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NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, HINTZ HALL OPENING

JULY 2017

Natural History Museum, Hintz Hall Opening

Niall attended the Natural History Museum VIP opening of Hintze Hall and the introduction of Hope – the new blue whale skeleton suspended from Alfred Waterhouse’s wrought iron roof structure.

This new exhibit marks a new chapter in the Museum’s engagement with the public on scientific issues. Meanwhile Dippy the Dinosaur has embarked on a UK-wide tour which will culminate in the skeleton being cast in bronze before taking up its new home in the NMLA-designed Museum grounds.

The first phase of this project involves the restoration and introduction of accessibility to the Museum’s famous main entrance and is due to complete in November 2017.

PEABODY HOUSING RECEIVES PLANNING PERMISSION

JANUARY 2014

Peabody Housing receives Planning Permission

The practice’s most recent housing scheme for the Peabody Trust has received planning permission from the London Borough of Waltham Forrest. The scheme comprises of seventeen new homes for the social rented sector at a central location in Leytonstone. The project is due for completion in March 2015.