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
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
Over the years, Weston Williamson + Partners has developed a number of solutions to technical BIM problems. New forms of information modelling have opened up a world of possibilities, enabling designers to visualise complex 3D schemes from many viewpoints.
Rail has long been at the heart of UK transport infrastructure and by the time the first HS2 service comes into operation it will have been over 200 years since the first public railway opened in Britain
Weston Williamson recognises the unique nature of transport interchanges as an important part of the shared urban experience and foresees a more holistic approach ahead for both design and funding
In Marc Augé’s book, ‘Non-Places – An Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity’, a framework for what he describes as non-place can be found. Augé contrasts space, which is travelled through, with the idea of place which he describes as frequented space thus giving it a history and meaning.
It's the little building techniques that are so fascinating. The thin long plastic transparent tube filled with water used as a spirit level. And the horizontal fishing line that slides along two vertical lines to give the brick coursing datum.
To celebrate our 30th Anniversary we produced a series of essays to document our work to date…and to look forward to the future.
These can be viewed and downloaded by clicking on each of the essay covers below.
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