The House Recast by Studio Ben Allen wins Don t Move, Improve! 2021
A rich and interesting refurbishment of a Victorian house by Studio Ben Allen has been named London s best new home improvement project in the Don t Move, Improve! awards.
The House Recast is the overall winner of this year s contest, which is organised annually by New London Architecture (NLA) to showcase the diversity of homes in the UK capital.
Above: The House Recast has won Don t Move, Improve! 2021. Top image: the project was an experimental overhaul of a Victorian dwelling
Studio Ben Allen was invited to overhaul the dwelling by a retired couple who wanted to reorganise its layout while introducing a new kitchen and two bathrooms.
Tamsie Thomson to become first chief executive of RIAS
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Tamsie Thomson
The RIAS has appointed Tamsie Thomson as its new chief executive almost four years after Neil Baxter left under a cloud.
Thomson will take up her new role in July after stepping down as a managing director at New London Architecture. She is also a former director of the London Festival of Architecture and lecturer at Brighton School of Architecture.
Her appointment signals a new era for the incorporation which represents 5,100 Scottish architects and has endured some rocky years.
It also means both the organisation’s figureheads will be women.
Christina Gaiger was elected president last summer, the youngest in its history and only the second female. She replaced Robin Webster who was one of the founding members of A New Chapter, a reforming movement which led to Baxter’s resignation as secretary (the same role as chief executive) over questions of transparency and governance.
Tamsie Thomson to leave London for RIAS chief exec role Digital Edition: Tamsie Thomson to leave London for RIAS chief exec role Tamsie Thomson is to leave London, the city she has championed for more than a decade, to take up the new chief executive role at The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS)
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London Festival of Architecture announces simple and compelling 2021 theme
London Festival of Architecture announces simple and compelling 2021 theme
The theme for the 2021 London Festival of Architecture has been announced and it is centred around ‘Care’
The Colour Palace by Yinka Ilori and Pricegore, installated for 2019 LFA at the Dulwich Picture Gallery.
Photography: Adam Scott
The central focus for the 2021 London Festival of Architecture has been announced. LFA 2021, which is set to take place from 1 to 30 June 2021, pandemic restrictions willing, has a starkly simple and compelling theme, ‘Care’. A deliberately broad topic that is also incredibly relatable in this age of pandemic, ‘Care’ is at the heart of the LFA’s annual call for proposals, which stays open until 7 March 2021.
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