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.

RA Summer Show Architecture Gallery, curated by Ian Ritchie, is entirely blue and has been very favourably received by architects, visitors and press. Bovis Lend Lease are also sponsoring a student prize this year for the first time.

RSC Courtyard Theatre has received a Regional RIBA Award.

With the final performance of Coriolanus in the RST, the Courtyard Theatre has now become the main theatre for the RSC in Stratford upon Avon. The transformation of the RST by Bennetts Associates will enable productions to begin again in 2011.

Ian Ritchie will be giving a talk on Potters Fields, glass facades and the latest Part L impact at the international Glass Conference, GPD07, in Tampere, Finland, on Saturday 16th June.

This year’s summer trip is to Leipzig on June 1-3. We’ll meet up with our ‘sister office’ there, Tagebau, see the Glass Hall ten years after its completion and experience the renaissance of the city itself.