Manchester-based Ian Simpson Architects has been selected to design a new primary school and village centre in Grasmere, Ambleside. The company was chosen ahead of runners-up Sutherland Hussey and Hanson Marston Mellor for the £1.5m contract. As well as three...
Applethwaite has won 'Best New Development in a Conservation Area' with its mixed use development scheme, The Royal, in Windermere, Cumbria. The developer, part of the Preston-based Eric Wright Group, gained the award from The Royal Town Planning Institute...
Local residents have until the end of today to give their views on plans to raise the quality of Carlisle city centre following guidelines produced by consultants Gillespies. The draft Urban Design Guide and Public Framework includes principles on...
Swiss firm Décosterd-Cotting Architects has been selected to design a new performance pavilion in Egremont Castle, Cumbria.
Renew North West and the North West Development Agency have launched a public realm design guide for architects and designers.
Architects from the UK, Switzerland and US have been shortlisted in a competition to transform a ruined West Cumbrian castle into an events venue.
Two separate architectural competitions are being held to create high-quality tourist facilities in parts of Lancashire and Cumbria.
An expert in running historic tourist attractions has been tasked to deliver the £80m transformation of Lowther Castle and gardens in Cumbria.
The owner of Carlisle Airport will submit a planning application in September to redevelop the site into an international airport with daily flights.
Work is due to start shortly on the first new-build project to be undertaken at the new University of Cumbria, which launched on 1 August 2007.
