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AKT II director Charlie Ashton has been appointed to the Steering Committee of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2025 International Conference.
Plans for the redevelopment of 99 Bishopsgate have been approved today by the City of London’s Planning Committee.
Kadans Science Partner’s new laboratory and office development at Merlin Place in Cambridge has reached a significant milestone, with construction now advancing to the first floor.
The 2024 AlMusalla Architectural Prize has reached its completion, with the winning structure now officially open as part of the Diriyah Biennale Foundation’s Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah.
Soller Group’s NXQ project has received unanimous approval from Manchester City Council’s planning committee.
Glenbrook has submitted a planning application to Manchester City Council for a 44-storey residential tower at 2-4 Whitworth Street West.
Luton Town Football Club’s proposed 25,000-capacity stadium at Power Court has received planning approval from Luton Borough Council’s planning committee.
AKT II welcomed in the new year with a new Director of Infrastructure, Cameron Paton. Joining us after over 7 years at Waterman Group, Cameron brings a wealth of experience to the role.
AKT II has concluded a successful year of charitable fundraising, with the team coming together raising an impressive £17,971.
The construction of The M Building has reached a major milestone, with the project officially topping out.
Brick, chic, and two joining basements – Norton Folgate bridges London’s past and future. Revived by British Land, it’s now a vibrant hub for businesses, blending fresh design with Spitalfields’ spirit. The AKT II project team shows how we overcame a multitude of challenges.
Hello North America! After nearly two decades of creativity and award-winning engineering design in North America, we’ve landed.
Launched in October, the studio is led by AKT II director Chris O’Meara and marks an exciting step in our continued growth.
On Wednesday morning, the Diriyah Biennale Foundation and The Ministry of Culture in Saudi Arabia announced the winners of the AlMusalla Prize 2024.
TTP Campus and Norton Folgate have both secured major wins at two industry awards this week, highlighting their contributions as innovative and sustainable building projects in the UK.
At AKT II we pioneered studies into topology optimisation both through digital design tools and practical examples.
Awesome & Hot! A disused iconic department store in South London is reborn as a stunning office and retail space.
Watch AKT II directors Valentina Galmozzi and Gary McKee explain how W.RE and the project team, led by Stiff + Trevillion, saved this stunning venue from obsolescence and made it relevant again.
The built environment, encompassing infrastructure, buildings, and public spaces, is pivotal in fostering resilient communities. It not only provides shelter and facilitates connectivity but also strengthens community bonds. Thoughtful design can mitigate climate change impacts, promote sustainability, and enhance the quality of life, making resilience an attainable goal for all.
The construction of UCB’s new headquarters campus has reached a significant milestone with the topping out of the main building, marking the completion of the structural framework.
AKT II’s bioclimatic design team has contributed to the multiple success of recent planning outcomes on key projects across the UK. We achieved this through our diverse service offerings, including wind microclimate analysis, daylight, sunlight and overshadowing studies, and outdoor thermal comfort and air quality assessments.
Last week, AKT II welcomed students from around London and the South East as part of the Open City Accelerate programme.
Botanic Place is a landmark commercial development that introduces a host of industry-leading green and smart features in addition to a BREEAM Outstanding specification, as part of Cambridge’s vision to become net-zero by 2030.
The “grandparent of skyscrapers”: We supported Historic England and Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios to regenerate this more than 320-year-old mill complex, considered to be the world’s first iron-framed building. Find out from the project team how our approach goes beyond simple conservation, and allowed the mill to gain another life.
AKT II’s restoration of the world’s first cast-iron-framed building, in partnership with architect FCB Studios and client Historic England, has now topped the 2023 Brick Awards: receiving the overall Supreme Award, Craftsmanship Award and Sustainability Award.
One Park Drive is the 205 metres tall signature residential tower of Wood Wharf – Canary Wharf Group’s new district – and AKT II’s first collaboration with architects Herzog & de Meuron. In this film the project team shows how we navigated reclaimed land, a multitude of floor plate layouts, tight facade tolerances and more to deliver an exceptional addition to London’s skyline.
Earthquakes, floods and hidden measures – we worked alongside Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and local practice SHATOTTO on the masterplan for the new Aga Khan Academy in Dhaka. AKT II directors Ricardo Baptista and Alessandro Margnelli explain why the engineering can be best described as an ‘iceberg’: seemingly straightforward above ground, but buckets full of challenges underneath.
The transformative regeneration on the Old Street Roundabout – designed by KPF for developer Endurance Land – absorbs an existing mid-rise 1980s structure within the delivery of a multifunctional new high-rise programme that introduces community facilities, pedestrian permeability and streetscape activation.
This landmark 35,000-square-metre scheme – which is designed by architect Stanton Williams, as UCL’s largest single building to date – forms part of the masterplanned East Bank cultural, innovation and learning cluster at London’s world-famous Olympic legacy development zone.
The award is recognised as the London Design Festival’s “highest accolade bestowed upon an individual who has distinguished themselves within the industry and demonstrated consistent design excellence”.
This temporary pavilion – exhibited during the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale – showcases a novel waste-based construction product that’s made with the excess mud from Venice’s canals. It’s altogether led by architect Urban Radicals together with AKT II and material designer Local Works Studio, and with funding from the consultancy group Tyréns. Find out from the project team how it all came together.
