A multi-disciplinary team from Ryerson University, York University and University of Toronto are the first Canadian team to win the prestigious Urban Land Institute / Gerald D. Hines Student Design Competition. Supported by Weston Williamson + Partners Senior Associate Raymond Lee as Professional Advisor, the team comprising of Frances Grout-Brown, Leorah Klein, Yanlin Zhou, Ruotian Tan and Chenyi Xu took home the top prize out of 105 entries from 61 universities to win this year’s contest.
In this short film Founding Partner Chris Williamson examines the role the railways played in shaping the City of London beginning in 1836 with the new Greenwich to London Bridge line and taking a journey through this significant period of rail development.
Founding Partner Rob Naybour shares our proposals for remapping HS2 in Manchester at Place North West’s Transport and Infrastructure panel on November 16. The proposals focus on the change from a terminus station to a through station aiming to incorporate Northern Powerhouse Rail.
Following the opening of our Manchester Studio, our Online Generator event lined up engaging and enlightening discussions around the theme of ‘Unlocking the North’.
Founding Partner Rob Naybour will be presenting our vision for a new air rail link for the East Midlands at Global Air Rail Vienna on October 29-31.
Senior associate Sean Fine will be talking about how tall buildings can give something back to the public on Day 3 of CTBUH World Congress 2019 in Chicago, which runs from October 28 to November 2.
WW+P is one of just 10 architecture practices exhibiting in the London Pavilion at the Seoul Biennale, which runs from September 7 until November 10 in Seoul, South Korea.
Article 25: Make Design Matter Talk,Thursday May 30, 6.30pm, WW+P Studio,12 Valentine Place, SE1
We will be hosting a London Society talk on the history of Paddington station, from Brunel to Crossrail, in our Valentine Place Studio on April 2.
Gatwick Airport’s Accessibility Manager Sarah Marchant came in to the studio this week to tell us about her role in helping to improve the passenger experience, particularly on improving accessibility for travellers with hidden disabilities such as dementia.
In the third and final in this RIBA series, David Nelson, Senior Executive Partner Head of Design at Foster + Partners; Ian Mulcahy, Principal at Gensler and Yasmin Al-Ali Spence, Director at Wilkinson Eyre, will share their insight and experiences of exporting their services abroad.
WW+P and Spaceagency have been appointed by Network Rail Buildings and Architecture to revise and update the Wayfinding Design Guidance, providing a complete overview of the Network Rail signage and wayfinding strategies for all their managed stations.
Chris Williamson will be discussing the role of large scale infrastructure projects including HS2 and Crossrail as part of The Bartlett's Constructing Realities lecture series on Thursday November 15.
Senior Associate Stuart Harper will be discussing the role of infrastructure in connecting and creating communities at the WSP Pathways event on October 18. The evening is an opportunity for young professionals in the industry to share ideas and creativity; to engage and network.
Midnight Sun, our spectacular light installation, was the star attraction at the launch of this year’s Vivid festival, a 23 day and night celebration of light and music taking place in Sydney from May 25 to June 16.
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