The last couple of years have pushed us to rethink our working methods and patterns. With the aim of providing more flexibility and a better work/life balance for our team, Feilden Fowles will be trialling a 9-day-fortnight working pattern from April 2022, meaning every two weeks full-time staff will have an additional day off. We are confident that this initiative will not negatively impact our services but improve professionalism, efficiency, quality, and timeliness by encouraging a more energised and contented workforce. Free-days will normally be set on Fridays unless impacted by bank holidays. To keep our clients and collaborators informed, Feilden Fowles will be observing the following bank holidays and ‘free-days’ in 2023:

January: 13, 27
February: 10, 24
March: 10, 24
April: 7, 10 (Easter)
May: 1, 8, 29 (Bank holidays)
June: 16, 30
July: 14, 28
August: 11, 28 (Bank Holiday)
September: 8, 22
October: 6, 20
November: 3, 17
December: 1, 25-26 (Christmas)

Are you/ do you know someone who is looking for a fresh opportunity to kick start 2022 for a position as a PRACTICE MANAGER /  REVIT TECHNICIAN / STUDIO ASSISTANT? We are welcoming applications for these roles now! Please see our careers page here for more details on how to apply.

In the sixth and final episode of the Building Talks podcast, Ed and Ferg took part in a conversation around Net Zero, with Webb Yates engineers discussing the barriers to reusing concrete and steel, and Simon Wyatt of Cundall talking about heat pumps. Listen to the podcast here.

Congratulations to all the student prize winners in this years’ AJ prizes which were announced last night. What an incredible range of work with projects investigating very important social and environmental themes across the board. The judging panel comprised of Harriet Hariss, dean of the Pratt Institute School of Architecture in New York; our very own Edmund Fowles of Feilden Fowles; fellow AJ 40 under 40-er Ramsey Yassa of NOOMA Studio; and Rachel Hoolahan, sustainability co-ordinator at Orms and recipient of the AJ100 Sustainability Champion award. You can see more on the prize entries and award winners here.

We are so proud to be announced as BD Public Building Architect of the Year 2021, and to have scooped the prestigious Gold Award. It is a privilege to serve the public through our projects and are very humbled. We look forward to continuing our work with aspirational and ambitious clients serving both local and international communities on a range of exciting heritage, cultural, and educational public commissions.

Thanks to all our wonderful volunteers who made it possible to open up our studio and the enchanting Waterloo City Farm as a part of London Open House this weekend!

It is a real honour for The Weston, Yorkshire Sculpture Park to be awarded a Civic Trust Award this year alongside so many inspiring projects contributing to our built environment and society. See all the winners here.

We are delighted to launch our new visual identity designed by A Practice for Everyday Life, commissioned to encapsulate our approach to design, with a focus on materiality, detailing and craft. Central to the new identity is a bespoke typeface designed by the APFEL Type Foundry, in addition to a comprehensive set of templates, both digital and print, and update to our website.