West Lakes design contest inundated
One hundred and forty architects have entered the competition to design a new block of flats and offices on the harbourside in Whitehaven, Cumbria.
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Design contest for Whitehaven marina housing
RIBA Competitions and Places Matter! have launched a two-stage, international open design competition on behalf of Britain's Energy Coast West Cumbria and Magnus Homes for a site in Whitehaven.
BDP study calls for Windermere revamp
BDP has completed a masterplan for one of the Lake District's most visited locations, Bowness Bay and The Glebe on Windermere.
Banks take control of WYG
White Young Green, the consultancy with offices in Manchester, Liverpool and Cockermouth, had its drastic refinancing plans approved by shareholders.
Brief out for Roman Carlisle exhibition space
Carlisle City Council is establishing a design team to deliver a new £1m gallery to recreate life in Roman times within Tullie House Museum.
Architect buys Cumbrian farmhouse used in Withnail film
United Utilities has sold a derelict Cumbrian farmhouse made famous in the 1987 film Withnail and I to architect Tim Ellis for an undisclosed sum. Ellis, who is from Canterbury, is hoping to restore Sleddale Hall, near Shap, to...
Lakeland Arts Trust plans Windermere attraction
Lakeland Arts Trust has published a tender for a £1.5m-£3.1m contract to oversee architectural and design services relating to the redevelopment of the Windermere Steamboat Museum on the shores of Lake Windermere in Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria. The four-year project involves...
Lakeland plans new store design roll-out
Cumbria-based homewares retailer Lakeland has opened the first of a new format of store in Stratford-upon-Avon. Design consultancy Small Back Room produced the concept for the 5,715 sq ft store following a pilot store opened in Durham in April....
Architect appointed for Brampton hospital plans
An award-winning American architect practice has been appointed to design a new health campus in Brampton, Cumbria. Dallas-based Jonathan Bailey Associates, which designed Hexham General Hospital in Northumberland, is to develop a blueprint for the site. Jonathan Bailey Associates...
West Lakes appoints design consultant to oversee work
Grit & Pearl, a design consultancy from Gateshead, has been appointed to lead a new initiative by West Lakes Renaissance and the Arts Council England North West to "ensure high quality design is at the forefront" of the urban...
