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SHCA EXPANDS Swanke Hayden Connell Architects (SHCA) has recruited three senior architects to its healthcare team.MichaelMcGeady will be the newdirector of healthcare, YolandeWyer joins as senior clinical planner,while Karen Beaty- Pownall has taken on the role of project leader.
NEWDIRECTOR
FOR SPAB The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) has announced that it has appointed a new director. Matthew Slocombe will succeed Philip Venning when he retires next year, after 28 years as SPAB secretary.
THE CRANE SURVEY This half yearly report on commercial building projects underway, has revealed the largest number of newstarts ever recorded in theWest End in a single survey. The area presently has the highest amount of space under construction for over two years. In total 13 newschemes totalling 1.4million sqft of floorspace have started over the last sixmonths. However, activity in the other London submarkets remains scarce.
HOLLYWOOD CALLS Film-maker Bruce Beresford is to direct a biopic about the American architect, Frank LloydWright. One of the 20th Century's greatest architects,Wright designed over 1,000 buildings. His Ennis House, designed in the style of aMayan temple, was bought for £2.8million earlier this year.
FERGUSONWIN RIBA Past President George Ferguson’s Bristol Beer Factory has won BBC 4's Food Programme's Drinks Producer of the Year award.
LEED Gold airport a first San Francisco Airport’s Terminal 2 building
sets newstandards in sustainable design San Francisco International Airport’s (SFO) Gensler- designed Terminal 2 renovation is officially the first LEED Gold-certified airport terminal in the United States.
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he 640,000sqft terminal, which opened to flights in April 2011, features a
progressive environmental design that inspires people to live more sustainably. Sir Richard Branson, Founder of the Virgin Group which owns one of two airlines which use the
It’s hoped the building will inspire designers of other commercial projects to think sustainably.
renewed terminal says: “Virgin is known around the world for its focus on sustainability as well as for product innovation that improves the customer experience, and SFO’s T2 represents the future of airport experiences across the globe. Virgin America has the most fuel-efficient fleet in the US and thanks to the vision of SFO and Gensler, it now has a home base that reflects the evolution of sustainable travel.” “Public buildings should
stand for the ideals of the cities they represent,”M. Arthur
Gensler, Jr, founder of Gensler says. “San Francisco is committed to sustainability, and SFO recognised that in building T2. This terminal shows the world that airports—even older, remodelled ones—can be great examples of sustainable design.” T2’s design supports the airport’s goal of zero waste and encourages travellers and employees to participate in its sustainable programs. Intelligent design has ensured
that the Terminal saves 15 percentagemore than the energy cost of a terminal designed to
ReardonSmith awards sweep
ReardonSmith Architects are celebratingmultiple successes at two of Europe’smost prestigious design awards. Both the Architect of the Year Awards 2011 and The European Hotel Design Awards 2011 recognised the practice’s achievements, resulting in a fivewin haul.
ReardonSmith were named
the Hotel Architect of the Year for their restoration of The Savoy. The £220million project involved restoring, rebuilding and redesigning all of the hotel’s guestrooms and public spaces. The practice followed up this
success at The European Hotel Design Awards,where their work on the Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lanewon the practice the Conversion and/or
Extension of an Existing Hotel Building Award. The practice also won the
Tommorow’s Hotel Award for its subterranean luxury hotel and spa concept. Anticipating the increasingly stringent sustainability requirements the design utilises urban brown-field wastelands, incorporating 200-plus subterranean guestrooms topped by living green roofs. Finally to round off their
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