Ian Ritchie Architects will be receiving the RIBA Award for the RSC Courtyard Theatre at the RIBA Awards dinner in Birmingham on 30th October.

Ian Ritchie will be giving a keynote speech at this year’s annual Dutch Steel Conference being held in Ede on 11th October.

The mayor of London, GLA and LDA have stated publicly their full support for the residential and cultural development at Potters Fields which we have designed for Berkeley Homes.
Ken Livingstone has indicated that the GLA will compulsory purchase that part of the land to enable the entire scheme, described as world class during the public inquiry, to be realised. The mayor is becoming increasingly frustrated by some London Boroughs inhibiting the delivery of much needed housing in the capital.

Although the London Borough of Southwark has been less than supportive, having consistently underplayed the 8,000 square metres cultural space provided for in the scheme. The Design Museum is actively seeking to take this space in order to increase their international profile and to triple the size of their operation in order to become, in the words of the Design Museum’s director, Deyan Sudjic, "to become the third generation Design Museum after the V&A London (19th century) and MOMA, NY (20th century)."
The project is being led by Loke Shee Ming.

We have submitted a planning application and listed building consent on behalf of a private client for the renewal of two 1930’s private houses originally designed by Oliver Hill in Great Peter Street, which were previously converted into office accommodation in the 1950’s and further modified in the 1980s. The project is being led by Teresa McQueen.

The Landmark Wales application to the Big Lottery Fund was unsuccessful.
We, along with Marks Barfield and Tonkins Lui were the winners of the international competition earlier this year. Landmark Wales has every intention of realising the three projects and will seek alternative funding.

The detailed planning and listed building applications have been submitted to Westminster City Council for this ARK school project which is one of the City Academies. The project involves the renovation of Leonard Mannasseh’s original Grade II* School in Penfold Street, and adding new nursery, primary and secondary teaching spaces and dance/performance facilities.

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The latest book, The Leipzig Glass Hall book of Drawings by Ian Ritchie Architects has been published by the Royal Academy. This limited edition of 250 signed copies has been produced by Ian Ritchie and Henning Rambow, and printed and bound in Leipzig. It consists of more than 30 multi-fold-out construction drawings on cartridge together with a detailed text and coloured photographs describing the origin, development and technical details of the construction of the world’s largest single space glass building. It is available from the Royal Academy shop or by contacting Ian Ritchie Architects.

We were one of several practices selected by Lend Lease to be invited to contribute to the Olympic Village development.

The design for 659 homes that we have prepared on behalf of Taylor Wimpey is being submitted this month for planning permission.

RSC Courtyard Theatre has received a National RIBA Award at the awards ceremony in London 22nd June. Along with our client represented by Susie Sainsbury, Simon Harper, Tom Piper; and Ian Ritchie, Rui Dias, Doug King, Bill Price, Andy Hayles, Gavin Green, Paul Gillieron, Bert den Arendt, and RSC actors Katy Stephens and Richard Cordery all managed to get onto the stage to take a bow! This award means The Courtyard is on the mid-list for the Stirling Award along with 13 other national winners, and 5 from the rest of the world. Since 1998, Ian Ritchie Architects have now had 4 projects listed for the Stirling Award. The Courtyard has also been submitted for the RIBA Access Award which will be announced at the Stirling Award evening in October.