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Network Rail and RIBA announce


Network Rail and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) have announced Edinburgh-based 7N Architects as the winner of a competition to shape the UK’s future railways.


The competition invited architects,


railway station design winner


engineers and designers worldwide to look at how small to medium-sized stations can improve travel experience for passengers across the UK. 7N Architects were chosen from


over 200 entries for its pared-back design, which comprised a clock tower to act as a local landmark and meeting


place, platform canopies to provide shelter, and modular station design that can be adapted to suit the local landscape. Supporting Network Rail’s aims to be carbon neutral by 2050, the design incorporates translucent photovoltaic panels to generate renewable energy for most of the stations’ power.


One of the judges, Lucy Musgrave,


founding director of Publica said, ‘This competition has clearly set out the importance of holistic and integral design quality when it comes to creating successful infrastructure. Network Rail’s


leadership has encouraged all involved to consider how society is changing, and how we can address the climate emergency and the evolving civic role of our infrastructure. 7N’s winning proposal showed a confident expression and understanding of the opportunity to celebrate our local identities, the specificity and integration with our urban and rural landscapes, and the strength of our national identity through our railway infrastructure. We wish 7N well in this next phase, and look forward to seeing the work develop.’ 7narchitects.com | architecture.com


Ini Archibong unveils the Pavilion of the African Diaspora for London Design Biennale 2021


For the 2021 London Design Biennale (LDB), Ini Archibong has designed the first Pavilion of the African Diaspora. The pavilion will be located


on the river terrace of Somerset House throughout LDB, before embarking on a touring exhibition through to 2023.


As an American with Nigerian


heritage, Archibong wished to facilitate and elevate discussion around the importance of black voices, and to celebrate the African diaspora’s global cultural influence. The design is inspired by


conch and cowrie shells, the latter once used in trade across Africa and beyond, and the former as a trumpet, urging the people of the diaspora to action. The pavilion is managed by


Tamara N Houston, has funding from Logitech, structural engineering from DIFK and was designed with the architectural oversight of Perkins+Will. poad2021.org


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