Four architects from Haworth Tompkins led an all-day workshop for year-six classes in conjunction with 15Billion EBP, an east-London charity dedicated to promoting social mobility and raising aspirations among young people. Edoardo Milli, Jonnie Rees, Charlotte Madgwick and Jerry van Veldhuizen spoke to the children from Handsworth Primary School in Waltham Forest about architecture; what an architect does and how buildings are designed taking into account considerations such as purpose and environmental concerns. Using the scale model of London at the NLA in the City Centre, they talked about the historical aspects of London architecture which was followed by a walking tour around Bank introducing the children to different architectural styles and asking them why they thought each building had been designed in the way it was. This is part of a week-long project during which they will design their own buildings using everything they have learned.
Our mixed-use proposal for the London Borough of Newham has been submitted for planning. The site on Freemasons Way comes forward as one of two ‘kick starter’ sites for the larger masterplan for Custom House, a Council led co-design project with Adam Khan Architects and East, which will provide 800-900 new homes, a health hub, community facilities and improved public realm. Our building features shops on the ground floor, opening onto a new public space along the high street set beneath existing mature trees. All of the 29 homes will be for social rent, including a mixture of one, two and three-bedroom apartments with access to a generous communal garden. The homes are being designed to Passivhaus standards, with start on site targeted for Spring 2023.
Haworth Tompkins are working with British Land to deliver 237 new homes at Canada Water, the Allies and Morrison designed Masterplan, in the heart of London.
Work has started on site for our refurbishment and extension of The Warburg Institute, one of London’s leading cultural and academic institutions. Warburg Renaissance is a major project which will transform the Institute by restoring its original vision, preparing it for future generations. Work will complete towards the end of 2023.
Haworth Tompkins have been shortlisted three times at this year's Building Design Architect of the Year Awards. These reward architects for a consistent body of work rather than one-off projects. We're in the running for three categories; Public and Social Housing, Refurbishment, and Higher Education for projects including The Warburg Institute, Kingston School of Art, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Wood Street, Greenhill Centre and Malmö Stadsteater. Winners will be announced in mid-October.
Theatre Royal Drury Lane has been shortlisted for an International Architecture Award by the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design. The awards, is conjunction with The European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and Metropolitan Arts Press, are dedicated to the recognition of excellence in architecture and urbanism from a global perspective. The winners are announced in September.
Haworth Tompkins has received a Selinunte Prize, from the AIAC (Italian Association of Architecture and Criticism). Director Chris Fellner attended the annual symposium in Sicily to receive this honour and deliver a lecture on our work in relation to this year’s topic, ‘Regeneration, Renovation, Restart’. Over the course of the festival, eight architectural awards are presented, and Haworth Tompkins have received their only International prize.
Haworth Tompkins has won an invited competition to find a Masterplan Architect for Trinity Hall, Cambridge. The Masterplan process will involve the development of a phased, ten year plus strategy for the three sites that make up the Trinity Hall Estate. The Masterplan is intended to be a living document that will pose strategic questions about how a University of Cambridge College will fulfil its role in the coming decades.