“An open and unstuffy take on the traditional Cambridge dining hall, well crafted but not piously so. It plays with a range of materials – aqueous green faience, pink concrete, a light timber structure – to enjoyable and surprising effects. Along with the LSE project, it’s evidence that much of the money and ambition in commissioning buildings currently comes from universities and colleges.” See the other buildings featured in The Observer’s best five here.
Edmund Fowles reviews the first volume of Caruso St John’s collected works
“In an age defined by digital technology and the abundance of the image, accessing architects’ work has never been easier, so what can architects’ monographs offer today?” Read Ed’s review on Caruso St John’s new book, ‘Collected Works’, for BD Magazine here.
Homerton Dining Hall wins 3x Wood Awards
We are very proud to have swept up three prestigous wood awards for Homerton Dining Hall, including Best Education & Public Building, Best Structural Timber Award and the overall Gold Winner. A huge congratulations to all the team and wonderful client.
Feilden Fowles studio model features in Long Life, Low Energy: Designing for a circular economy at the RIBA
A scale model and 1:1 mock up of a structural detail of Feilden Fowles’ self-designed studio feature in the RIBA’s ‘Long Life, Low Energy: Designing for a Circular Economy‘ exhibition, which aims to demonstrate how the principles of the circular economy can help create more sustainable, net zero architecture for the future.
Waterloo City Farm published as case study in new book: The Sustainable City
Waterloo City Farm has been featured in a new book, ‘The Sustainable City’ by Harriet Thorpe and Taran Wikhu. From pioneering timber high-rises to experimental flat-pack offices, this book celebrates the urban architecture that helps Londoners to live, work, play and share resources in a way that benefits not just the city, but our entire planet.
Works have begun on the Urban Nature Project for the Natural History Museum
Work has begun on the redevelopment of the Natural History Museum’s gardens as part of its Urban Nature Project. This is the first step in transforming the five-acre site into a free-to-visit green space in the heart of London. Work was started by moving pond flora and fauna to temporary homes, the first step in reinvigorating the wetland system in the gardens. To help preserve the gardens’ biodiversity, a team worked to collect plants from the current ponds so that they can be replanted after the construction period. To protect aquatic biodiversity, water, plants, invertebrates and sediment will be stored in temporary homes over the winter, allowing them to thrive when moved back to new ponds in spring. More information on the pond relocation works here.
FF Away day in South London
Feilden Fowles spent a day out-and-about together visiting our newly completed project at Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses, followed by a guided tour of Goldsmiths CCA with Assemble, and a delicious dinner on Deptford High Street.
National Railway Museum’s Central Hall gains planning permission
Plans have been approved for the National Railway Museum’s new building called Central Hall, which will transform this major attraction and herald the start of delivering the York Central development. Central Hall will be a new welcome space and gallery located between the museum’s Great Hall and Station Hall. It will connect the existing museum buildings and is a cornerstone of the museum’s masterplan — the museum’s journey to transform its offer and become the world’s railway museum.
Carlisle Fratry wins RIBA National Award
We are extremely proud that the Fratry at Carlisle Cathedral has won a prestigous RIBA national award. It is a huge honour and testament to the hard work of all the wider project and construction teams, and visionary client in delivering this special community project. More on the Fratry here.
Ty Pren features in Low-Tech Design book by Detail Magazine
Detail Magazine have published a book on Low-Tech design which features Feilden Fowles’ first project, Ty Pren. Projects in the book are analysed and mapped according to several criteria and visually presented in charts for comparative analysis throughout the book. A link to the German text can be found here.