June 2010

National Museums at Chatham - Opening Exhibition
Our restoration of the No.1 Smithery for Chatham Historic Dockyard is almost complete, with the building opening to the public in July. The first exhibition to be held in it's purpose-built galleries opens on the 24th July and showcases a significant series of works by Sir Stanley Spencer. His paintings are displayed alongside 28 drawings and other historical dockyard objects which give a unique insight into the lives and work of shipbuilders on the Clyde. For more information please visit the website of the Historic Dockyard.

RIBA London Awards 2010
We are delighted to announce that our Edward Alleyn Building, Alleyn's School has won an RIBA London Award 2010 for Education and Community.

London Festival of Architecture Sky Rides- 26th June
van Heyningen and Haward, in partnership with Southwark Cyclists, are hosting a Thames Path cycle ride as part of the London Festival of Architecture week of events. The route will run from London Bridge along the river, with a lunch stop at Barking Riverside Limited (BRL) offices and finishing with tea at our RSPB Environment and Education Centre at Rainham Marshes. We return from there by the direct route to Central London. For further details and to book a place, please visit the LFA Website.

May 2010

LABC East Anglia Building Excellence Awards 2010
Corfield Court, St John's College, has won an award for Best Technical Design and Construction at the LABC East Anglia Building Excellence Awards 2010.

April 2010

RIBA Awards 2010
The Edward Alleyn Building, Alleyn's School, has been shortlisted for an RIBA London Award.

RICS Awards 2010
Corfield Court, St John's College, Cambridge, is shortlisted for an RICS Building Conservation Award.

March 2010

Civic Trust Awards 2010
The Dennis Sciama Building, University of Portsmouth, has been awarded a commendation by the Civic Trust Awards.

Visitor Centre, Essex Wildlife Trust
van Heyningen and Haward were recently the winners of a competition to design a new visitor centre for the new Thurrock Thameside Nature Park in Essex for Essex Wildlife Trust. The nature park is situated on a landfill site which is currently still in use but undergoing restoration.

Building Awards 2010
van Heyningen and Haward have been shortlisted in the Architectural Practice of the Year category of the Building Awards 2010.

RSPB Bird Hide, Rainham Marshes
The practice have won a competition to design a new bird hide for the RSPB at Rainham Marshes. The hide is designed to be buried in the extisting bund and will be the first stop for most visitors the park after van Heyningen and Hawards 2006 Environment and Education Centre.

Essex BSF
van Heyningen and Haward are part of Skanska UK's successful bid for Essex Building Schools for the Future. vHH has worked with other members of Skanska's team, giving "critical friend" advice on the sample school designs.

Hornsey Road Baths
van Heyningen and Haward has been appointed to design a new performing arts centre for young people in Islington. Hornsey Road Baths Centre will feature a multi-purpose and flexible space for performance, a media centre and recording studios, dance studios and rehearsal space as well as a café and other social spaces.

BREEAM Excellent Certification for RSPB Centre
We have received confirmation of the BREEAM Excellent Certificate for RSPB Environment and Education Centre, Rainham Marshes, Essex. A new wind turbine also makes the building carbon neutral in operation.