2011 will be remembered in the region as a spectacular success for the visual arts. At the end of November, Artichoke brought to Durham the second LUMIERE, a sensational festival of light featuring work by internationally acclaimed artists.

Designed by Sir Basil Spence, the former Bank of England building, located at the bottom of Pilgrim Street next to the Swan House roundabout, has formed an easily recognisable part of Newcastle city centre’s heritage for many years now. However as part of ambitious plans for the regeneration of East Pilgrim Street, this historic structure …

  are proud to be the architects for St George’s Park, the National Football Centre for the Football Association. Construction is well underway and it is now possible to gain a glimpse of all the main elements of the design, including the full size indoor training pitch, the multi purpose sports hall, and the two Hilton …

Architects may sometimes confuse their clients when they talk about ‘outside-inside spaces’ to describe the quality of external space connecting with the interior of a building. But we all know what ‘internal’ really means … right? … well probably not! Those of us in the world of property may well claim to understand the RICS …

Planning permission was received on Friday 30 September for designs by Red Box Design Group for the conversion of the iconic ‘Art Deco’, ‘Listed Grade II’ Newcastle Co-operative Building to hotel, retail and leisure uses. The complicated mixed-use project has many parallels with Red Box’s own offices in Newcastle upon Tyne, which were converted from …