Ian Ritchie delivered a lecture on Light, his first as Honorary Visiting Professor, and was followed by a master class with third year students.

Competition entry for Dance 4 Nottingham; East Renfrewshire and Midlothian Council joint Schools Project; TfL Bermondsey Station overdevelopment, London; Royal Victoria Dock Pedestrian Link, London.

Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts (SCVA) at UEA in Norwich has appointed Ian Ritchie to oversee the last phase of the refurbishment. Ian was the project architect while working at Foster Associates until 1976. The centre opened in 1978, since when two further additions have been made to the building.

We have designed a new wall light 'Livis' and a linear pendant light 'Linis' for the North House project. Both are being manufactured by Prolumena.

Erik Havadi obtained his Masters in Scenography from Laban.

Ian Ritchie, along with Professor Andy McMillan, Professor Kathryn Findlay and the RIAS president David Dunbar judged Scotland's most prestigious architectural award, the Doolan Award, worth £25,000. The winner was the Small Animal Hospital, Glasgow, with the presentation taking place at the Scottish Parliament. Ian Ritchie gave a keynote lecture on "Innovation and Collaboration" at a symposium 'Architect & Engineer' in the context of the new Aalto University, Helsinki. Aalto University is created through a merger between the Helsinki School of Economics, the University of Art and Design Helsinki and the Helsinki University of Technology, which will start operating on the 1st of January 2010.

Institute of Food Research John Innes Centre, Norwich.

Ian Ritchie gave a keynote lecture on "Innovation and Collaboration" at a symposium ´Architect & Engineer´ in the context of the new Aalto University, Helsinki. Aalto University is created through a merger between the Helsinki School of Economics, the University of Art and Design Helsinki and the Helsinki University of Technology, which will start operating on the 1st of January 2010.

Following a rigorous public procurement process over several months, we emerged as the winning architects selected to lead the design for The Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour at UCL.

Shortlisted with Ulrike Brandi Licht to design Christmas Illuminations for the avenue des Champs Elysees, Paris; University of London School for Speech and Drama.