Works on the Urban Nature Project at the Natural History Museum have begun!

Transformation of the NHM’s five acre gardens as part of the Urban Nature Project are now underway. It will be turned into a welcoming, accessible and biologically diverse green space in the heart of London, including the newly improved wildlife garden acting as a living research laboratory, an immersive journey through the evolution of life on Earth and a learning and activity centre. In order to protect and preserve the well-established wildlife garden, the team have been working closely with scientists and gardeners to help maintain and eventually boost the urban biodiversity already present on site. Read more about the project and the latest progress 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.

Open City’s Architecture for Schools programme

Feilden Fowles have participated as part of Open City’s ‘Architecture for Schools’ programme which introduces primary school children to architecture and the built environment through a series of school visits, building tours and workshops. This season we welcomed students from Newham to Waterloo City Farm and undertook a collective exercise in designing our ideal neighbourhood.

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.

Horniman Museum and Gardens competition win

We are honoured to be selected as the winning architectural design team following an open competition to upgrade the Horniman Museum and Gardens in South London. A huge thanks to our whole team who include the talented J&L Gibbons, Skelly & Couch, Structure Workshop, Fiona Raley, OFR and Michael Grubb Studio. We are all looking forward to working on this unique and exicting commission. More information on the project here.

Green Templeton College student facilities submitted for planning

Feilden Fowles has submitted plans for 51 student homes, a dining hall and a café for a Green Templeton College, Oxford. New student ‘study bedrooms’ will be delivered across three buildings, which are organised around a landscaped courtyard. The blocks will also contains communal spaces, while smaller gardens will be created around their perimeter. More information published in the AJ here.

Building Talks: Feilden Fowles and Webb Yates on reusing materials

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.