Melbourne’s Docklands are located to the west of the Hoddle Grid, one of the largest urban renewal projects which is extending the CBD.
In Melbourne there are two major tram stop typologies – the first with the stop on the kerb edge and the second with the stop in the centre of the street. In the first instance, traffic stops as a tram arrives to let people board and alight.
In order to prepare for the London Marathon I managed an alcohol free ‘dry’ January and actually enjoyed it so much I continued into February and March and have decided to avoid alcohol for the rest of the year. It’s actually surprising and reassuring how easy it’s been for these first few months.
In Melbourne, the ambient sound of the streets is the tick-tick-tick of the street crossings. In all directions this sound follows you around the city, shadowing you on every corner. Like all Aussie cities, Melbourne is structured around a city grid – the organisational framework that defines the urban grain of the CBD.
A new super coach hub at Heathrow is a viable alternative to Victoria Coach Station which would reduce London's traffic congestion and air pollution and mitigate the effects of the proposed third runway.
Training for this year’s London Marathon, which Chris is running in aid of the Architects Benevolent Society, has given him plenty of time to think…
British architects are held in high esteem throughout the world, due not only to a track record of excellent design, but the combination of business skills, commitment to ethical values and a pedigree of experience and knowledge.
Just as the notion of a ‘Job for Life’ seems like a throwback to the last century, should the design ideals behind ‘Lifetime Homes’ now be jettisoned?
A recent report by the Resolution Foundation found that up to a third of young people will face living in private rented accommodation all their lives. 40% of ‘millennials’ were living in rented housing by the age of 30 and 1.8 million families with children are now renting privately. It has been predicted elsewhere that 7.2 million households will live in rented accommodation by 2025. The press reporting of these statistics universally couches them in negative terms. But why?
Do you always find yourself in the kitchen at parties? Are those kitchens confined, too close for comfort and not fit for the party purpose? Welcome to the city!
The Mayor's efforts to unlock land for affordable housing is a step in the right direction says Philip Breese, Senior Partner
Our vision for future airport design is born out of efficient strategic transport planning within the context of sustainable green-city development and explores the potential for new technologies that can transform the passenger experience.
Outlining the social potential and urban dimension of transport infrastructure projects, the main focus of the Weston Williamson’s masterplanning team.
The focal point of the town is a high-speed train station and around that is everything residents need to live, work and relax
I never wanted to become an architect. It happened by pure coincidence and as a result of meeting good people throughout my life.
I grew up in Brittany (France) with the firm will to become a journalist. I wanted to be a reporter or a travel editor covering important events as well as making people discover hidden treasures or stories
The aim of the TOD campaign is to promote new ways of thinking about sustainable cities and to use this platform to position WW+P’s brand identity in the wider transport-related business areas
Mobile technology is driving huge changes in the workplace and creating new challenges and opportunities for designers
Chris Williamson, Partner at WestonWilliamson+Partners and RIBA Ambassador for Business Skills, writes about city-making and the future technologies
These, along with a few built small projects, were compiled into an entry for the 1985 RIBA exhibition ‘40 under 40’, and the practice was born
This essay by Robert Bevan was written following a series of conversations with WestonWilliamson+Partners. It is one in a series marking the 30th anniversary of the practice in 2015
Since the Modern Movement stripped-back adornment, various approaches have been developed to integrate the work of artists and architects
Chris Williamson has been a regular contributor to Archinect’s Brexit Diaries series. You can read his blogs here and if you share his views or would like to air your own, please contact him or via twitter @cw_architect.
EOS is a two stage optioneering process conceived by WW+P to improve the outcomes in designing complex projects
High-density, mixed-tenure brownfield developments will reduce the housing shortage, but only with political consensus to improve affordability and an investment in placemaking
Over the past 30 years, Weston Williamson has worked on some of the largest and most ambitious infrastructure projects in the UK and abroad
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