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Helen Murray

Communications Manager

MA (Hons)

helen.murray@architype.co.uk

Articles by Helen

Safe Schools for the Future is Highly Commended at the Structural Timber Awards

An industry accolade recognising important research

Safe Schools for the Future
Schools
Research & Consultancy
Material Impacts
News

Safe Schools for the Future is Highly Commended at the Structural Timber Awards

Helen Murray
19 Oct 2026
Liberton Nursery recognised by the Edinburgh Architectural Association

Our elegant retrofit of Liberton Nursery has been named a finalist in the Edinburgh Architectural Association's 2026 Awards

Liberton Nursery
Schools
Architecture
Material Impacts
Crafting High Performance Retrofit
News

Liberton Nursery recognised by the Edinburgh Architectural Association

Helen Murray
21 Sept 2026
A Sustainable Achievement for the Wye Valley Trust's Community Diagnostic and Treatment Centre

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Wye Valley Community Diagnostic and Treatment Centre
Care
News

A Sustainable Achievement for the Wye Valley Trust's Community Diagnostic and Treatment Centre

Helen Murray
18 Sept 2026
Why creativity is essential to SEND design

Associate Director Lee Fordham spoke to SENDsational Futures about designing for students with special educational needs and disabilities

Schools
Architecture
Publication

Why creativity is essential to SEND design

Helen Murray
Lee Fordham
10 Sept 2026
Estate Retrofit Toolkit is a BE-ST Award finalist

The Estate Retrofit Toolkit has been named a finalist in the BE-ST Awards this year amongst a host of industry innovators

Research & Consultancy
Client Advice & Support
EnerPHit informed Retrofit Planning
News

Estate Retrofit Toolkit is a BE-ST Award finalist

Helen Murray
9 Sept 2026
Architype's research recognised at the Structural Timber Awards 2026

"A fantastic report that gives much-needed clarity in the current soup of confusion that is designing for fire resistance!"

Safe Schools for the Future
News

Architype's research recognised at the Structural Timber Awards 2026

Helen Murray
11 Aug 2026
Studio visits: Currie Community High School

Seb Laan Lomas recently visited The City of Edinburgh Council's Currie Community High School and captured some beautiful shots with the team on a sunny day. 

Currie Community High School
News

Studio visits: Currie Community High School

Helen Murray
3 Aug 2026
Architype shortlisted for AJ100 Award

The Estate Retrofit Toolkit has been shorlisted for an AJ100 Award: Climate Initiative of the Year

Research & Consultancy
Client Advice & Support
EnerPHit informed Retrofit Planning
News

Architype shortlisted for AJ100 Award

Helen Murray
12 Jun 2026
RAU's Innovation Village granted outline planning

The Royal Agricultural University's new Innovation Village, a low-carbon research, development and entrepreneurship hub, has been granted outline planning

RAU Innovation Village
Higher Education
Passivhaus
Net Zero Carbon Estates Strategies
News

RAU's Innovation Village granted outline planning

Helen Murray
14 May 2026
Riverside wins CIBSE Building Performance Award

Riverside Primary School has been named the CIBSE Education Building of the Year at the 2025 Building Performance Awards.

Riverside Primary School
News

Riverside wins CIBSE Building Performance Award

Helen Murray
10 Mar 2026
The Wye Valley Trust Community Diagnostic and Treatment Centre Opens

We’re delighted to announce that this new, patient-focused facility has opened its doors to the public

Wye Valley Community Diagnostic and Treatment Centre
Care
News

The Wye Valley Trust Community Diagnostic and Treatment Centre Opens

Helen Murray
1 Jan 2026
West Park development achieves WELL Residence precertification

West Park, a new purpose-built student accommodation for The University of Exeter, has become the first of its kind to achieve WELL Residence pre-certification.

West Park and Birks Grange Village Student Housing
Living
Healthier Buildings
News

West Park development achieves WELL Residence precertification

Helen Murray
4 Dec 2025
Architype is #ProudlyEO: Employee Ownership Day 2024

Our identity as an Employee Owned business means that all our co-owners have a meaningful stake in the business: Everyone has a voice in the future of Architype.

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News

Architype is #ProudlyEO: Employee Ownership Day 2024

Helen Murray
21 Jun 2024

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