North London Architects | Discussion – The Future of Practice
With construction lagging behind other technological advances, changes to working practices and with the future likely to be dominated increasingly by computing, coding and eventually artificial intelligence, the main thesis discussed was about the future of practice. Held at 76 Portland Place, this event brought together several speakers from a…
Crawford Partnership explore bamboo in Guatemala
Enjoying a Saturday evening together outside of the office, Alan, Tim, Aris and Adrian were all together to hear from Jan on the project to build a sustainable extension to an impoverished school in Guatemala using bamboo and local natural materials. As part of the London Festival of Architecture this…
Maria at Poggenpohl Cookery Event
The event, held in Poggenpohl’s Wigmore Street kitchen showroom, was hosted by Sherynne Murray, one of their senior designers. With the ‘chef’s experience,’ Maria was able to enjoy the amazing food and drinks on offer whilst networking with some important designers, clients and specifiers. Sponsored by Louis Roederer Champagne and…
North London Architects | Building Tour – Clerkenwell Close
The project has grabbed headlines and so was a fascinating project to explore and visit, being taken around by the architect Amin Taha who also has his architecture practice within the lower ground floor. Despite it representing a return to craftsmanship, using traditional structural-stone cladding to create a floor plan…
North London Architects | Building Tour – Alexandra Palace Theatre
The building, which has taken around five years to realise, has brought the lost Victorian Theatre from obsolesce into life. The minimal and stylish finish, which pays an enormous amount of respect to the heritage and history of the space, has transformed the East Court of Alexandra Palace. With a…
Alan explains how to become an Award-winning designer
As a long-time judge of the prestigious Designer Kitchen & Bathroom Awards, as well as others, Alan has some expertise in understanding what it takes to win awards. Away from the judging, Crawford Partnership has also been privileged to win or be named a finalist in numerous awards consistently over…
Maria meets iDOGI organisers in Peru
Following Crawford Partnership’s recent success at the iDOGI Awards in Venice last month, Maria Crawford has had a meeting with Domenico Caminiti, the CEO of iDOGI Group, and their Marketing Manager, Cristina Callegaro, who coincidentally were visiting Peru on business whilst Maria was in her home country visiting family and…
Crawford Partnership wins iDOGI Award 2018
Having been shortlisted as a finalist for our work on the renovation and extension of a 200 year old Grade 1 Listed home at St Katharine’s Precinct in Regents Park, Alan and Maria along with the other 20 finalists from around the world were invited to attend the awards event…
Crawford Partnership at ABB LEAF Awards 2018
The 2018 ABB LEAF international design awards, which Alan has been a member of the judging panel on since 2013, took place in Frankfurt this year. The two-day event included a forum titled ‘Create The Future’ involving a variety of suppliers, manufacturers, designers and consultants meeting and discussing current topics…
Crawford Partnership at SBID 2018 Events
The prestigious SBID International Design Excellence Awards took place on 26th October 2018 at the Dorchester Hotel. For the 4th year running, Crawford Partnership were shortlisted as a Finalist, this year with our Darling House project shortlisted in the ‘Residential House Under £1 Million’ design category. Alan and Maria attended…