GWPA Run the Leeds 10k

Yesterday 6 members of GWPA and GWPS lined up to take part in the 15th Leeds 10k race. They took on the new route that started outside the Leeds University Parkinson Building, lead up through Headingley, before turning back down through Meanwood, for a city centre finish in front of the Leeds Art Gallery. The weatherRead More

Happy New Year

Happy New Year from all at GWPA! As we begin this new year, we reflect on some of the work of the last. Several completed schemes including; Annie Lee Close (21no. Passivhaus Units) Manchester & Bombay Sapphire New Visitor Centre Attraction; Royal opening at the Art House – Design & Art Facility – University ofRead More

Holiday Message

At the end of another busy 12 months I would like to thank all our long standing existing and new clients for there support this year which is greatly appreciated, and a reflection of the service GWP provide and ultimately the buildings we create. We look forward to commencing work on site at a numberRead More

GWPA Christmas Jumper Day

Staff from both GWP Architecture & GWP Project Services all joined the annual tradition of Christmas Jumper Day, wearing their best and worst Christmas jumpers while also donating to the appeal. This is the fifth year running that the practice has got involved in this nationwide event that this year was in support of SaveRead More

ASHLEY DAVIES RECOGNISED AS SPECIALIST CONSERVATION ARCHITECT

Congratulations to Ashley Davies who has recently been recognised as a Specialist Conservation Architect (SCA) by the RIBA. Ashley joins a small group of registered Architects at the highest level of the register able to demonstrate authoritative knowledge of conservation practice, principles and philosophy, and to contribute to development of conservation standards. Ashley works alongsideRead More

JOHN WYBOR PUBLISHES INNOVATIVE STUDENT RESIDENCES BOOK WITH AVI FRIEDMAN

A new book, Innovative Student Residences – New Directions in Sustainable Design by practice founder John Wybor is to be released on May 30th 2016. The book coauthored with Dr Avi Friedman from McGill University, Montréal; continues a working relationship of over 10 years. John Wybor and Avi Friedman originally collaborated on the ‘Accent Home’Read More

ASHLEY DAVIES JOINS PRACTICE

GWP are pleased to announce that Ashley Davies has joined the practice in a Conservation Consultancy role. Ashley, as an ex Austin Smith Lord Director, is an RIBA-accredited Conservation Architect with a wealth of experience in this sector. Ashley also holds an Msc in Project Management and will be a significant asset to the GWP team, reinforcingRead More

GWP FIRST TO ATTAIN BIM ACCREDITATION

GWP Architecture has become one the first Architectural companies to receive certification to PAS1192-2; accreditation for BIM. PAS1192-2 is the first level of a brand new accreditation, which will in time be developed into a new UKAS standard, measuring information management capability. The standardisation, procedures, management policies and systems that GWP have put in placeRead More

PASSIVHAUS INTERN

We are currently hosting Sadaf Fatima (far right), from the Alexander Humboldt Foundation in Germany, during a month’s internship. Sadaf, a current German Chancellor Fellow 2014-2015, has recently spent several months’ at the Passivhaus Institute in Darmstadt, Germany and at a Passivhaus project on Tenerife, Spain. She is working with several members of staff fromRead More

ARCHICAD 19 & INAUGURAL GRAPHISOFT AWARDS

GWP Architecture were invited to attend the Archicad 19 launch and inaugural Graphisoft Archicad awards at London’s Carlton House Terrace on Wednesday 3rd June. The award winning BIM software has been used by staff at GWP for 20 years and the latest advantages and updates were demonstrated at the event attended, by the countries top architecturalRead More