We submitted our entry (1 of 14) for the Magdeburger Hafen competition in Hamburg for a project consisting of three buildings forming an urban block including a new headquarters for Greenpeace Germany, DesignXport, and housing. We collaborated with Max Fordham LLP, Ulrike Brandi Licht and with our 'sister' office in Hamburg, Jan Braker of blp Architekten to develop a new environmental office building typology.

Collaborating with our 'sister' office in Leipzig, we completed our submission for the Dresden Cultural Palace which consists of a new 1800 seat concert hall and a smaller one, together with a new library. This is housed in a listed early 60's building, for which the authorities wish to retain the facades and roofline.

We have been invited by Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester University and Chichester District Council to prepare a feasibility study to include the creation of an outdoor amphitheatre, and the refurbishment and additions to Oaklands Park House into a centre for theatre, leadership and research.

Following successful pre-planning presentations, Mountbrook have instructed us to proceed with the planning application of a 52,00m2 mixed-use development in Dublin. The design concept is an architecture of urban landscape which, while accepting the verticality of urban buildings, expands the idea of the flow of landscape through the site.

A second prototype of our desk lamp has been manufactured in Germany. It has been designed and engineered in collaboration with Ulrike Brandi Licht and Hamburg Licht. Production is now anticipated in September.

After many years with the practice, Mark Bagguley is leaving to work on a project based in Austria, and Paul Byrne after a year back in the UK, has decided to return to Australia with his wife in order to seek out new opportunities.

We have recently designed and installed a large stainless steel sculpture named Turville Sun. It is based upon the geometric arrangement of an equatorial sundial, with time marking on the gnomon.

Taylor Wimpey has sold the 6 hectare site to Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation.

Ian will give an Annual Lecture in the 1200 seat Bovard Hall at the University of Southern California USC Arts & Humanities, School of Architecture on the 21st January at 7pm entitled 'This Land is OUR Land, Greening Architecture, Ethics and the Environment.' An illustrated on-line download will be available on our website from 26th January in the 'writings' section.

Ian will also lecture in Scotland at:

• Edinburgh University on the 27th February, 6pm
• Aberdeen University on the 18th March, 6.30pm
• RIAS Annual Conference keynote speech at Dundee University on the 15th May

Gordon Talbot will give a lecture on the 26th March at Lincoln University.

We were shortlisted for competitions in Dresden and Hamburg. We are working with our sister offices in each city respectively.