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ASBP Healthy Building Conference 2018

Ben Humphries, Director at Architype, was among the invited to speak at the ASBP Conference on the 14th February 2018,  focussing on new metrics in post occupancy evaluation studies for healthy buildings. Keynote speaker Prof Steven Holgate from the University of Southampton set the scene with a ... 

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The first of two new Passivhaus social housing schemes in Swansea completes

Architype were appointed by Swansea Council to design the first new-build social housing schemes commissioned by the local authority in 40 years. Located on 2 separate suburban sites in the north of the city, planning permission was granted for a combined 30 new homes, designed to the rigorous Passivhaus ... 

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The Enterprise Centre – Commercial Project of the Year!

In recent years, the CIBSE Building Performance Awards have become an increasingly anticipated highlight of the awards season at Architype. Although traditionally aimed at engineering disciplines, CIBSE represents a critical area of our practice; ... 

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RIBA BIM Expo

Following lots of interest at a well attending BIM expo in 2017, RIBA WM organised an extended 2 day event in January this year, welcoming over 500 architecture and design students from the UK and South America alongside 200 built environment professionals. The BIM Expo aimed to uncover the ... 

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Recognition for Highgate Junior School

More than a year after completion, Highgate Junior School is still making headlines and receiving recognition from some of the industries most coveted awards. As recently revealed by the Civic Trust Awards, the school has made the

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Update from Site – Much Wenlock Social Housing

Work is rapidly progressing on site for 12 new affordable homes in Much Wenlock, Shropshire. Commissioned by Shropshire Housing Group, the greenfield site, which lies just outside the village of Much Wenlock, is one of a number of sites in the county identified by the group for affordable housing. The development ... 

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