The Master's Field Development for Balliol College has won 2 awards at this years Schüco Excellence Awards in the Health, Education and Leisure category and as the overall winner. One of the judges commented “This thoughtful, high-quality project works at many different scales, from its collegiate context to the beautiful detailing of the façades”.
Preparations for Biennale Architettura 2016 have begun in earnest: concepts advanced; collaborators recruited; designs developed. Niall and Yeoryia (Manolopoulou, of AY Architects) have met with a number of experts on the subject of dementia and design, including scientists at UCL; the Centre Manager at the Alzheimer’s Centre in Dublin; the Vice-Chair of the European Working Group of People with Dementia and experts from the Dementia Services Development Centre at the University of Stirling. We are excited by the emerging details of the various elements of this year’s exhibition, and look forward to unveiling our contribution in May.