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Creative director Peter Ridley, formerly of IBI and Foster & Partners, has joined the Manchester architect, hot on the heels of ex-AHR director Daniel Lesser.

Feilden Fowles’ The Fratry in Carlisle was the only North West project to win a Royal Institute of British Architects national prize. More than half of the winning projects were based in London and the South.

An application has been submitted to build 63 lakeside lodges and a welcome building adjacent to the zoo’s Grasslands zone.

Understanding conservation deficit and the importance of consulting with the local community were two of the key messages Buttress Architects’ director Stephen Anderson was keen to hammer home in the first episode of Place North West’s masterclass podcast series. 

The chosen designer’s task will be transforming four waterfront buildings into food and beverage venues.

Seeking greater international recognition of the historic village, Port Sunlight Village Trust is teaming up with Wirral Council, National Museums Liverpool and Unilever to apply for the Unesco award.

More than 3,000 plants will soon cover the grade two-listed bridge, which the National Trust says will open for guided tours at the end of July.

Football club Wrexham AFC plans to build a 5,500-capacity stand as a cornerstone of the Racecourse Ground’s redevelopment.

Bruntwood Works teamed up with interior design company Phaus to transform the former Littlewoods’ office into a modern-day workplace that still has plenty of ‘60s flair.

The contractor has completed work on the £27m Prescot theatre.

Throughout the month of June, LAF will host more than 25 events ranging from building tours to symposiums.

The built environment consultancy has been appointed by Eren Holdings to lead the £600m overhaul of Deeside’s Shotton Paper Mill.

Designed by Manchester-based Hodder + Partners, the Salford project has been named North West Building of the Year by the Royal Institute of British Architects.

With a public consultation beginning on Thursday, Sefton Council has unveiled additional CGIs showcasing what the future Marine Lake Events Centre may look like.

The programme will allow surveys to be carried out as Wirral Council lines up a 2023 start for the flagship project, billed as “Birkenhead’s High Line”.

A masterplan for the venue’s overhaul as an arts, culture and heritage destination of national significance is being consulted on as funding bids are prepared.

Sciontec is launching a consultation for its new office proposal at Paddington Village.

London-based 6a Architects has landed the contract, beating out Asif Khan, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and Witherford Watson Mann for the job.

Six projects have claimed the regional architecture prize and will be up for the Royal Institute of British Architects’ National Awards in June.