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.
Listed building consent and prior approval has been granted for a larger, more spacious ticket hall and new eastbound platform at Grade II listed South Kensington station, one of London’s landmark Underground stations.
The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) has engaged HOK and Weston Williamson + Partners (WW+P) to design a regional transit centre and passenger processing facility at Toronto Pearson International Airport, Ontario. The GTAA estimates the first phase of the new facility could be in place by the mid-2020s.
Many congratulations to Associate Partner Chie Shimizu, on winning the Women in Rail category at the 20th Rail Business Awards 2018.
For International Women’s Day 2018, women@westonwilliamson - our WW+P group seeking to promote and support women within the practice and industry - organised a breakfast seminar with a fantastic panel of speakers, including Victoria Hills, CEO at Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC), Sharon Young, Principal Project Engineer for the Step Free Access Programme at Transport for London (TfL), Kaye Stout, Partner at PTE Architects and Eugene Healy, Senior Associate at WW+P.
A new entrance and a larger Southern Ticket Hall are the latest improvements to be delivered at Victoria Station.
Our growing team in Sydney has won its first cultural/heritage project, the refurbishment of All Souls Chapel in Rookwood cemetery, Sydney. The chapel is one of a number of architecturally significant 19th century buildings and mausolea on the 280 hectare site that are in need of restoration. The works include internal refurbishment as well as a new external podium and canopy.
Our Senior Associate Raffaella Rospo will be a panellist at Crossrail: Above the Ground, an NLA breakfast talk taking place at The Building Centre, Store Street WC1 on Friday February 23.
The first panes of glass have been installed in the showpiece canopy at Paddington’s new Elizabeth line station. The 120 metre length structure designed by WW+P appears to float above the platforms 25 metres below ground. The steel grid holds 220 bespoke glass panels, each one weighing over a tonne.
We are taking part in a festival of talks, debates, immersive experiences and workshops to mark 100 years since women in Britain were allowed to vote at the London Transport on Thursday February 8.
Our urban design team were part of the winning consortium for the masterplan competition at Old Oak Common, West London, commissioned by the Old Oak and Park Royal Mayoral Development Corporation (OPDC).
Associate Partner Chie Shimizu has been shortlisted for this year’s Women in Rail Award at the Rail Business Awards.
Mile End shaft is the first Crossrail asset to be awarded the Final Design Overviews (FDO) certificate. The presentation was made by Crossrail CEO Andrew Wolstenholme at a ceremony at Mile End shaft last month, with the shafts team and consultants including WW+P attending.
Christian is presenting at the next Think Deep UK workshop on Future Transportation (people & freight) – how will we be moving in the future?
Head of Masterplanning Simon Catton will be taking part in a panel discussion at Transport-Led Development in London and the South East on January 16 at Pinsent Masons, London.
Our prototype affordable housing scheme for post-Daesh Mosul has received an honourable mention in the Rifat Chadirji Prize
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