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The mixed-use redevelopment ofSt James’s Market proposed byThe Crown Estate includes,within the multi-applicationplanning strategy, the buildingsat 29-30 St James’s Street and

25-27 Bury Street that will beredesigned by Smithfield-basedarchitectural practiceTateHindle. Currently, thebuildings provide retail space atground floor and basement levelswith dated offices above and,although unlisted, they arelocated within the St James’sConservation Area. It isproposed that the facades willbe retained and, behind, therewill be a residential buildingfacing the vibrant St James’sStreet and prestige offices facingBury Street. James Hindle,Director, TateHindle, said: “Ourredesign will blend the historicwith the modern. By retainingthe facades and the ground floorretail space, the view from thestreet will remain broadly thesame, but above will be four 3-bedroom luxury, single-floorapartments and a 4-bedroomduplex penthouse covering twofloors plus 10,300 sq ft of highquality office space.”

26 February–27 April Venice Takeaway: Ideasto Change BritishArchitecturewww.architecture.comRIBA, LONDONShould Amsterdam-stylefloating homes be built inLondon’s Docklands? Couldthe UK learn from Brazil’ssuccessful identikit school-building programme?Including the VeniceBiennale exhibition, RIBA, incollaboration with the BritishCouncil and theArchitectural Association,will host an exhibition and aseason of special events thatoffer architectural inspirationfrom beyond UK shores. Thefeature exhibitionshowcases UK architecturaltalent through tenexceptional internationalresearch projects.

5–7 March Ecobuildwww.ecobuild.co.ukEXCEL, LONDONThe sustainable designevent is back and at Excelthis year. Great ideas for theconstruction and builtenvironment will bepresented, along withinnovative solutions andpractical advice fromexperts at the show.

12–16 MarchISH Messe Frankfurtish.messefrankfurt.com FRANKFURT, GERMANYThe ISH provides ashowcase for innovativebathroom design, energyefficient heating and air-conditioning technologyand renewable energies. Inthe Energy section, visitorscan see the entire spectrumof innovative building-systems technology.Air-conditioning, coolingand ventilation technology.

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GRAPHISOFT® announced thattwo of the winning entries in thisyear’s International PropertyAwards were designed usingArchiCAD, GRAPHISOFT’saward-winning BIM software.Farkasvölgyi Arquitetura was’highly commended’ for two of itsdesigns: Complexo Andradas, amixed-use development, andABC-All Business Center, bothlocated in Brazil. The ComplexoAndradas will boast SouthAmerica’s tallest building, the BHTower. “We are pleased andproud to learn that one ofGRAPHISOFT’s Key Clients has

been recognized by thisesteemed group of professionals,”said Viktor Várkonyi, CEO ofGRAPHISOFT. “TheFarkasvölgyi team can be rightlyproud of this latest success,” hecontinued. ”With a history of 40years behind us, todayFarkasvölgyi Architecture ‘reapsthe rewards’ of an investmentmade long ago: the choice ofArchiCAD as our base software,even when this was notwidespread in the country, wasthe right one,” said BernardoFarkasvölgyi, architect/owner ofthe award-winning firm.

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Managing Director ofmaber, said: “We benefitas a business fromdeveloping employeesthrough our successfulgraduate programme. Wesupport the ongoinglearning of our employeeswith structured,aspirational and needs-based CPD.” Maber hasworked on a string of citycentre developmentsacross the East Midlands.

Gardens. In modernising thetired interior, the impracticalcellular spaces wererationalised and 'old andnew' elements were carefullyjuxtapositioned to dramaticeffect. The staircase wasused to create a featurebackdrop behind the newglazed panels to the groundfloor entrance area. Theinstallation of large modernmirrors on each landing wereused to link all floors,bringing more light and asense of openness to theinternal stair well.

Lastly at 38 GrosvenorGardens Mews a set ofunmodernised garages and aderelict first floor apartmentwere remodelled into athree floor contemporarymews house. ■