May 2019
How low can you go?
GBA director Gianni Botsford will be talking at the Architecture Today event titled 'How low can you go', at the Francis Crick Institute in London on the 21st May. The event focuses on constructing high quality below ground spaces in response to growing issues of land scarcity and urban densification. The event is free but registration is required, for more details follow the link below.
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May 2019
AIA UK Awards Commendation
Gianni Botsford Architects House in a Garden has received a Professional Commendation in the 2019 American Institute of Architects UK Awards.
Related project → House in a GardenLinks
April 2019
GBA Chengdu China projects onsite
Two projects designed by GBA are currently onsite in Chengdu, China. Developed for a leading mobile phone brand, a 43 storey tower accomodates a Technology and Research Center with 80,000 m2 floor space. A lower rise building with 40,000 m2 floor space accomodates a commercial complex. The projects are being developed in collaboration with local architects RJWu.
Related project → Technology and Research Center
March 2019
Wallpaper publication
House in a Garden has been published and reviewed by Wallpaper.
Related project → House in a GardenLinks
February 2019
Forthcoming Lectures
GBA director Gianni Botsford will deliver an open lecture at the University of Cardiff on the 20th February. Gianni will also deliver an open lecture at Leeds Beckett University titled 'Local Adaption' on 13th March. For more details follow the link below.
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February 2019
Economist 1843 Publication and Review
Architectural critic Jonathan Glancey has reviewed Gianni Botsford Architect's House in a Garden within the Economist 1843 February magazine.
Related project → House in a GardenLinks
January 2019
Sunlight Film
In a new series Piers Taylor is in conversation with Gianni Botsford, discussing his 25 year analytical journey of creating architecture shaped by the movement of the sun. A film by Jim Stephenson of Stephenson / Bishop.
Related project → House in a GardenLinks
January 2019
ArchDaily Best Building 2018
House in a Garden has been publicly voted building of the year within the best applied products category of the ArchDaily awards. The project has also been selected by Archdaily as one of their best houses of 2018.
Related project → House in a GardenLinks
January 2019
Architecture Today Publication
House in a Garden is featured in the January 2019 edition of Architecture Today in an article written by Piers Taylor.
Related project → House in a GardenLinks
December 2018
Pond Street Planning Approval
13A Pond St- Planning permission achieved for the refurbishment and extension of a project last extended by Foster and Partners in 1968. An ephemeral series of light weight perforated screens sit amongst the existing trees and mask a heavier internal structure balancing with the language of the retained Foster structure.
December 2018
Dezeen Top 10 Britsh Architecture Projects 2018
House in a Garden has been selected by Dezeen as one of the top 10 British Architecture projects of 2018.
Related project → House in a GardenLinks
December 2018
BBC Culture Best Buildings of 2018
House in a Garden has been included within BBC Culture's best eight buildings of 2018 as reviewed by architectural critic Jonathan Glancey.
Related project → House in a GardenLinks
October 2018
New Project: Affordable Artists Studios
GBA have been appointed to convert a former 35,000 sq ft tank factory in West London into affordable artists studios. The project is being developed with Kindred Studios.
September 2018
Cardiff University Design Unit
For the academic year 2018 - 2019 Gianni Botsford will teach a unit alongside architect Kate Darby at the Welsh School of Architecture in Cardiff as part of the Masters programme. Regular output from the unit is posted on GBA's instagram account.