Merlin Fulcher

2 weeks ago | architectsjournal.co.uk | Merlin Fulcher

This year’s competition, again with a prize purse of £25,000, seeks inventive design proposals to transform any site in the UK into a ‘cohesive and integrated’ community of at least 300 new homes. The brief responds to the government’s ambitious goal of building 1.5 million homes over the next five years. Concepts will be expected to zoom in on the experiential aspects of typical living spaces and provide solutions to ensure quality as well as quantity is part of the outcome.

2 weeks ago | architectsjournal.co.uk | Merlin Fulcher

The competition – organised by the Brussels ‘Bouwmeester’ chief architect – will select a team to retrofit and upgrade the building at Rue Joseph II 68-80 to deliver an ‘exemplary office complex’ which achieves high levels of sustainability while also promoting ‘new way of working.’ The project – backed by the Whitewood-managed Cityforward property fund – is the seventh of its kind to emerge from an ongoing 300,000m² regeneration of 21 European Commission outdated buildings within Brussel’s...

2 weeks ago | architectsjournal.co.uk | Merlin Fulcher

The competition – organised by Impact Hub Zürich – will select a studio or collective to help co-design a new ‘vibrant place of encounter for citizens’ within the 1930s complex which is planned for a major renovation. The 3,000m² project – planned to complete in 2029 – will transform the building into a ‘vibrant hub for connection, collaboration, and events.’ The winning team will create a new 1,000m² gastronomy area with 600m² garden, a 700m² events space and 2,000m² of offices.

2 weeks ago | architectsjournal.co.uk | Merlin Fulcher

The winning team selected for the estimated £300,000 contract will draw up plans for a new east-west connection between Torrance and Milngavie for people walking, wheeling and cycling. The phased £3.6 million project – planned to start on site by August 2026 – will deliver a new shared use footway following the route of the A807 road from Milngavie railway station to the Allander Toll Roundabout, to Balmore and then to the Torrance Roundabout.

2 weeks ago | architectsjournal.co.uk | Merlin Fulcher

Organised by Infravision thinktank – the competition invites students of architecture, urban planning, engineering and other disciplines to draw up concepts to enhance any existing large urban infrastructure project used for transport, energy or telecommunication. Teams may feature up to five members and submissions may focus on any piece of infrastructure. Applications should include 10 written pages or 30 visual slides featuring sketches and digital representations.