A new report from the UN, World Urbanisation Prospects 2025, gives us a better idea of how cities around the world are evolving. It provides an insight into current trends, as well as what we could expect in the near future. It will have an impact on everything from health and housing to commercial architecture and infrastructure. Continue reading →

For a very long time the standard practice has been to build and then demolish buildings when they reach the end of their usefulness. However, attitudes today are much different. People now focus on redevelopment to reduce the impact on the environment and to preserve the heritage of properties. Whether it is homes or commercial architecture, it’s no longer acceptable to just bring in the bulldozers. Continue reading →

The Wintringham development at St Neots in Cambridgeshire is creating a vibrant new neighbourhood. It includes new homes, schools, and fantastic amenities. In addition, it connects to a lovely leisure trail and enhances the green space. There will also be even more developments in the future. We’re proud to be involved, recently submitting our plans for the Hub, a central part of the expansion of the town. We want to provide some more details about them here, including the wonderful commercial architecture we’ve designed. Continue reading →

Today sustainability is one of the most important factors for businesses. It’s a crucial responsibility, but also a big opportunity to enjoy some impressive benefits. We want to have a closer look here to see how you can make the most of commercial architecture, ensuring it will provide long term value. Continue reading →

The explosion at the Port of Beirut in August 2020 was devastating for the city, destroying approximately 40% of the buildings and claiming hundreds of lives. Properties several kilometres from the site, including the airport (10km away), were affected. Overall, the tragedy was responsible for displacing over 300,000 people. In the years since, there has been work to start reconstruction. UNESCO recently gave details of new programmes to restore key commercial architecture, heritage buildings, schools, and other key properties. Continue reading →

The Olympics can leave a lasting legacy on the various cities that have the honour to host it. Sometimes it is incredibly positive, such as the lovely Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford for London 2012. In other cases the legacies are negative, such as Athens 2004 causing ongoing financial issues for Greece and numerous pieces of commercial architecture with no future. The upcoming 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games have taken a really impressive approach that could be amazing for Milan. Let’s have a look. Continue reading →