminary, Cardross have been given a substantial boost with a first-round pass from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The
Schools for the 21st Century
27 November 2013Concrete Elegance: Textbook Tectonics – Schools for the 21st Century The Concrete Elegance lecture series is a partnership between The Concrete Centre and the Building Centre and the lectures are
My obsession with Stig
Fiona LambOver the past 15 years I have been collecting ceramics and fabric designed by Stig Linberg. He is one of Sweden’s most important post war designers, Stig Lindberg, created a
Havelock Walk
Chris Firth, September 2013Havelock Walk is home to a diverse community of creative people, who live and work on the cobbled mews at the heart of Forest Hill. A live/work community is an
Hitchcock’s graphic designer
Amir RamezaniAs a teenager I avidly watched all the Hitchcock films as they were regularly aired on television. The narrative drive and suspense obviously captured my attention, but as I looked
Celebrating Hertfordshire schools
19 November 2013Whilst we are in the midst of the current debate around delivery of future schools through standardised designs, it is worth looking back into recent history to draw on lessons
Docomomo UK Autumn Conservation Series
12 November 2013John Allan and Fiona Lamb of Avanti Architects together with Dr Jane Keeley, Head teacher of Haggerston School will present aspects of the project to transform the Grade II listed
Learning and Legacy
Conservation and renewal in the UK educational estateSummary of a lecture by John Allan at the Conference ‘From Classroom to Campus’’ held at the University of Melbourne, November 2012. This lecture outlined the political and social context
Making history in Finsbury
30 October 2013Monday 21st October 2013 marked the 75th anniversary of the day Finsbury Health Centre was first opened in 1938. Under the direction of Chairman of the Public Health Committee Dr.
Finsbury Health Centre 75th Anniversary
21 October 2013The Finsbury Health Centre Preservation Trust will be holding a special 75th anniversary celebration marking the opening of Finsbury Health Centre on 21st October 1938. The celebration will be held
GLA / TFL Framework appointment
18 October 2013Avanti Architects are pleased to have been appointed on the new GLA and TfL Architecture, Design and Urbanism consultants panel. The framework will cover a variety of services including architecture, urban
NLA debate: Living Suburbs – London & Paris
16 October 2013Adrian Miles joined the NLA and Urbed for a round table debate discussing lessons that can be learnt from looking at urban design best practice in London and Paris. What
Cross-laminated timber
Sustainable off-site constructionAlthough in use for a number of decades in central Europe, the format has only recently broken through to large-scale implementation in the UK. Avanti have been experimenting with CLT
Centro de Saúde Barrhead
Galeria da Arquitetura - 14 October 2013A community center modern and flexible, designed to provide primary medical services to the public – beyond social care at home. The Barrhead Health and Care Centre – as it
Modern Shows visits Haggerston
13 October 2013Haggerston School designed by Erno Goldfinger and recently transformed by Avanti Architects provided the latest venue for the Midcentury Modern Fair last month. East London’s vintage furniture lovers braved the
Beatrice Tate School opens
1st October 2013The pupils of Beatrice Tate are now in the new building after a hectic period of transfer from their old site and enjoying space and facilities such as an art
Open House London 2013
21 September 2013Set up in 1992, Open House promotes public awareness and appreciation of the capital’s building design and architecture – all for free! This years Open House London sees over 800 buildings
Hallfield Commission
20 September 2013Avanti Architects have been commissioned to assist Citywest Homes and LB Westminster in the assessment of window replacement options for the Grade II listed, Hallfield Estate designed in the immediate
North Court, Jesus College Cambridge
Design Buy Build – September 2013North Court was built in 1963-65 to the designs of David Roberts and Geoffrey Clarke, and provided the earliest post-war new residential accommodation for Jesus College. It was listed grade
NLA Award Overall Winner for Tybalds
11 July 2013‘Overall winner’ and winner of ‘Masterplanning and Mixed Use’ category for Tybalds Estate Regeneration.
Luxborourgh Tower Gardens
30 August 2013Avanti Architects in collaboration with JL Gibbons Landscape Architects are currently redesigning the grounds surrounding Luxborough Tower, Marylebone, built in 1965, containing 115 apartments over 21 storeys. The architectural elements
WAN Recognition for Tybalds
30 August 2013Tybalds Estate Regeneration made the shortlist for the WAN Residential Awards 2013. With huge international interest in the awards, the competition was very high. Our shortlisted project can be viewed
Wellington Hospital
AT Handbook – July 2013A 1960s office block in St.John’s Wood was acquired by private healthcare provider HCA International in order to relocate its extensive outpatient facilities from the nearby Wellington Hospital. Delivered by
Design Competition win at Torbay
30 June 2013Avanti Architects won the design competition to design a new five-storey tower block and main hospital entrance for Torbay Hospital. South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust held an architectural competition to
Harrow Road win
bdonline – 28 June 2013The scheme includes 60 homes and 24 special needs units. Avanti Architects and Tibbalds Planning & Urban Design have been appointed to develop an infill site on Harrow Road in
Improving London’s housing estates
Inside Housing – 20 June 2013With recent funding cuts forcing local authorities to look again at affordable housing provision, central London authorities are looking at direct development of new homes as an innovative way of
Go ahead for Tybald’s Regeneration
Architect’s Journal – 19 June 2013Camden Council has given the go-ahead for the £20 million revamp of the Tybalds Estate in Holborn, London. The scheme, which has been drawn up by Avanti Architects, Duggan Morris
Appointed for Harrow Road
14 June 2013A multidisciplinary team led by Tibbalds Planning and Urban design and Avanti Architects has been appointed by CityWestHomes to design and develop an infill site on Harrow Road in London
Ulster Hospital redevelopment: Next phase due to begin
BBC News, Northern Ireland – 12 June 2013Work on the next stage of the redevelopment of the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald is to begin later. The investment of £232m will provide a new ward block and an
Award shortlist for Tybalds
04 June 2013Tybalds Estate Regeneration has been shortlisted in this years New London Architecture Awards in the Masterplans and Mixed-use category. The winners will be announced on 11 July at the NLA
First sod cut at Ulster Hospital
UTV News – 12 June 2013Health Minister Edwin Poots is due to cut the first sod on the next development stage at the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald, Co Down. The £232m development will see a
Ulster Hospital’s transformation now well under way
E-architect – 30 May 2013Construction is about to start on the next phase of Avanti Architects’ radical overhaul of Ulster Hospital at Dundonald, a major acute hospital serving the Belfast area. Enabling works –
Construction starts at Ulster Hospital
29 May 2013Construction is about to start on the next phase of our radical overhaul of Ulster Hospital, Dundonald, a major acute hospital serving the Belfast area. The new six-storey ward block
£1 billion of schools funding announced
Architect’s Journal – 10 May 2013The priority school building programme will fund the rebuilding of 73 schools over the next year The Education Funding Agency (EFA) has today (10 May) announced that 46 schools will
AJ100 2013 result
09 May 2013We ranked 48 in the list of Britain’s 100 largest architectural practices compiled by the Architect’s Journal.
Planning Approval for Trumpington
23 April 2013Avanti Architects’ design for the first new secondary school in Cambridge for 50 years has just been approved by Cambridge City Council. Andrew Hutchinson, Executive Principal of Parkside Federation Academies,
Trumpington receives planning approval
Cambridge News – 17 April 2013Plans for the first new secondary school in Cambridge for more than 50 years have been approved. Construction of Trumpington Community College, which will open at the heart of the
Haggerston School
Architecture Today – April 2013Built by Erno Goldfinger in 1962-67 for the London County Council, Haggerston was the Hungarian émigré architect’s only secondary school.
St Peter’s submitted for planning
RIBA Journal – March 2013Proposals by Avanti Architects and ERZ landscape architects for Cardross seminary have been submitted for planning. The designs for arts charity NVA is to bolster the bid with Scotland’s Heritage
Tybald’s planning submitted
BD – 28 February 2013Avanti Architects, Duggan Morris Architects and Mae Architects have submitted plans for a £20 million regeneration of the Tybalds Estate in Holborn, London. They are developing the scheme with Camden
Planning Permission for The Children’s Hospital, Sheffield
bdonline – 15 February 2013The practice won a competition to design the Sheffield hospital in April 2012. Avanti Architects has been given planning permission for a £40 million extension to the Children’s Hospital in
Children’s Hospital, Sheffield gets go ahead
11 February 2013Avanti Architects’ design for a £40 million project at the Children’s Hospital, Sheffield, has just been granted planning permission. The design aims to create the best possible experience for patients,
Planner’s rule on The Children’s Hospital Sheffield
Yorkshire Post – 04 February 2013PLANNERS will today rule on a massive £40m overhaul of one of the country’s biggest dedicated hospitals for children, which aims to radically improve the care young patients receive. The
Graces Mews: Interview
House Beautiful – February 2013Why did you decide to build your home? I had noticed some derelict land in Camberwell with a small workshop that always seemed to be closed. As Richard had long
A modern masterpiece
House Beautiful – February 2013Bagging the perfect plot led this couple to build the unique house of their dreams EXTERIOR The 272-squaremetre site was large enough to include the couple’s contemporary home, a small
Sheffield Children’s Hospital in line for council approval
Sheffield Telegraph – 01 February 2013PROPOSALS for a £40m wing for Sheffield Children’s Hospital are in line for council approval next week, raising hopes of easing traffic and parking congestion as well as radically creating
Its a winner!
07 November 2012Barrhead has just won a second award. Building Better Healthcare awarded the project the award for the best Out-of-Hospital Care Facility!