In Lewisham, Avanti Architects have successfully delivered a flagship urban renewal project to support council services and meet the needs of vulnerable communities. The masterplan includes a new SEND school
Former Avanti Architect Director and current Chairman of the Isokon Gallery, John Allan, has released a new publication on architect Berthold Lubetkin. Shining a new light on the iconic architect,
We are proud to announce that our William Muge and Snelgrove Housing project in Dover is shortlisted for a 2023 Inside Housing Development Award! Under the category of ‘Best shared
On September 20th 2023, Director Adrian Miles joined with Charlotte Harris of Harris Bugg Studio, disability advocate and Paralympian Rachel Morris, Elisabetta Carattin of ARUP, and chair Manijeh Verghese, for
Thank you to all the visitors who came to visit our studio and tour The Makers with us this Openhouse Festival 2023! It was a pleasure to guide you through
Located within the award-winning Acute Services Block, the new Ulster Hospital Emergency Department has opened its doors to the public. The new department features generous light filled spaces, and provides
This September 16th, join us for Openhouse 2023! The festival aims to make London more open, accessible, and shared through community engagement in the public realm. Our team at Avanti
Avanti Architects are delighted to be appointed to lead the full restoration of the façades of the Grade I listed Waterhouse Building at the Natural History Museum. The initial project,
We are delighted to have been selected as a supplier on the new ProcurePublic Architects and Landscape Architects Framework. Avanti are ranked highly amongst the 34 appointees as part of the framework
We are pleased to announce that Avanti director Amir Ramezani has been selected as a member of Westminster City Council’s first ever Design Review Panel. The panel will provide independent advice
Avanti are currently working together with the London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust on two appointments at Ealing Hospital and Northwick Park Hospital
We are delighted to see the fast pace of progress at SLIPS (South London Integrated Pathology Services), the 11,000m2 conversion of an existing office building on Blackfriars Road into state-of-the-art integrated
We are pleased to announce the acclaimed Ulster Hospital Acute Services Block, in association with Kennedy FitzGerald Architects, has been presented the RIBA Regional Award, the RSUA Design Award and
Our Greenvale School Expansion project has been shortlisted for the Building London Planning Awards. These awards, organised by BusinessLDN (with partners including the GLA, RTPI, the Planning Officer’s Society, and
A new phase of Avanti’s masterplan for the town of New Ross, County Wexford is under development. This includes public realm improvements to the historic town centre including a new
Avanti has recently obtained planning consent for the development of new student residential accommodation at Regent’s Park College in Oxford. The proposed site is located on Banbury Road, a prominent
Ulster Hospital Macmillan Unit, a specialist chemotherapy and cancer support centre, has been shortlisted for the AJ Retrofit 2022 awards under the Health and Community category
Overview of the past year and ongoing work – designing for resilience and sustainable renewal
The Macmillan Cancer Unit, Belfast, has won “Best Healthcare Project” at this years CEF awards
Double win for the Ulster Hospital Acute Services Block at the Building Better Healthcare Awards 2022
Avanti Architects were the proud winners at the Inside Housing Development Awards 2022 in the ‘Best Development – Urban in London’ category for The Makers mixed use development. The project
We are delighted to announce that the Ulster Hospital Acute Services Block has made it to the finalist stage of the Building Better Healthcare Awards 2022. The winners will be announced
This video tells the story of a parent using the new family accommodation that we have designed for Great Ormond St Hospital and Charity at Powis Place
We are delighted to announce that the Ulster Hospital Acute Services Block has been shortlisted for New Build Project of the Year at the 2022 Healthcare Estates IHEEM Awards held
We are very excited to be starting the next phase of work to secure the future of the Grade I listed Finsbury Health Centre for NHS Property Services. Avanti Architects
Avanti Architects have been appointed as framework partners for the new Notting Hill Genesis consultancy framework on the basis of a rigorous selection process with emphasis on quality, as well
A talk and book signing by Hamed Khosravi, writer of “Gabriel Guevrekian: The Elusive Modernist” is being hosted by the IsokonGallery on the 14th of July. Please visit the gallery
Avanti Architects’ Bandon Primary Care Centre & Civic Hub in Ireland has received the Building and Architect of the Year Award 2022 in the Medical and health category. The team
We are delighted that the Makers mixed use housing development has been shortlisted in two categories for the Inside Housing Development Awards 2022. These awards celebrate the teams, schemes and
Over the next weeks Avanti Architects will be celebrating 40 years in practice
We are delighted to announce that our William Muge and Snelgrove development for Dover District Council has won the RICS 2022 Awards in the housing category in the south-east region.
Our PPP Social Housing projects for TORC Sustainable Housing has been declared the winner at this year’s Partnerships Awards for Best Social Infrastructure Project. Avanti have led on 211 homes
Avanti Architects are delighted to have been selected as one of three practices for The Guinness Partnership Architect framework for London, the South and South-East. We will be supporting Guinness
Avanti Architects former director John Allan has released ‘Revaluing Modern Architecture’ which is a fantastic exploration and dissection of key issues relating to our Modern listed building heritage and strategies
We are delighted to see the progress on two neighbouring sites in Lewisham where Avanti are delivering much needed key social infrastructure including a new site for Greenvale SEN school
Avanti Architects are shortlisted as part of the collaborative team for the Barbican Centre renewal competition led by BIG together with POoR Collective, alongside Applied, Atelier Ten, Barker Langham, Buro
We are very sorry to hear the sad news about Max Fordham. Max was an inspiration for a whole generation of architects and engineers.
We wish a Happy New Year 2022 to all our clients and collaborators who have helped make a success of wide range of projects in spite of the various challenges
Avanti Architects’ scheme for 70 social rent homes in Newham has won planning by unanimous decision at planning committee. The proposals deliver over 40% family homes, with a mix of
Bandon Primary Care Centre is a 360-degree health facility home to GP practices, public health nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dieticians, speech and language therapists, podiatrists, psychologists, dentists, ophthalmologists, and mental
The Makers mixed use school and residential project has been shortlisted under the Mixing category at the 2021 New London Architecture Awards
Avanti Architects have won the prestigious Docomomo International Rehabilitation Award (DRAW) 2021 in the Conservation Through Activism category for its ‘outstanding renovation’ of the Isokon and Isokon Gallery. Avanti was
Users first: patients and staff help determine design outcomes at new Macmillan Unit, Ulster Hospital.
Praise all-round for new school with revolutionary funding solution
Avanti Architects are delighted that Ulster Hospital has won a Gold in the Build Back Better Awards 2021, for innovative technical design at Ulster Hospital. Avanti worked closely with Engineering
Avanti Architects has been appointed by Buckinghamshire County Council to deliver a masterplan and design for buildings on a large town centre regeneration site in the heart of Winslow.
Avanti has recently received planning consent for the regeneration of the Old County Offices in Aylesbury.
The luxury lifestyle magazine Robb Report has awarded Avanti’s Cherry Hill refurbishment with its ‘Best of the Best’ award for 2021 for the Best Historic Home in the World.
Avanti Architects have submitted proposals for 70 new affordable homes in Newham. The proposals deliver over 40% family homes, with a mix of townhouses, maisonettes and apartments across three, four
We are delighted to announce that our proposals for two sites in Redbridge – Little Gearies Estate and Heathcote and Glade Court – have achieved planning consent. Our proposals on
Avanti joins British Museum architectural framework
We are delighted to have just submitted planning proposals for new council-led housing across two housing estates in the London Borough of Redbridge.
Director Fiona Lamb writes about our Natural History Musem facade restoration project
Agatha Christie lived at Hampstead’s Lawn Road flats – also known as the Isokon building – from 1941 until 1947. Watch this fascinating film made for the 2020 International Agatha
We are delighted to learn that The Makers has been selected as one of the Shortlisted projects for the Housing Design Awards. This £113m project offers a new, innovative model
Flagship regeneration scheme reaches practical completion
Avanti Architects has received planning consent via remote planning committee for two housing schemes for Be First, the housing company for Barking and Dagenham
Avanti Architects continue to closely monitor the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic and are regularly reviewing our policies in line with current government advice
Avanti Architects are delighted to have received planning permission with no objections for a new 16,000m2 Medical Village in Rathfriland, County Down.
The Isokon Gallery’s new seasonal exhibition features the life and works of former residents, Jacques & Jacqueline Groag.
Our housing scheme for temporary accommodation homes for Lewisham have obtained planning consent with unanimous approval at committee. The planning committee praised the level of design quality for these much-needed
Avanti 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 Architects Conservation team have been contributing to events supporting the “Beyond Bauhaus” exhibition at the Royal Association of British Architects (RIBA).
As one of the judges for the Health and Wellbeing project category, Healthcare Director Duncan Finch presented the 2019 award to winners last week.
Avanti Architects have contributed to a new book by Lawrence King Publishing “Planning Learning Spaces – a practical guide for architects, designers and school leaders”.
Our 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
A new video showing you around the Ulster Hospital Acute Services Block, Belfast.
Avanti 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.
This 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
Avanti 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.
Avanti 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
English Heritage have appointed Avanti to re-design two cafes at the Grade I listed Dover Castle in Kent.
Prince Harry has officially opened the new multi-award winning wing at Sheffield Children’s Hospital, recently completed by Avanti Architects.
The newly opened St Mary’s Primary Care Centre, Cork has won ‘Health project of the Year’ at the 2019 Irish Construction Industry Awards.
Avanti 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
Avanti & 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 mixed-use development in Shoreditch – progress on site
We have recently been appointed to deliver masterplanning services for a range of residential, healthcare and mixed-use projects under the NHS SBS Framework. The NHS SBS Framework is a UK-wide
We 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
Avanti Architects has been commissioned to record, develop a conservation strategy and undertake trial repairs on the Quinan Stove at Waltham Abbey Gunpowder Mills.
To mark the Bauhaus Centenary, Avanti’s Isokon Gallery is hosting an exhibition to celebrate the life and works of Bauhäusler George Adams (1904-1983).
Avanti appointed for new council-led housing developments across Lewisham
Members 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
Avanti 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
Avanti 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
Sheffield Children’s Hospital has won Best New Build Project at the IHEEM Healthcare Estates Awards.
Avanti’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
Avanti 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
CLT (cross-laminated timber) is a precision-engineered, sustainable for of construction that Avanti have employed in a number of projects including Ickburgh School which has been included in Waugh Thistleton’s new
The 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
As 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
Avanti 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 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
Walter 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
Avanti, 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
Avanti 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, 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
Avanti 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
A 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.
Avanti’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
We are looking ahead to an exciting year for Avanti with a range of landmark projects moving forward on site and on the drawing board. Following the success of Avanti’s
Todd 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
Ulster 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
Avanti’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
The new Inpatient Ward block at Ulster Hospital won the top accolade of overall winner for the most outstanding entry at the Construction Excellence Awards last week. The team also
Last 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
This 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
A new video showing you around Trumpington Community College.
Commissioned 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
On 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
Avanti 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
This 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
The 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
Avanti 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
Last 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 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
We 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
Last 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
#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
An exhibition to mark the 80th anniversary of Gropius’s departure from England to the USA opens at Isokon Gallery
Trumpington 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, 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
Avanti’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
Director 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
Avanti’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
Amir Ramezani spoke to the Higher Education Design Quality Forum (HEDQF) on ‘Listed buildings in universities: opportunities and challenges’ on 1st November 2016 at the Royal Naval College, University of Greenwich. Dr Roger
Avanti 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
Trumpington 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
Trumpington 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
Amir 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
At 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
As part of Great Britain health and wellbeing at work week, Avanti offered all members of staff a free introductory Iyengar Yoga Class. Iyengar, is a form of Hatha Yoga
The Architectural Review has issued an article focusing on the recently launched RIBA competition for the next phase of redevelopment at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) in central
In 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
Claudia Bloom Managing Director of Avanti Architects will be attending this year’s Healthcare Estates Exhibition and conference on 4 and 5 of October. Claudia will be chairing the ‘Design and Construction’
We 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
Avanti 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,
The 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
Avanti once again featured strongly in the Architect’s Journal’s list of Britain’s 100 largest architectural practices moving up to 2 places to a creditable 63rd ranking this year. This year’s
Banbridge 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
Avanti 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 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
Avanti’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
In 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
Avanti 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
Avanti 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
Video describing the vision developed by NVA with Avanti Architect for Kilmahew/St Peter’s, Cardross. Follow the link here to the full article on our website.
Video of Banbridge Health and Care Centre taken from an aerial drone following recent completion of the project. For further information regarding the RIBA Award shortlisting of the project and
John 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,
A 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
Creative 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
Each 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
Just 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
Our 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
St 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 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
The 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
Construction 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
The 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
Fiona 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
A 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
Justin 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
‘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
Forty 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 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.
Avanti’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
Ickburgh 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
Claudia 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
Southwark 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 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;
In the latest edition of the quarterly Inform magazine, part of Architecture Today, Ian Latham reviews Ickburgh School.
Avanti’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
BREEAM sets the standard for best practice in sustainable building design, construction and operation and has become one of the most comprehensive and widely recognised measures of a building’s environmental
Both Ickburgh School and Thomas Fairchild School have been shortlisted in the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) London Awards. The projects have been selected for the ‘Design through Innovation’
The 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
Avanti 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 &
Led 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 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
Innovation 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
The 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
The 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
The 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
On 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
Thomas 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
We ranked 61 in the list of Britain’s 100 largest architectural practices compiled by the Architect’s Journal.
The Avanti team, partners and friends celebrated their 33rd birthday sipping champagne and cocktails watching the sun set over the west end from the Paramount bar at the top of Centrepoint.
Avanti 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
Avanti 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 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
Amir Ramezani was invited to contribute to an Architects’ Journal report concerning the growing number of regional housebuilding planning consents compared to London. The AJ reported that: ‘The number of planning consents rocket
We 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
Senior 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 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, 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
The Guardian has produced an in-depth report on NVA’s work at St. Peter’s seminary and the proposals developed by Avanti and ERZ landscape architects to reclaim the buildings and surrounding
Avanti 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
James Borley writes on the DesignCurial Blog about the continuing relevance of Erno Goldfinger’s Haggerston School refurbished and extended by Avanti Architects in terms of educatonal design concepts. http://www.designcurial.com/blog/inside-ern-goldfingers-haggerston-school/
Deborah Saunt gave a lunchtime talk at Avanti as part of a running series of presentations by influential members of the architectural community including Joanna van Heyningen and Andy Macmillan. This
Concrete 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
Over 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 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
As 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
Whilst 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
Avanti’s Harrow Road project is currently being submitted for planning. The site is currently occupied by two single storey specialist houses and a MUGA play area. The outline scheme stitches
John 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
Summary 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
Hitch Mylius is an award-winning British manufacturer of contemporary upholstered furniture, established by designers Tristram and Hazel Mylius in 1971. Their products are handmade to the highest standards of craftsmanship
Politicians of all colours are advocating a new wave of mass housebuilding, with some calling for a million new homes in the UK before 2020. But whilst the policy wonks
Monday 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.
Modern Shows (Midcentury Modern and The Midcentury Show) http://modernshows.com commissioned People Will Always Need Plates www.peoplewillalwaysneedplates.co.uk/ to produce a limited run of just 300 china cups to christen the shows inaugural
Two of Avanti Architects’ projects are being shown at the NLA Housing London Exhibition: Tybalds Estate, a refurbishment project, and the Avanti Modular housing product, a prefabricated sustainable building solution.
We are revisiting one of our projects, Jack Hunt School, to have a look at expanding the building. Avanti Architects worked on the new expressive arts block in 2011 as part of
The 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
Avanti 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
Over the last five years, as summarized by 2012’s publication of ‘the New London Housing Vernacular’ by Design for Homes, housebuilders and architects have come to a certain degree of
Over the last five years, as summarized by 2012’s publication of ‘the New London Housing Vernacular’ by Design for Homes, housebuilders and architects have come to a certain degree of
Adrian 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
Avanti Architects has won the grand prize of the Xi’an Conference of Modern Architectural Heritage Conservation Project Competition, hosted by Docomomo International, ICOMOS and UIA, held at Xi’an University of Architecture
Although 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
Although 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
A 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
A 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
Haggerston 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
Haggerston 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
Adjacente ao prédio existente, edifício com fachada mista é um projeto do escritório Avanti Architects. O Instituto de Psiquiatria do Hospital das Clínicas (HC), em São Paulo, vai receber um
The 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
Avanti Architects have been appointed to undertake the feasibility studies for the proposed new East Wick Primary School as part of the London Olympic Legacy on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Set 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
Avanti 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 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
‘Overall winner’ and winner of ‘Masterplanning and Mixed Use’ category for Tybalds Estate Regeneration.
A free NLA breakfast talk looking at the two Joint Overall Winners of the New London Awards 2013: Hayes Primary School and Tybalds Estate Regeneration. The New London Awards recognise
Avanti 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
Tybalds 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
A 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
Avanti 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
The 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
With 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
Camden 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
A 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
Our housing scheme for Tybalds Estate to deliver 90 units has now received planning permission.
Work 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
Tybalds 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
Health 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
Construction 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 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
The 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
We ranked 48 in the list of Britain’s 100 largest architectural practices compiled by the Architect’s Journal.
We ranked 48 in the list of Britain’s 100 largest architectural practices compiled by the Architect’s Journal.
Avanti 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,
Plans 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
Built by Erno Goldfinger in 1962-67 for the London County Council, Haggerston was the Hungarian émigré architect’s only secondary school.
Proposals 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
Avanti receives commendations at the Civic Trust Awards 2013, for The Urswick School and Haggerston School. Urswick – “This colourful and airy new facility is a major contribution to the
Avanti 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
The 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
Avanti 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,
PLANNERS 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
Why 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
Bagging 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
PROPOSALS 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
Thomas Fairchild Community School in the London Borough of Hackney was formally opened this Thursday (17 January) by Jules Pipe, the mayor of LB Hackney and actor Adam Deacon.
Avanti Architects received commendations for both The Urswick School and Haggerston School at the Hackney Design Awards last night, with The Urswick School also winning the People’s Choice Award. Thank
Barrhead has just won a second award. Building Better Healthcare awarded the project the award for the best Out-of-Hospital Care Facility!