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We took part in ‘Bake the World a Better Place’ in support of the Architects Benevolent Society (ABS). Our morning was brightened with a selection of freshly prepared treats, helping to raise both awareness and funds for ABS. The Architects Benevolent Society provides confidential advice, support and financial assistance to members of the architectural community and their families during times of need. Many thanks to this year’s bakers for the multicultural spread (England 🇬🇧, Iran 🇮🇷, South Africa 🇿🇦 & Italy 🇮🇹) @archbensoc #mentalhealthawarenessweek #baketheworld #mentalhealth

ACME Madrid is looking for experienced Architects & Architectural Designers to join their team! For more information and to apply, follow the link in our bio 🔗 #spacexacme #madrid #spain #hiring #architect designer jobs

Amanda Callaghan and Lana Fattah will be representing ACME’s Sustainability Task Group at this year’s @footprintplus taking place 13–14 May. FOOTPRINT+ brings together forward-thinking professionals for two days of talks, exhibitions and discussions exploring the sustainability challenges facing the property industry today. We hope to see you there to learn, connect and be inspired 🌱 

#FP26 #footprintplus #london #architecture #sustainability

Folkestone E, Folkestone Seafront Folkestone is a coastal town overlooking the English Channel. Historically, it has been a significant fishing and ferry port, as well as a spa resort. Boats, railways, amusement piers, bathing establishments, roller coasters, mini golf and nightclubs characterised the seafront. For the last 20 years, the site has mainly been used for truck parking. The Folkestone Harbour and Seafront masterplan aims to revitalise the area by creating new waterfront homes. Folkestone E is a five-story apartment block that sits along Marine Parade. It rotates and drops its massing to four and three storeys along the beachfront to maximise sea and harbour views. Pixelation of the overall form provides variation across the façade, featuring generous inset balconies and winter gardens. Every unit has generous outdoor spaces, mostly facing the sea, and the use of the raised communal garden, situated within the crescent, sheltered from sea winds. Facades are made from glazed ceramic tiles, designed to withstand the harsh marine environment and align with the common architectural language across the Seafront masterplan. #spacexacme #architecture #design #Folkestone #archilovers residential

Cambridge North, Cambridgeshire Cambridge North has a 100-year history of track welding. Today, it is one of three new city quarters identified to support UK’s growth as a world leader in Life Sciences. Network Rail opened the railway station in 2017, planting the initial seed for redevelopment on the brownfield site. By 2050, approximately 20,000 inhabitants will live here. The masterplan for the new town centre creates a network of streets and public spaces extending into the future context, using proportions familiar to Cambridge. A cluster of Life Science buildings are located against the edge of the railways, while residential buildings are arranged around a large park, alongside existing allotments. The central square between these two character zones defines the heart of this new community, activated by retail and community uses. Design guidelines provide rules for setbacks in massing, materiality and articulation of facades to create a townscape that belongs to Cambridge. The Cam River Valley is a critical zone for flooding and groundwater management, and great care has been taken to create an urban landscape that is open and permeable for rainwater. Innovative water management strategies, such as rain gardens, swales, and a large balancing pond within a proposed wild park, achieve a balance of water demand and supply 💧 Client: Chesterton Partnership Collaborating Architect: @make_architects Landscape Architecture: @robertmyersassociates Planning: @bidwellsllp #spacexacme #cambridge #masterplan #archilovers #architecture

60 Aldgate, London Aldgate High Street was one of the busiest gateways into the medieval City of London, and the stretch in front of the Aldgate has been known as Butcher Alley for over 300 years. The demolition of the Haydon Goodsyard Station and the construction of the Metropolitan Line and Aldgate Station have left behind a significant gap in the urban fabric. ACME’s design of 60 Aldgate, a new office building, closes this urban void between the City and Whitechapel. The structure of 60 Aldgate is designed in response to the constraints imposed by the London Underground below, incorporating a large cantilever. The need for the building to float above the train tracks is celebrated through vaulted entrance spaces carved into the volume. Red-coloured timber vaults provide space for the foyer, cafés and the realigned medieval passageway, Harrow Alley. Above, the sculptural roofscape with 13 terraces over three floors, creating 750sqm of biodiverse green roof gardens 🌱 Part of the existing site contains the Still & Star, a Public House first noted in 1730 as a gin palace and slum pub. The scheme re-provides a larger Still & Star in a more prominent location on Aldgate High Street, as a gin palace and distillery with a botanical herb farm, preserving an imprint of its history. #spacexacme #architecture #design #London #history aldgate archilovers

ACME London is looking for architects and architectural designers to join our team in Old Street. If you have a strong design sensibility, excellent communication skills and sound Rhino experience, we’d love to hear from you. Send your CV, portfolio and a short introductory note to [email protected] or follow the link in our bio. #hiring #architect #designer #architecture #architecturejobs

Friedrich Ludewig and Vojtech Nemec will be attending @ukreiif 2026! If you’re in Leeds and would like to meet, please contact [email protected] We’re looking forward to seeing you there. #ukreiif #spacexacme #leeds #builtenvironment

SAB, Leipzig. The historic centre of Leipzig is defined by traditional mercantile trading houses, covered passages and courtyards and 19th-century grand hotels. The site for the new Development Bank of the Free State of Saxony occupies an entire city block just outside the historic centre, surrounded by socialist hotel and apartment blocks, capitalist office buildings, a short walk from Leipzig’s Grand Station. The site was once an important part of Leipzig’s pleasure and ornamental gardens - Löhrs Garten designed by Johann Dauthes, and commissioned by banker and merchant, Eberhard Heinrich Löhr. The new building is defined by a new pleasure garden, a forest of 21m high columns, playing with the iconography of a traditional bank. This Forum is a civic gesture - a public space structured by column groups to form clearings, a reflection lake and green zones. The Forum’s permeability and openness provide a seamless transition into the building where the foyer, consultation rooms, conference centre, auditorium and canteen form the public areas of the bank. Office floors have been laid out with a minimum of containment to encourage communication and to keep the facade open, preserving views onto the forum. 📷 Michael Moser

Swansea Arena has reached over 1million visitors since opening its doors in 2022! “The venue has quickly established itself as one of the most important cultural and economic assets in our city, attracting audiences from across Wales and beyond. As well as bringing major entertainment to Swansea, the arena is also playing a key role in supporting conferences, exhibitions, graduations and community events, helping to drive footfall and activity in the Copr Bay area. This success shows how important the arena is to Swansea’s ongoing regeneration and its growing reputation as a vibrant destination for culture and events.” Cllr Rob Stewart, Leader of Swansea Council @swansea_council @arenaabertawe Read more about ACME designed Swansea Arena at the link in our bio 🔗 📷 @huftonandcrow #spacexacme #coprbay #SwanseaArena, #ArenaAbertawe #SwanseaBuildingSocietyArena architecture wales regeneration

Delighted to share that the @cityoflondoncorp Planning Committee has granted permission for an operationally led, transformational scheme for Liverpool Street Station! This planning permission marks a major step forward in future-proofing Britain's busiest station and one of the UK’s most important transport hubs. Liverpool Street station serves 118 million passengers each year, and with demand forecast to reach 158 million by 2041, the approved plans will make sure the station is ready to welcome more than 200 million passengers in the years ahead. The ACME-designed proposals will improve the everyday experience for passengers, delivering step-free access from street level to all platforms, smoother passenger flows, and a fully connected, accessible transport hub that works better for everyone. It will be a bigger, more inclusive station for passengers today, tomorrow, and in the decades ahead! Congratulations to all involved @networkrail design and professional advisory team for the new scheme includes: ACME - Architecture @aecom - Transportation – Multi-disciplinary Engineering & Environment Certo MS Ltd- Project management @newmark – Planning & Development @gleedsglobal - Cost Management @insallarch - Heritage & Townscape @giasurveyors – Daylight and Sunlight @jll - Valuation @avrlondon & @the_boundaryuk - Visualisations @sla_architects – Landscape Architecture @sharedvoice - Communications & Engagement Intelligent Data Collection - Pedestrian modelling Mima – Accessibility & Inclusive design and wayfinding consultants @seamdesign – Lighting Design RWDI– Wind Engineering @plowman_craven - Surveys @swecouk – Building Control Advice @addleshawgoddard – Legal @publica_studio – Cultural Strategy #Investment #growth #London #LiverpoolStreet #PlanningApproval

Goetheplatz 1 - a contemporary landmark that will both strengthen the historic character of one of Frankfurt’s oldest squares and sets a benchmark for sustainable, circular, and resource-efficient construction. #architecturecompetition #designcompetition #frankfurt #germany #timber stone sustainability greenfacade facade architecture