We are glad to say that Director Tara Gbolade was named Unlock Net Zero Climate Champion Powerlist Winner! She joins a cohort of 12 winners, announced at this years Homes & Unlock Net Zero Conference 2023!
Read more about the brilliant winning list Here.
We are happy to say that our Hermitage Mews project is progressing nicely on site. Completion is due in Q1 of 2024. See progress photos below:
We are pleased to announce the Director Tara Gbolade has been shortlisted as a Unlock Net Zero Climate Champion. Keep your eyes peeled for the winner announcement on the 23rd November!
You can more of the incredible list of shortlisted climate champions HERE
Our exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia has been featured on Stirworld!
Read the article HERE
STIR explores the intersection of culture, community and architecture with Regenerative Power at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023.
by Aarthi MohanPublished on : Oct 04, 2023…
Gbolade Design Studio were invited to participate in La Biennal di Venezia and our installation has been featured in the Guardian’s Venice Biennale 2023 review by Rowan Moore.
Read the article HERE
Our Breaking Ground Exhibition has been featured in the architectural press.
Here are a few of them: click through below to be taken to each webpage.
You can find out more about the exhibtion itself HERE
Our Co-Founding Director Lanré Gboladé joined a panel of industry colleagues for an Architects’ Journal Roundtable in London, which focused on strategies for expansion as practices seek to shake off the turbulence of the past few years and look to the future.
Chaired by Emily Booth, AJ Editor, the wide-ranging and informative conversation touched on many perspectives on growing practice, diversifying projects and business development strategies, as well hiring for growth and developing succession plans.
The panel included Oliver Bayliss, managing director, Buckley Gray Yeoman | Jimmy Bent, managing director, Bespoke Careers | Lucy Cahill, principal, Bespoke Careers | Lanré Gboladé, co-founder, Gbolade Design Studio | Julian Gitsham, principal, Hassell | Dipa Joshi, partner, Fletcher Priest Architects | Andrew Tate, founding director, TateHindle | Victoria Whenray, partner, Conran and Partners | Chair: Emily Booth, editor, The Architects’ Journal
To get a Gbolade Design Studio perspective from Lanré on the topics disccussed and views from all the other panel members, you can read full article here: AJ Roundtable
#strategicplanning #businessgrowth #design #architecture #climatechange #placeshaping #innovation
Director and External Examiner, Lanre Gbolade, contributes his experiences and thoughts to the Part 3 With Me Podcast.
Our Director Lanre joins architect Maria Skoutari on her podcast channel Part3 With Me; a podcast dedicated to helping Part 3 architecture students and practicing architects.
In addition to being an architect, Lanre is a Part 3 examiner for Newcastle University, the university where he completed his Part 1 & Part 2 degrees many years ago.
With experience of co-creating education content for architects and students via the Architect’s App, he was delighted to be invited to share his perspective as an examiner in this podcast, covering commonly asked questions by students across the Case Study, PEDRs, Personal Appraisal, Viva and Examination Papers. Lanre’s varied background allows him to share a wider perspective on the Part 3 criteria covering both professional practice and practice management.
Tune in to hear more about what examiners are looking for, how to structure case studies and what key points to consider before and during the Part 3 course. You can listen to the full podcast HERE:
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Alongside a stellar shortlist, we are are super proud to be one of the 5 practices shortlisted by Latimer by Clarion Housing Group in the International design competition for the 704ha Garden City-style development in Colchester, Essex! We are part of the collaborative team: Grimshaw, GROSS.MAX, Bioregional & EC
Read the full Architects’ Journal article here: https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/big-names-and-emerging-stars-shortlisted-for-essex-new-town
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Every month, RIBA London showcases a London practice. For November 2022, we spoke to London based Gbolade Design Studio: Architects, Tara Gbolade about the future of architecture, the climate emergency and their exciting upcoming projects.
What do you think is the most important issue for architects to focus on right now, and what are you doing as a practice to tackle it?
It will be no surprise that like many, we believe architects must focus on addressing our climate emergency, which has also exacerbated our health inequality in the country. While we are now adept in understanding the performance requirements needed for high quality new builds, alongside this, there needs to be a strong focus on retrofit, and the required upskilling that will be required to get this right.
On a building level: this is particularly pertinent in the UK because of our historical stock; understanding the construction periods of existing buildings and therefore the mechanics of how they may have been designed to ‘breathe’; getting to grips with the varying construction methodologies from solid stone to uninsulated cavities to poorly insulated cavities that may now be in play after decades of being extended and upgraded; then understanding the slow work required to preserve fabric (particularly where Listed), and in many cases breathability of existing, while incorporating modern technology where appropriate.
On a strategic level: the quality of our built environment will need us to think in a more regenerative way: thinking deeply about the people, places, and organisations that will impact or be impacted by new or the regeneration of places. There is a strong call to know the people who exist in a community: their wants and needs, so we can preserve or enhance some of these with any placeshaping work.
As a practice, we have declared a climate emergency and have developed an internal framework to address wide-ranging themes from addressing air pollution to promoting active travel, addressing fuel-poverty to ensuring high quality occupant comfort. As a team we are upskilling through regular sustainability-led CPD’s and Passivhaus certification, and utilising internal BIM environmental analysis software for early stage decision-making.
Full article here:
https://www.architecture.com/knowledge-and-resources/knowledge-landing-page/riba-london-practice-of-the-month-november-2022-gbolade-design-studio
Offsite Pioneer of the Year 2022
Our Co-Founding director joined over 400 guests at the Coventry Building Society Arena on 20 September to collect the Offsite Pioneer of the Year Award 2022. He was recognised for his industry leading work promoting design standardisation and offsite construction methods using collaborative design team working methodologies and digital innovations.
His work in this area was undertaken for one of the largest housing associations in the UK, L&Q, spanning 5 years and included the development of the organisation’s 10year MMC Roadmap, MMC Product Portfolio and Innovate UK funded COLAB DfMA Toolkit.
Congratulations to Lanre and all the other winners on the night!
For a full list of the winners, please see this link - https://www.offsiteawards.co.uk/2022-winners
We are excited to announce that our Director, Tara Gbolade, has been chosen as one of 42no. Mayor’s Design Advocates by the Mayor of London!
Mayor appoints experts to shape a better city by promoting quality and inclusion in the built environment
To support the refreshed Good Growth by Design programme, the Mayor, Sadiq Khan has appointed 42 new Mayor’s Design Advocates (MDAs) – including high-profile practitioners Sir David Adjaye OBE, Hanif Kara OBE, Farshid Moussavi OBE and Sir David Chipperfield CBE, alongside rising stars – to support the Mayor’s Good Growth by Design programme and help shape London into a better city by promoting quality and inclusion on the built environment.
MDAs are independent experts who will support the Mayor’s vision of “good growth” and will ensure that new buildings and public spaces will benefit Londoners and are at the heart of the capital's recovery from the pandemic.
In addition to high profile names, the new cohort also includes fresh, emerging talent in the built environment space and those who have relevant expertise in key areas such as zero-carbon and sustainability, the safety of women and girls and housing quality.
The group of 42 MDAs have experience in both the public and private sector, include practitioners, academics, policymakers and those from community-led initiatives. 55 per cent are women and 45 per cent come from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.
The new cohort will support the updated Good Growth by Design programme which has a new forward programme responding to four years of change. The newly updated programme reflects the importance of an inclusive recovery from a pandemic that has highlighted inequalities in the capital and need to counter racism and other forms of prejudice in the built environment.
The pandemic has also accelerated a change in the way Londoners use the city. The reconfiguration of high streets and other workspaces, as well as the urgent need to meet net zero by 2030 is also reflected in the updated Good Growth programme.
The new cohort will work on three main objectives:
· Quality
Utilising expertise spanning the range of specialisms needed across the Greater London Authority Group to support quality, sustainability and inclusion in the built environment, in line with the Mayor’s Good Growth by Design programme.
· Recovery
Shaping and supporting activities delivered as part of the London Recovery Programme. This could include work undertaken as part of the recovery missions, led by the London Recovery Board, or more general work towards its aims.
· Representation
Being reflective of London’s diverse population and equipped to support the delivery of an inclusive built environment in which a spectrum of experiences and communities are valued and able to play a role in shaping the capital’s future. #GoodGrowthbyDesign
Find out more: https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/regeneration/advice-and-guidance/about-good-growth-design
Lanre writes for PBC Today about the need to modernise, innovate and evolve the construction sector. As director of COLAB Consortium, Lanre gives cutting edge insight on Design for Manufacture & Assembly (DfMA) and Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) as some answers to the “perfect storm“ of Brexit, the Covid-19 Pandemic and the Climate Emergency.
Read the full article HERE
Building.co.uk interviews our Director Lanre about his inspirations, aspirations and admirations. In “5 minutes with…” we learn about Lanre’s time is Spain, his interest in history, his personal philosophy as well as some great advice for life.
Read the full interview HERE
Tara talks to Architecture Today about regenerative design, our practice and her personal goals.
“Our practice is predicated on the knowledge that when we bring our authentic selves to work, we can design authentic places, which in turn allows the communities we design for, to live authentic and regenerative lives.” -Tara Gbolade
Read the full article HERE
Zettler announced thier 22 to watch for 2022 and our Director Tara Gbolade made the list as leader of one of the “bold, value-led emerging London architecture practices re-energising the industry with their emphasis on sustainable design and planning policy.”
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In the round-up of COP26, director Tara Gbolade spoke on the Carole Walker show about sustainability in the construction industry for Times Radio. For Tara’ s insights , Click the link below .
News alert! - As we continue to attract work on some pretty brilliant projects, we are excited to be hiring for an experienced Architect within our studio. If you're a well-rounded, technically gifted and experienced Archicad user, looking for a dynamic, entrepreneurial practice culture and hands on-role, we'd be delighted to hear from you!
If you’re interested in joining our awesome practice and studio culture , please take a read of the Job Description below to download and apply. Alternatively feel free to re-share and tell a friend to tell a friend!
Please note - At this time, we’re only recruiting an architect with exemplary Archicad knowledge and demonstrable experience, so applications failing to meet this criteria will not be considered.
JOB DESCRIPTION AND DETAILS TO APPLY: DOWNLOAD
Thank you,
Gbolade Design Studio
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