By Dave Rogers2021-05-11T12:58:00+01:00
Latest deal in Woolwich worth £30m-plus
Morgan Sindall has been appointed preferred bidder to build a new leisure centre in Woolwich for Greenwich council.
The south-east London deal, believed to be worth more than £30m, was won under the Southern Construction Framework.
The scheme will include a 25m-long swimming pool
It will be built in the middle of Woolwich at a plot next to General Gordon Square. Architect on the scheme is Faulkner Browns while Hadron Consulting is project manager.
Morgan Sindall, which last month upgraded its profit forecast for 2021, with analysts now expecting it to make more than £100m pre-tax profit for the first time in its history, is working on another leisure scheme across London called the Britannia Leisure Centre in Hackney in a deal worth £54m.
Mica Architects has been crowned Architect of the Year at Building Design’s prestigious annual awards.
The practice was honoured with the Gold Award for overall winner at the ceremony which was streamed on Building Design’s website today and watched live by hundreds of architects, clients and their collaborators.
As well as being named Architect of the Year, Mica – the practice born out of Rick Mather Architects in 2017 following Mather’s death – also scooped the award for Refurbishment Architect of the Year.
Source: Hufton & Crow
Mica Architects’ refurbishment of Fairfield Halls in Croydon
The judges – who underlined the importance of restoring and repurposing existing buildings at a time of climate crisis – praised Mica’s entry for its high standard and variety of work. This included converting London’s famous Centre Point tower into flats, restoring Croydon’s 1962 Fairfield Halls to its former glory and rescuing crumbling 12