Scott Brownrigg

At 3pm on 6 November, Head of Education Ian Pratt and Director of Practice Helen Taylor will join the ‘Places to Learn – Our Schools: Design Guidance and a Vision for inspiring educational environments’ panel at Education Estates Ireland in Dublin. Together the panel of speakers will review and discuss school design guidance and approaches to support a new ‘vision’ for inspiring educational environments. Organised in partnership with the Government of Ireland, Education Buildings Ireland is a two-day conference and exhibition which aims to drive development of high-quality learning environments for all students and learners. Find out more here: https://bit.ly/3Yu2QjY #Education #PlacesforLearning #EducationBuildingsIreland

Great to see our designs for CABI Headquarters, Wallingford, UK listed as a winner in the Property Development, Workplaces category at the OPAL Awards. The OPAL Awards reward excellence in design and creativity within the built environment across the globe. CABI apply scientific expertise to solve problems in agriculture and the environment. We worked alongside Project Managers and Lead Consultant Ridge and Partners LLP to complete a low energy design that offers a two-storey office space, successfully integrating an experimental bio-diverse landscape with a new collaborative flexible working environment. Situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the building responds to its surroundings with a living roof, which will attract insects and birds and enhance biodiversity. Inside, it hosts up to 180 members of staff, who are provided with a range of amenities including a café restaurant, meeting rooms and conference room / auditorium. Congratulations to all who were involved on this project. Find out more about this year’s winning schemes here: https://bit.ly/4f5l2I2 Barnwood Limited #BusinessSpace #Architecture

Director Neal Morgan-Collins has produced a learning module on ‘The Building Safety Act in practice’ for Architecture Today’s School of Specification. Available to School of Specification members, the module provides an overview of the evolving #BuildingSafetyAct and its impact on the construction industry, with a focus on the role of Principal Designer. It covers key regulatory changes and the Gateway process and explores the challenges practitioners face with compliance. Learn more about the need for industry collaboration, clear communication, and proactive planning to navigate new safety requirements here: https://bit.ly/4f8ovF8

In our latest issue of iA: Intelligent Architecture, Head of Design Research Unit Alistair Brierley explores how contrasting and juxtaposed relationships have informed and defined the growth and development of Scott Brownrigg and initiated rich and varied architectural collaborations. Read the article in full here: https://lnkd.in/e2RhiXcG #IntelligentArchitecture #ArchitecturePractice #DesignResearchUnit

"With bold and brave ideas, some of the most inspiring future architectural concepts grace the #WAF24 shortlist. Spanning infrastructure, commercial mixed-use and education, through to experimental and masterplanning projects for example, there's so much to see with ideas and plans to transform communities and reshape cities all around the world."    Great to see Sea Breeze Resort feature in the World Architecture Festival shortlist this year. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/eBzYaRQb

Proposals to transform the underused Eastpoint Business Park in Oxford into a new flagship life science campus have been approved for planning by Oxford City Council. Designed by Scott Brownrigg for Railpen, the scheme will bring an additional 200,000 sq ft much needed life science space to the Oxford-Cambridge Arc and provide a focal point for interaction with STEM and educational outreach within the local community. Find out more here: https://bit.ly/4h7q9J7

As one of the trailblazer practices that led the development of the Modern Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Architecture, we share University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC) concerns about the impact that changes to funding could have on architecture apprenticeships. Read the Architects’ Journal to find out more: https://bit.ly/3BR2bSl Helen Taylor #Apprenticeships #Education #Architecture

‘What was once overlooked and disregarded space, now acts as a focal point for the community’ Hear from Associate Architect Dagmar Binsted as she explores how development of liminal (or in between) spaces can create opportunities to repair the urban grain, bring communities together, and establish valuable amenity that can contribute to local and wider socio-economic growth. Read the article in full here: https://lnkd.in/e2RhiXcG #IntelligentArchitecture #Urbansim #DesignResearchUnit

This week, Director and Head of Workplace Interiors Beatriz Gonzalez shares her thoughts on the Normann Copenhagen, Mat Chair Collection with Design Curial as part of the magazine’s ‘Designer’s Judgement’ segment. Focusing on a shell and upholstered version of the Mat Armchair, Beatriz talks about how well the collection performs in regard to sustainability, usability, comfort and of course, aesthetics. ‘By moving away from traditional plastic in shell chairs towards natural materials, Danish design studio Foersom & Hiort-Lorenzen has created something truly unique without compromising on aesthetics.’ Read the full review here: https://bit.ly/4dRghjC

‘From the mid-1920s, after the completion of Adelaide House, the building’s rooftop garden offered a unique space where abundant and varied planting was used to create a lush and verdant escape from the city for its staff and occupants.’ As we embark on the restoration of this unique Grade II Listed building, Associate Architect and Conservation Registrant Rachel Hain reveals original features and unique uses, and how these have greatly influenced a vision for the building’s future. Read the article in full here:https://lnkd.in/e2RhiXcG #IntelligentArchitecture #ConservationArchitect #DesignResearchUnit