Bishops Palace, Kingston April 2010

Planning Permission and Conservation Area consent has been granted for the Bishops Palace site in Kingston upon Thames. The scheme, which was designed by Haworth Tompkins for Canadian and Portland Estates plc, consists of a radical remodelling and extension of an existing 1970s retail and leisure development. The designs seek to improve accessibility and connections to the river, and provide an architectural presence more befitting of its prominent position on the river.

Scotsman Steps April 2010

Haworth Tompkins are working with Martin Creed on a project for the Scotsman Steps in Edinburgh. The artwork, which is being commissioned by the Fruitmarket Gallery, consists of cladding the existing treads and risers with different coloured marbles from around the world. The work is a development of a collaboration with Martin Creed at the London Library project where the WC floors were in coloured marble tiles. The artwork is being implemented as part of the restoration of the Scotsman Steps and is due to be completed later this year.

Open Air Theatre April 2010

10 years after having carried out the renovation of the Regents Park Open Air Theatre, Haworth Tompkins have submitted a planning application for new back of house, box office and administrative accommodation to complete the scheme. The project is due to be implemented in winter 2011.

Herbert Art Gallery April 2010

The Herbert Art Gallery has been named the Guardian's Family-Friendly Museum of the Year 2010. Haworth Tompkins completed the first Phase of the redevelopment of the Museum consisting of new gallery and education spaces a new cafe and a Creative Industries Centre including an recording studio and editing suites.

Design Museum March 2010

The Herbert Art Gallery has been named the Guardian's Family-Friendly Museum of the Year 2010. Haworth Tompkins completed the first Phase of the redevelopment of the Museum consisting of new gallery and education spaces a new cafe and a Creative Industries Centre including an recording studio and editing suites.

The London Library March 2010

The books have been have moved into the latest phase of work that has been completed at the London Library. This phase of work includes creating a new reading room from a former light well, remodelling of the Art Room, extension to the 19th Century book stacks and creating new internal links. The works are continuing with the refurbishment of the entrance and catalogue area completing Phase 2, which is due in August this year.

Battersea Arts Centre March 2010

The Grand Hall at Battersea Arts Centre has opened after a 2 month restoration and refurbishment programme overseen by Haworth Tompkins. This is the first phase of a two phase project which will be completed later in the year and includes a new floor, decorations, curtains, lighting and power. The project seeks to bring out some of the more eccentric qualities of the original Grade 2* building after many years of institutionalisation and is seen as a testing bed for a larger project currently under discussion.

South Bank Rooms at Coin Street March 2010

Haworth Tompkins have been working with Coin Street Community Builders to develop the basement shell of their neighbourhood centre to provide new meeting and conference facilities and a new community medical facility. The new facilities, which were opened at the beginning of February, includes a major new art work by Antoni Malinowski entitled 'Reflected in Blue' which dominates the new Foyer space.

Architects Journal Small Project Award March 2010

The Dovecote at Snape Maltings for Aldeburgh productions has been awarded the 2010 Architects Journal Small Project Award. The project inserted a new prefabricated coreten shell into the ruined brickwork of the former Dovecote. The cor-ten shell was insulated and lined in plywood to create a new studio space for artists in residence.

Recent Publications March 2010

The recently completed Sackler Building for the Royal College of Art and the Dovecote Studio at Snape for Aldeburgh Productions have featured in British and International publications. A building feature of the Sackler Building was published in the Architects Journal 26.11.09 whilst the Dovecote Studio featured in the Architects Journal Technical & Practice section 21.01.10. The Korean publication C3 published an article on both Aldeburgh Music and the Dovecote Studio in their January 2010 issue.

Buildings of the Decade January 2010

Haworth Tompkins temporary theatres at Gainsborough Studios and Kings Cross have been selected amongst Kieran Long's buildings of the decade. Kieran Long, editor of the Architects Journal says: "The other projects on my list are highly subjective of course, and are moments I remember as very special in the nation’s architecture of the last ten years. The Almeida Theatre’s temporary inhabitation of Gainsborough Studios in Shoreditch (2000) and a bus shed in King’s Cross, London, (2001) were orchestrated by Haworth Tompkins and were a sign of that practice’s command of cultural venues that it played out through the decade."

European Housing Concepts Publication January 2010

Haworth Tompkins have two projects published in a new book titled European Housing Concepts 1990-2010 by Luisella Gelsomino and Ottorino Marinoni and published by Editrice Compositori. The book is a sweeping critical repertory of the design orientations of residential architecture in Europe, offering a significant overview of built works and emerging trends spanning the period of 1990-2010 and includes articles on Newington Green Student Housing and Iroko Housing.