At Stephen George + Partners, we not only design and deliver exemplary buildings, we care passionately about the places where we build and the broader impacts of our actions on the planet. Architecture is a powerful, thought provoking and wide-reaching medium and as one of the UK’s top 100 architectural practices we are in a […]
We are pleased to see SusCon making a reappearance in this month’s AJ Specification. Please click here to read the full article: Sustainability AJ Buildings Library Article. Completed in 2011, SusCon’s Sustainable Construction training and research centre in Dartford was awarded a BREEAM Education 2008 ‘Outstanding’ rating with a score of 88.5% against a design stage […]
In July 2014, Chris Halligan was invited to talk about specifying sustainable materials. As well as representatives from the Architects Journal, Chris was joined by members of the concrete industry, Forticrete as well as other Architects and consultants. Chris raised insightful points including the current lack of statutory legislation regarding sustainable materials and the importance […]
As part of the launch of the 2013 RIBA President’s Award for Research and in an effort to encourage more entries from practising architects, the RIBA is running a series of blog posts written by former winners about what winning the awards meant to them. Not one to miss such an opportunity, our very own […]
As a result of winning the RIBA President’s Award for Outstanding Practice-located Research for our Guide to Building Materials and the Environment, we were asked by the Royal Institute of British Architects to write a summary of our work on this and on the related SusCon project for inclusion in the RIBA Yearbook 2012. This […]
On Wednesday 7th December 2011 the RIBA held the RIBA President’s Medals Awards 2011 which reward and encourage outstanding research in architecture. Hosted by RIBA President, Angela Brady and RIBA Director of Education, David Gloster, our very own Joanne Denison and Chris Halligan were present (with other members of the Practice and their families for […]
Following the success of our interactive design tool, we have made extensive additions and revisions to this updated version. Download Here
The Beacon Centre for the Blind has been judged best project nationally in this year’s Chartered Institute of Housing Awards in the category ‘Meeting the Needs of Vulnerable People’. The £18 million centre was opened in June 2010 by HRH the Princess Royal. Her Royal Highness was given a tour of the new 25,000 sqft […]
Chris Halligan and Jo Denison of Stephen George & Partners Leeds office have written an interactive guide to assist designers in their consideration of the environmental implications of commonly (and occasionally not-so-commonly) specified building materials. The book has been well received and is now being used by universities and practicing architects. The research for the […]