Planning approval has been granted for the final phase of improvements to the Marlborough Sports Garden in Southwark, to provide a sustainable, mixed sports facility, freely available to school children and local young people.
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Congratulations to Robin Nicholson who has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Design at the University of the West of England
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Completed in 1997, the Archaeolink Visitor Centre In Aberdeenshire was a radically different kind of building: conceptually, visually, and also in its approach to energy conservation. Twenty-five years on, as architects strive for operational net zero carbon, the project’s innovative passive design has valuable lessons for today…
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Edward Cullinan (1931-2019) was one of the most respected and charismatic architects of his era. A new book, Being Ted Cullinan, examines his life, work and legacy through perspectives by more than 30 friends, colleagues and historians.
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The Fountains Abbey Visitor Centre exemplifies the Cullinan Studio idea that buildings should be conceived in context – with design, materials and setting all connected to the place and its history. Thirty years on, we continue to apply the same concepts to radically different projects, from urban regeneration to energy centres…
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How an innovative building system, designed by Cullinan Studio in the 1970s for the Olivetti typewriter company, showed the way to the 21st Century architecture of the ‘Circular Economy’…
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A new bench and planter has been unveiled outside Finsbury Library, telling the story of a pioneering project that will help deliver a more environmentally-friendly, cost-effective way of heating homes in Islington.
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Cullinan Studio have always been innovators; specialists in things that have never been done before. Our archives are full of buildings that point to the future, of ideas that were radical at the time but have since become accepted wisdom.
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Marlborough Sports Garden is winner of Future Place: Public Realm award at The Pineapples 2022.
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Part of the 2022 London Festival of Architecture, this cross-disciplinary show and tell shared how Circular Economy principles are being implemented in the design and operation of the Marlborough Sports Garden in Southwark.
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Half a century ago Cullinan Studio pioneered a cooperative, income-sharing partnership model for an architectural practice. Our structure brings challenges but also tremendous benefits – and it is founded on just three elegantly simple principles…
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In the age of climate crisis, architects need to understand embodied carbon – and design it out of all new buildings. Here’s how we can meet the challenge…
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Architects can help make the concept of the circular economy a reality – but the picture is bigger than simply building efficient, low-waste buildings. Here’s how we can design the circular future…
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With the construction industry responsible for around 60% of total waste in the UK, the need for a more sustainable, ‘circular economy’ approach is clear and urgent. But what does it mean in practice to design a building on circular economy principles?
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Push-Pull House, a playfully creative family home built of Cross Laminated Timber, has won the RIBA South Sustainability Award and a RIBA South Regional Award.
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Retrofitting may be a buzzword now, but at Cullinan Studio it is a fundamental part of our architectural philosophy. We have been reimagining and repurposing buildings throughout our existence, giving us a deep understanding of what makes a retrofit successful, durable, and in many ways superior to a new build.
Here we share four key insights into how we think about the art of the retrofit…
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As a homeowner, retrofitting your property for operational net zero can provide real immediate and long-term benefits. Here’s how the right ‘whole house’ approach makes it achievable…
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We've been exploring the benefits of nature-based design with media production company, Content With Purpose, and sustainable events and media platform, Planted...
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We have been appointed by Southwark Council to design a new primary school specialising in providing support and learning for pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs.
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Offices, hospitals, even power stations should not feel like alien buildings dropped into local communities, but should enhance their neighbourhoods and foster a sense of civic pride. As architects and master planners, here are our five insights for successfully integrating private or functional buildings into public spaces and communities…
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