Nissen Richards Studio has created the exhibition and graphic design for a groundbreaking new exhibit – ‘Unsilenced: Sexual Violence in Conflict’ - at IWM London. The exhibition, for which admission is only advised for those aged sixteen or over, is free to enter and will run until 2 November 2025.
Project name
Unsilenced - Sexual Violence in Conflict
Architecture firm
Nissen Richards Studio
Photography
Gareth Gardner
Principal architect
Pippa Nissen
Design team
Pippa Nissen, Kate Coghlan, Phoebe Flatau
Collaborators
London College of Fashion
Interior design
Nissen Richards Studio
Lighting
Luminance Lighting Design
Typology
Cultural Architecture > Temporary Exhibition
Fish Island is a mixed-use scheme combining homes, workspace and teaching and learning space for higher education. Fish Island was commissioned as two projects, ‘West’ in 2018 and ‘East’ in 2021.
Project name
Fish Island West
Architecture firm
Henley Halebrown Architects
Location
University of the Arts London
Principal architect
Craig Linnell, Stephanie Thum-Bonanno (Henley Halebrown)
Design team
Gavin Hale-Brown, Simon Henley, Neil Rodgers, Benedetta Rogers, Jieun Jun, Bianca Soccetti (Henley Halebrown)
Collaborators
Services engineer: Elementa Consulting (pre-planning) / EDC (post-planning)- Environmental (post-planning)- Cost consultant: K2 Consultancy (pre-planning) / KS4 (post-planning)- Project manager: KS4- Client's agent: KS4 (post-planning) HHbR Limited Registered in England and Wales 3080324- Registered office: 21 Perseverance Works Kingsland Road London E2 8DD- Principal designer: Collaton Safety (pre-planning) / Simply CDM (post-planning)- Approved building inspector: Clarke Banks Group (post-planning)- Planning consultant: Future Generation (pre-planning) / Rolfe Judd (post-planning)- Transport consultant: Motion (pre-planning) / TPP (post-planning)- Fire consultant: AESG (pre-planning) / Orion Fire Engineering (post-planning)- Acoustic consultant: MLM (pre-planning) / Sound Advice Acoustics (post-planning)- Daylight & sunlight consultant: Eb7 (pre-planning)- Arboricultural consultant: Treavor Heaps Consultancy (pre-planning)- Archaeological consultant: Archaeology Collective (pre-planning)- Land contamination consultant: Merebrook (pre-planning) Statement of community involvement: Connect Consulting (pre-planning)- Student accommodation needs consultant: Knight Frank (pre-planning)
Interior design
74 (post-planning)
Structural engineer
Meinhardt (pre-planning) / Whitby Wood (post-planning)
Landscape
James Blake Associates (pre-planning) / ACD Environmental (post-planning)
Construction
HG Construction
Client
Future Generation (pre-planning) / CA Ventures (post-planning)
Typology
Educational Architecture › University
As an LFA partner, Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) will present a series of talks and tours during this month-long celebration of architecture and city-making, exploring the festival's potential as a tool for listening, amplifying, and connecting the voices that make up our spaces, stories, and neighbourhoods.
Written by
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA
Photography
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA
Launched during Clerkenwell Design Week and presented through summer 2025, this new exhibition explores Zaha Hadid Architects’ (ZHA) approach to furniture design.
Title
Function Through Form
Category
Architecture & Design
Eligibility
Open to public
Organizer
Zaha Hadid Architects
Date
Monday to Friday 10am–5pm
Venue
ZHA Gallery, 101 Goswell Road, London EC1V 7EZ, UK
For its bicentenary, the National Gallery London has embarked on transformative capital projects to create a more welcoming, inclusive and accessible Gallery that engages its prominent Trafalgar Square location. The first phase, which opens to the public on May 10 2025, integrates historic architecture with modern functionality
Project name
National Gallery
Architecture firm
Selldorf Architects
Location
Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom
Principal architect
Design Architect Purcell; Heritage Architect: Vogt
Design team
Project Manager: The NG200 Project Construction Manager: Gardiner & Theobald Structural Engineers: Arup Services Engineers: Arup Sustainability Engineers: Arup Pedestrian Flow: Arup Acoustic Engineers: Arup Lighting Consultant: L’Observatoire International Planning consultant: The Planning Lab Access consultant: David Bonnett Associates Wayfinding & Graphics: Thomas Matthews Community Engagement: Kaizen Access consultant: Jane Simpson Access Approved Inspectors: AIS Chartered Surveyors Fire Engineers: OFR Consultants Security: MFD/Thornton Tomasetti Business Case Advisory Services: Colley Associates Communications: London Communications Agency (LCA) Vibration Consultant: Bickerdike Allen Café / Espresso Bar furniture design (on ground floor): Studio Linse Espresso Bar design (on ground floor): Selldorf Locatelli Restaurant interior (on mezzanine level): LXA Locatelli cocktail bar (on mezzanine level): Selldorf Bookshop design (both mezzanine level and ground floor): RFK / Ryder Gallery Shop (on ground level): RFK / Ryder Digital visitor experience: The Office of Future Interactions
Collaborators
National Gallery Leadership: Director: Gabriele Finaldi. Deputy Director: Paul Gray. Project Director NG200: Sarah Younger
Completion year
The first phase 2025
Lighting
L’Observatoire International
Typology
Cultural Architecture > Gallery
Rewilding Cities is a photorealistic AI visual series by architect Klaudio Muca, imagining a future in which the built environment is slowly, gracefully reclaimed by nature. Global landmarks — from Tokyo to Paris, Cairo to Rio —
Project name
Rewilding Cities
Architecture firm
Klaudio Muca
Location
Tokyo, Cairo, Paris, India, Sydney, London, Dubai, New York, Río de Janeiro, Roma, San Francisco, Singapore
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Klaudio Muca
This Grade II listed villa in Islington, London was extended and refurbished to create a home with generous spaces for gathering and family life. The rear extension is designed as a stone pavilion.
Architecture firm
Architecture for London
Location
130 Hemingford Road, London, UK
Photography
Building Narratives
Collaborators
Collaborators: Stone works - Design Driven. External limestone - Albion Stone. Timber flooring - Oak Floors Online. Lighting kitchen – Anour I-model cordless. Lighting walls - Artemide Dioscuri. Dining table and bench - Ooma Design. Tadelakt bathrooms - Venetian Interiors. Taps - Vola
Structural engineer
Architecture for London
Construction
IC&T Projects Ltd
Typology
Residential › House
Leading upholstery and furniture manufacturer NaughtOne, part of the MillerKnoll collective of brands, has opened the doors to its new London showroom.
Project name
NaughtOne’s London Showroom
Architecture firm
FOUND Associates
Location
London, United Kingdom
Photography
Office Curator
Environmental & MEP
Electrical Contractor: Concepto Solution; Electrical Engineer: IWP Consulting – Leamington Spa
Construction
JAYSAM – London
Client
Herman Miller Knoll – NaughtOne
Typology
Commercial › Showroom
