Rhodes House was not just a restoration, but a complete rethink of how a 100-year-old Grade II* listed building can serve a global community today.
We’re excited to share that the project has been shortlisted for the AJ Retrofit & Reuse Awards, in the Positive Addition (£2m and over) category.
Behind this recognition, there are new spaces, new connections, new ways to use the building — all designed to feel as though they’ve always belonged. It’s a celebration of heritage as a springboard for bold, strategic, and sustainable thinking.
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With thanks to Angel Sharp Media for allowing us to share their film.
Music: Awakening by Roo Walker (YCKQDVR7JDZLJNIK)
Congratulations to @stanton_williams , @beard.construct , @webbyates , @bhsla and the wider team.
@architectsjournal@rhodestrust
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Two images from our Totteridge garden will feature in In the Garden: The Art of the Ephemeral, an exhibition by renowned photographer Marianne Majerus at Neumünster Abbey, Luxembourg (7 May – 22 June 2025).
Exploring the fleeting beauty of gardens through light, seasons, and time, the exhibition is part of the Luxembourg Urban Garden show (LUGA). A second open-air installation follows at Parc de Merl from 12 June.
📷 @mariannemajerus
The Medici Courtyard at Hanover Square is a tranquil place for people to pause and to spend time close to one of the busiest shopping districts in Europe, and sits stop the new Bond Street Elizabeth Line station.
The Elizabeth Line designed by Grimshaw, Maynard, Equation and AtkinsRéalis last night won this year's RIBA Stirling Prize – congratulations to all involved.
On this outstanding @gpe_london development and its greatly enhanced landscape and public realm, we had the pleasure of collaborating with @lds_architects and @publica_studio .
📷 @alistergthorpe (Image 1 & 2)
📷 @johnmcaslanpartners (Image 3)
A handmade arrival court marks @alisonbrooksarchitects landmark Cadence building – the northern gateway to the King’s Cross development. The court, a textural and sculptural composition crafted from a range of European stone, is planted with large-leaved plane trees and blocks of English yew shaped to evoke the rolling countryside.
The masterplan by @alliesandmorrison Porphyrios Associates and Related Argent is up for this evening’s RIBA Stirling Prize. Congratulations and best of luck to all involved.
Another from the archives this Thursday.
Private garden project in Totteridge Village. A RIBA London award-winning project in collaboration with Robin Walker Architects.
Bradley-Hole Schoenaich Landscape is seeking a senior landscape architect to join its team in London.
Location: Borough Market, London
Application deadline: 13 September
Bradley-Hole Schoenaich Landscape (BHSLA) is seeking a talented senior landscape architect to join our dynamic and award-winning team in London. Our practice is known for designing timeless, pure landscapes inspired by their context. We apply a forensic investigation into each project, its history, geology, ecology, landscape, and culture.
For more information for please use the link to dezeen jobs in our bio.
Throwback Thursday
Situated on the northern side of Vauxhall Bridge, Riverwalk stands out as a high-end residential building designed by @stanton_williams
We designed the roof terraces and landscape within the public domain. With the objective of enhancing the site’s biodiversity, the proposal encompasses extensive planting on roofs, balconies, and terraces.
Additionally, we introduced a public green area, Riverside Walk Gardens, as the setting for the building, with an incredible range of perennials and grasses that enriches the use of this public space.
Completed in 2016.
We designed a new outdoor working space for the @gpe_london new office building on Hanover Square in Mayfair.
The Medici Terrace concept for this space was to create private rooms that could be used by office workers placing lightweight pots to subdivide the linear shaped terrace.
The planting proposals include a variety of drought-resistant grasses and perennials with long-lasting flowering periods. The quality of the hard landscape details complements the architecture by @lds_architects
Photography @alistergthorpe
