The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
Dow Jones gets Westminster Council’s OK for Swiss Embassy makeover
Dow Jones Architects has secured planning approval to redevelop the Swiss Embassy in Marylebone, central London
Competition wins
Updates on architectural competitions, including shortlists, winners and other news
Matthew Lloyd Architects selected to revamp Grade I-listed Mansion House
Matthew Lloyd Architects has won an open tender for the repair and maintenance of the City of London’s Grade I-listed Mansion House
LSE names winner of contest for Bankside student housing
A joint bid between Carmody Groarke and Sheppard Robson has won the contest to redevelop the London School of Economics’ Bankside House hall of residence
Big names shortlisted in ‘Barkitecture’ dog kennel competition
Goodwoof – the annual celebration of dogs held on the Goodwood Estate – has announced the 12 teams shortlisted in its latest kennel design contest
Davidson Prize: shortlist for adaptive reuse housing contest revealed
The Alan Davidson Foundation has named the three finalist teams in its annual architecture prize
UK firm wins Alicante City Congress Centre contest
A London practice has won the Provincial Council of Alicante’s open international contest for a new €65 million congress centre
Design contest launched for Montréal Olympic Stadium reuse
An open international contest is seeking ideas for the reuse of expired roof materials from the Montréal Olympic Stadium [Deadline: 31 May 2024]
Bennetts Associates beats big names to land Greek college campus job
Bennetts Associates has won a star-studded contest to redesign the estate of a prestigious Greek education hub
Cambridge community pavilion contest reveals shortlisted practices
Five teams have been shortlisted in a competition to design a £100,000 community pavilion in Devonshire Gardens, Cambridge
Antepavilion ‘earthwork’ contest winner revealed
Good Shape has won the Antepavilion contest to design a pop-up installation on land formerly occupied by a Soviet T-34 tank