May
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Nick Thompson is a speaker at Think
07 at the ExCel Centre in London Docklands. His theme is Sustainable
Regeneration and illustrates some of the ways in which we are working
on Low Carbon Emission solutions.
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Apr
07
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Another example of local grassroots
involvement in Cross Street South, where local schools were invited to contribute
ideas to the hoardings. The housing in Wolverhampton is a flagship
project for Bromford Housing Group.
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Feb
07
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Nick Thompson and Craig Anders, with
themes such as Low key architecture - high environmental impact and
Sustainable Buildings: Common Sense, Myths and Delight, are
both invited to speak at this year’s Ecobuild.
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Nov
06
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Cole Thompson Anders won the British
Expertise International Award in the Small Consultancy Firm of the Year
2006 category for the INTEGER Pavilion, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
The project was an extraordinary international collaboration to promote
intelligent and green technologies. The prize was announced and presented
by HRH The Duke of Gloucester at the British Expertise International Awards
Presentation and Dinner on 14th November 2006.
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Nov
06
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Cole Thompson Anders has been appointed
by University College London to refurbish Hawkridge House, a fifteen
storey tower block providing student flats. The refurbishment will
include overcladding and new windows, renewal of M&E services, layout
amendments, new kitchens and bathrooms and general improvements to circulation
etc.
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Nov
06
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Our model of Glastonbury House
is on prominent display as part of the Sustainable Living by Design Exhibition,
currently showing at RIBA. There is growing interest in this full
overhaul and upgrade of a 1960’s tower block to achieve EcoHomes ‘very good’
standard. Sustainable refurbishment represents one aspect of responsible
management of changing building requirements. http://www.riba.org/go/RIBA/About/RIBALondon_215.html
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Oct 06
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Cross Street South, Wolverhampton (27
flats & 3 houses)
Planning Approval has been granted - expected start on site before the
end of the year
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Oct 06
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New Earswick, York (6 new houses) expected
to start on site before the end of the year
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Sep 06
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Craig Anders spoke at LEAF (Leading European
Architects Forum) in Dubai
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Sep 06
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Nick Thompson initiated China Fortnight
at the RIBA, which covered a wide range of projects, from ambitious sustainable
cities and organic farms to transport infrastructure with eco-friendly features.
Highlights included contributions from Arup, Foster & Partners, Terry
Farrell & Partners, Oval Partnership, the Architecture Association, Alsop
and many others. Nick Thompson said: “There are exciting opportunities
in China for architects and engineers. With China Fortnight we hope to demonstrate
that we have started to make a significant contribution towards sustainability
in the PRC.
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Aug 06
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Cole Thompson Anders were delighted to
host a delegation from Shanghai Research Institute of Building Sciences to
the UK. A busy week included visits to London Docklands. The photo shows the
delegation led by Chief Engineer Mr Zhu Chunming (second from left) with Paul
Harrison of Squire & Partners and Nick Thompson at New Concordia Wharf.
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July
06
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Shanghai delegation with project architect
David Wriglesworth in the newly completed Sky Lounge on the 22nd floor of
Glastonbury House, Westminster
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June
06
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The Opening of the Kunming Expo INTEGER
Project takes place on 16th June
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June
06
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CTA’s submission to the RIBA Sustainable
Living by Design Exhibition/Competition has been selected as one of the
32 shortlisted projects to be exhibited at the GLA City Hall, SE1 from 1-28
June 2006
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December
05
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Nick Thompson was one of the speakers
at the BCCB Seminar Mission to Guangzhou & Chongqing, China in December
2005. Nick’s talk was entitled “INTEGER – Design & Delivery of
Sustainable Community Projects in China”.
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November
05
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Cole Thompson Anders were accredited
by Constructionline, the UK Register of Pre-Qualified Construction
Services for public and private sector procurement, in November 2005.
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September
05
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A model of the INTEGER Millennium House
is included in the Science Museum's Building to the Limits Exhibition,
showing that “building specialists are working together to create buildings
that are safer, stronger, smarter, greener and more eye-catching than ever
before”.
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September
05
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Cole Thompson
Anders wins 21st century suburban homes competition for the Joseph
Rowntree Foundation
The innovative
designs for a cluster of six new homes to be built on a small site
in the ‘garden village’ of New Earswick, York, were praised by an expert
panel of judges for combining strong, visual appeal with an impressive
degree of attention to environmental standards and sustainability.
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INTEGER Dublin House completed
Cole Thompson Anders
and i&i have delivered an innovative four bedroom private house in
Shankill, County Dublin demonstrating INTEGER techniques
including construction innovation, sustainability, use of environmental
features & better technology.
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New Cruddas Park, Newcastle
Cole Thompson Anders have been working closely alongside RyderHKS
Architects and others in an INTEGER multi-disciplinary team to deliver
outline proposals for this major Sustainable Communities flagship regeneration
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April 05
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Cole Thompson Architects,
lead architects for the action research network INTEGER have changed
the name of the Practice to COLE THOMPSON ANDERS in recognition of Craig
Anders' input as a Partner over the last five years.
Lee Masters has been promoted from Project Architect to Associate,
and we have recruited 2 more architects this month to meet the challenge
of new projects.
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March 05
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Cole Thompson Anders leading
INTEGER team on masterplanning study for the regeneration of the 1960s
Cruddas Park Estate including eleven tower blocks, a shopping mall and
new housing
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| January 05
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65 INTEGER Intelligent
& Green dwellings in Letchworth Garden City as a flagship project to
mark the centenary of the Garden City movement
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| November 04
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Winner of a Design Competition
for Wolverhampton City Council for a flagship environmental housing
project including 30 flats and houses and an eco-park
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October 04
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CTA Partners Nick Thompson and
Craig Anders and Architect James Doddrell celebrate their success as
one of three finalists of the "eScape" competition with one of the judges
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
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Site visit
to Kunming
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Shortlisted for 'eScape' design
& construction competition to create the townhouse of the 21st
Century
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Cole Thompson partner/ INTEGER
take part in Resource 04 at the BRE |
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INTEGER Kunming project starts
on site in China |
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SEEDA appoint Cole Thompson to
assist in the regeneration of Betteshanger Colliery Community Centre
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Planning
approval granted for the first INTEGER Ireland demonstration house
in Dublin. |
December 03
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The Deputy Prime Minister, Mr
John Prescott, launches the INTEGER Kunming Project. |
November 2003
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Full
planning approval granted to the INTEGER Westminster Tower project for
the first intelligent and green residential tower in the UK
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October 2003
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The Deputy
Prime Minister John Prescott visits Glastonbury House/The INTEGER Westminster
Tower on his way to the 'Better Buildings Summit'.
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| October 2003 |
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Classroom
of the Future awarded CABE/Arts Council England Building Sights
Award
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| September 2003 |
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Classroom
of the Future is opened by Secretary of State for Education, Charles Clarke
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September 2003
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The INTEGER Hong
Kong Pavilion moves to Beijing. The INTEGER Hong Kong Pavilion,
designed by Cole Thompson Associates, was designed to be fully de-mountable
and re-usable. At the end of its two year programme in Hong Kong, the
Pavilion is now being moved to Beijing where it will be used as a permanent
Power and Environmental exhibition centre.
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Nick Thompson explores further
opportunities in Kunming. On the World Expo 99 site, Cole Thompson
Associates designed the first phase of an environmental housing development
of 2,500 homes. This site is to be a model for the development of a major
environmental extension to the city of Kunming
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