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Image: The National Gallery, London - courtesy BDP A recent announcement has confirmed that BDP, working in collaboration with Kengo Kuma & Associates (KKAA) and MICA, will provide technical and delivery expertise to the team shortlisted to design the National Gallery’s new wing as part of Project Domani - the Gallery’s most significant transformation in two centuries. BDP confirms: 'Selected from an international field of 65 submissions, the team will now develop proposals f

Image: Ed Hayden - courtesy Ridge & Partners LLP Future Cities Forum is delighted that Ed Hayden, Partner and Architecture lead for Science and Research at Ridge will be joining Future Cities Forum's 'Science Cities' discussion event this coming January. Ed is a Design Architect with a background in engineering  who has built a reputation for driving innovation and championing zero-carbon design. His portfolio in the last 24 years has focused on science and technology, where

Image: Early designs for new public galleries to showcase the Academy's renowned Special Collections (courtesy Wright & Wright) Wright & Wright has been appointed to lead a £30 million refurbishment of the Royal Academy of Music's teaching, performance and Special Collections facilities, creating spaces fit for the next generation of musicians. It states: 'Founded over 200 years ago, the Royal Academy of Music has long stood at the forefront of musical training and performanc

Image: The Museum of Chelmsford, Essex - courtesy City of Chelmsford Twenty-nine museums and galleries across the UK have been awarded £1.3m by Art Fund in the final round of its Reimagine funding programme, reports the Museums Association: 'MonLife Museums in Wales, Belfast Exposed art gallery in Northern Ireland and the Museum of Chelmsford in Essex are among those to receive grants for collections-focused projects. 'The Horniman Museum and Gardens in London has been...

Image: aerial view of the City of Coventry (courtesy Webb Aviation) Coventry City Council has been speaking about its drive to make the city drone-ready for uses such as infrastructure inspection and medical logistics. The project is called 'Urban Ascent' and It reports: 'Urban Ascent brings together leading organisations across technology, research, and local government to prepare Coventry for a future of safe, sustainable aerial drone mobility. The aim is to develop a city-

Image; Cllr Liz Leffman, courtesy of Oxfordshire County Council Future Cities Forum is delighted that Cllr Liz Leffman, Leader of Oxfordshire County Council, will be contributing to Future Cities Forum's 'Science Cities: Oxfordshire and the Growth Corridor' discussion event at Jesus College, Oxford this coming January. Cllr Leffman has been Leader of Oxfordshire County Council since the County Council elections in May 2021.  Liz has represented Charlbury and the Wychwoods, a

Image: courtesy of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Future Cities Forum is delighted that Ian Courts, Deputy Leader of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council and Lead Member for Managed Growth and Board Member of the West Midlands Combined Authority and the West Midlands Investment Zone Board, will be joining our January 'Science cities' forum at Jesus College, Oxford. Solihull like the rest of the West Midlands region is feeling the pressure on planning to provide the go

Image: Lumen, courtesy of Harwell Science and Innovation Campus Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire has officially opened Lumen , a newly refurbished 17,000 SQF CL2 fitted laboratory and office building, setting a new industry standard in neuro-inclusive lab design. Harwell Campus says: 'Lumen is the first fitted lab space in the UK designed with neuro-inclusive principles at its core. It was refurbished following an industry-leading research project between

Image: Northbrook House, Oxford Science Park (courtesy Oxford Science Park) The Oxford Science Park (TOSP), one of the UK’s leading locations for science and technology companies, has announced the acquisition of Northbrook House, a prominent three-storey building, comprising 23,500 sq ft, on the eastern side of the Park. The property was acquired from Brydell Partners Series 2. Oxford Science Park )TOSP) reports: 'Following refurbishment, Northbrook House will deliver flexib

Image: Oxford North from above - courtesy Thomas White Oxford / TWO Future Cities Forum is releasing the names of the nominated projects for assessment this January by a panel of all-female judges, in the science buildings category for its Winter Awards 2026. This year two of them are in Oxford, and one in Darmstadt, Germany. They include Oxford North's 1&2 Fallaize Street, Oxford University's Life and Mind Building and the Merck Life Science Advanced Research Centre . 1&2 Fa