Keith Millay discusses now operating theatre design has changed and the considerable differences in approach taken in the UK, mainland Europe and North America.

Bob Fry, MD of SHCA's European Office's was part of the Jury Panel for the WAN AWARDS Residential Sector Awards. The Winner and 6 Shortlisted Finalists have now been announced on the WAN News Review website where you may read his commentary on the selected projects. Back in November 2009 Bob was also a Jury Panel member for the Commercial Awards category. For further details of the shortlisted projects and further information please paste the following link into your browser.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=13303

The King's Mill Acute Hospital Project is nearing completion. The attached pdf shows recent site photographs highlighting the construction progress of the Women & Children's Unit.

"Creating an Environment that Fits the Company Vision" by Jonathan Moore and Sharon Turner.

"Zooparc animal et végétal" - Zoo de Tregomeur in Bretagne, France, is featured in the timber and construction publication 'Panorama Bois'.

For more details visit the website at
http://www.abibois.com/accueil/accueil-/var/lang/FR/rub/6090/view/afficher_article_complet/textes/8477.html#

Darren Gorodkin discusses how the economic slowdown in Russia presents new opportunities to nurture the architectural design process.

Article in Russian language only.

Work Hard, Play Hard by Holly Richmond - Swanke Hayden Connell Architects Channels Broadway - and all its glitz and glamour - into Wurk Environments' flagship flexible office space in the heart of Manhattan's Time Square.

SHCA is working with the Sick Children's Trust to provide accommodation facilities for families when their children are admitted to hospital for long term treatment. For further information please download the pdf.

Feature article on our Bomonti apartment project for the Extensa Group in Istanbul.

Images in the attached pdf show the dramatic upgrade to the entrance and interior of 133 Houndsditch, a project recently completed for our client Henderson Global Investors.

We are pleased to announce that we have been commissioned by Nottinghamshire Healthcare to deliver a new learning, development and conference centre on the Rampton Hospital site.

For further information download the press release.

US COO, Joseph J. Aliotta, AIA LEED AP and US CEO, Peter A. Gross, AIA LEED AP comment on the diversity of SHCA, the affects of the economy on current operations and expansion prospects and what the future holds for the firm.

Le Conseil général des Côtes d'Armor has produced a feature issue to mark the re-opening of the Zoopark at Tregomeur, France.

The 4 year project undertaken by SHCA's Paris Office working with a team of local specialists, have revitalised the park and developed a unique architectural concept that respects the well being of the animals, the security of visitors and staff and the existing natural environment. The park is now the home for animals predominantly from the Asian continent and the architectural style is one of contemporary interpretation of traditional Asian architecture.

The special issue newsletter provides information on the project history, project goals sustainability issues and the future. Le Conseil général des Côtes d'Armor is a French language publication.

To read the full article please paste the following link into your browser:

http://www.healthestatejournal.com/Story.aspx?Story=5677

SHCA has signed up to the UK 10:10 sustainability initiative, one of the first 1000 companies to do so. The objective is to reduce the company's carbon footprint by 10% during 2010. If every enterprise and individual in Britain were to do the same, it would reduce the UK's carbon footprint by 55 million tonnes in a year.

Robert Fry, Managing Director Europe, says: "This is a great initiative that fits in well with SHCA's ethos of simple durable solutions designed to deal with problems at their source. It will send a signal that we are addressing the issue of global warming responsibly."

SHCA has already reduced its carbon footprint by around 20% over the last three years but we believe the further 10:10 target is achievable. For more information about the initiative and to join up see: http://www.1010uk.org/

The Architect's Journal, online edition 22nd September 2009, features SHCA Istanbul Office project, Bomonti Apartments. For project detail refer to http://www.shca.com/extensa/

A Private View was held at the RIBA on Tuesday 8 September for the RIBA's travelling exhibition on higher education, called Re-Solution. The exhibition is a snapshot of the "excellent work being carried out in higher education" and the projects were selected for their "academic and building innovation" in "refreshing our university estates". Two SHCA projects, The Open University's Jennie Lee Building and the Centre for Collaborative Research at Loughborough University, were selected for inclusion along with about 20 other UK projects from a total 120 entries. Each project is displayed on an A2 board with photos, diagrams and a description of the design approach. The evening was well attended, including some of our current university clients, with an introductory talk given by Ian Caldwell of Kings College London, chair of the Higher Education Design Quality Forum. The exhibition was initially launched at the AUDE (Association of University Directors of Estate) conference in Cardiff prior to coming to London and will then travel further around the UK.

RIBA 66 Portland Place London- September 3rd to 26th
University of Liverpool - October 1st to 16th
University of Newcastle - October 19th to 30th
University of Plymouth - November 9 to 20th

As part of our corporate social responsibility policy, SHCA in Europe has been working hard to reduce energy and pollution in our offices

On 3rd July 2009, Tom Alexander, SHCA's European Education Design Specialist, was a keynote speaker with RIBA President, Sunand Prasad at the University of the Arts London Conference - "Making Space: Our teaching, learning and making spaces in the 21st Century". Tom presented the design process and manifestation for the Jennie Lee Building at the Open University in Milton Keynes. Examples from complementary disciplines such as fashion, art and other man made environments were included. The discussion forum explored key issues in the design of academic spaces, the environmental measures incorporated and relationships between space and object, with a focus on the internal Nexus and the external façade designs. More information on the design of the Jennie Lee building is available in the Education section of this SHCA website.

Feature article on EC Harris HQ, King's Cross, London. Document provides translation in English and Russian.

Jason Turner, Design Director for Interiors in London comments on "Designing for the downturn"

Our Sheffield Office has moved to new premises. The new address is:

The Stock Building
4 Joiner Street
Sheffield
S3 8GW

All telephone numbers and email addresses will remain the same.

James Walker, an Architectural Assistant in our London office is sponsored by SHCA in his postgraduate studies at the University of Greenwich. He has been asked by The 20th Century Society to exhibit his university project proposals at the RIBA alongside photography from Ioana Marinesu and a documentary film by Martin Ginestie. A small number of other diploma students have also been invited to display their works as part of the 20th Century Society's pledge "to keep up efforts to save Robin Hood Gardens from demolition with the launch of a new exhibition at the RIBA." Jon Wright, caseworker at The 20th Century Society (which, in collaboration with Building Design Magazine, has led the campaign to rescue Robin Hood Gardens, an estate earmarked by the Tower Hamlets Council for demolition) said " the exhibition was the start of a new strategy following the Government's decision to make the estate immune from listing for five years." The exhibition, Robin Hood Gardens Re-vision, will run from 4th July to 26th August with the launch evening on the 21st July.

David Hughes CEO, comments on the benefit of video conference facilities.