AEW Architects

Thanks to Part I Assistant and EDI Commitee member, Akeefah, for leading the ''Demystifying Equity Workshop" today.

The session covered the nine protected characteristics, intersectionality, the six pillars of EDI and Allyship. The interactive, activity based workshop got the whole team thinking over lunch.

Pioneer Place is a leisure-led regeneration project in the heart of Burnley which opened to the community in 2023. The development for Maple Grove Developments saw us transform a brownfield site into a 7-screen cinema and several bars and restaurants - boosting the town's cultural and social offer and revitalising its night time economy.

We recently commissioned the talented to visit the site and capture the scheme one year on and we’re excited to share the photos for the first time.

Read the full case study on our website, link in bio.

With it located opposite our Manchester office, it's been great to see our 58-66 King Street project progress and reach completion this month.

The project for DTZ Investors, saw us work alongside , , and Gateley Vinden to transform three buildings - one Grade II listed - into 24 one- and two-bedroom luxury apartments. The homes will be available to rent via Urban Bubble.

Read more in . Final photography coming soon.

A massive congratulations to Sustainability Coordinator Freya Barber, who recently passed her qualifications to become a BREEAM Assessor!

Freya is a key member of our Sustainability Team and provides knowledge and support to the practice and external design teams to assist with BREEAM assessments and Retrofit commissions across our portfolio.

We provide ongoing training and development opportunities and aim to support all our team to achieve their potential, and Freya is another example of this! Well done Freya!

Following another year of growth, we’re excited to announce that we have opened a London office!

The new studio, located in The Smiths Building in Fitzrovia, will be a central base for our team as they continue to deliver our expanding workload for our growing network of clients across the south of England.

MD Andy Rainford said of the milestone "This new base, in a central location like Fitzrovia, places us in the heart of the city and close to many of our key clients and collaborators. We look forward to officially celebrating the launch of the new office very soon…”

Read more on our website, link in bio.

We're excited to join Manchester's architectural community later today at the Manchester Society of Architecture's MSA Awards 2024!

We're looking forward to seeing the best emerging and completed projects in the region and catching up with old friends. Make sure you keep an eye out for our team, and our four entries, good luck to everyone who entered:

Arden Square, Crewe
Sale West Phase 3, Trafford
RMH Alder Hey, Liverpool
North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax

We are honoured to have been appointed, once again, to the £1.5 billion Innovation Chain North (ICN) Framework.

Director Colin Savage said of the appointment: “We are delighted to retain a place on the architectural lots of the ICN Framework. We’re looking forward to continuing to work in partnership with , the ICN members and their customers to deliver sustainable, high-quality homes and environments...”

Read more on our website, link in bio.

We're excited to share that not only have we been named in the Architects’ Journal's AJ100 for the second year running, we've also been shortlisted for Employer of the Year!

It's an honour to be nominated alongside such a strong shortlist and we look forward to attending the awards event with the other 5 finalists in June.

Read more on the .

Thank you to for our team's training sessions yesterday on 'Supporting Employees Through Menopause'. All of our Management Team underwent a 2 hour session focusing on myth busting, understanding signs and symptoms and creating a menopause friendly workplace.

We already have a range of health and wellbeing initiatives and policies in place and our understanding from the above will really help add to and improve these as our practice and team continue to evolve.

Join  for a Feminist Walking Tour of Manchester, as part of their  wider Inclusion Series, on 4th June 2024, led by us!
We'll start the day for breakfast and networking  offices before heading off for the tour. It will be a historical exploration and immersive experience that delves into the stories of Manchester's most influential women, shedding light on their contributions and the city's ongoing dialogue on gender issues and support systems.

Thank you to  for organising this with us! 

This event is open to all and can be booked via the  website.

We're thrilled to announce that for the second consecutive year, we've been named in Best Places to work list .co and have been Highly Commended in the Best Places To Work For LGBTQIA+ Spotlight Awards.

Head of People, Karey Wardhaugh, has said of the accolades: “As a people-first business, we recognise that we are only as good as the people we employ. Our holistic People Strategy focuses on wellbeing, growth & development and outreach and focuses on creating a truly rewarding and inclusive work environment for our whole team. To be recognised in the list for the second-year running is amazing, and being named in the Spotlight Awards just tops it off.”

Read more on our website, link in bio.

We're delighted to share that our retrofit proposals for 312 homes in Newton Heath, Manchester have been approved.

Working closely with the client and Principal Contractor , we are acting as Architect and Retrofit Designer and have developed robust proposals which will help Croydon Drive become a 21st Century, model social housing estate. Each block will undergo a PAS2035 compliant Retrofit under the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund route to dramatically improve its energy efficiency and safety.

Read more on our website, link in bio.

AEW supported Network Space to submit the planning application on behalf of landowner for the 115,000 sq ft multi-unit development at the Bird Hall Lane site. Delivering six light industrial units, from 10,000 to 40,000 sq ft, it is designed to target BREEAM Outstanding, a new benchmark for a scheme of this type, and align with Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standards.

Read more on our website, link in bio.

We're kicking off the week with news of our out of this world workplace at Arden Square, Crewe.

Earlier this month, we were delighted to join client Radius and other project partners to celebrate it's opening. The 44,000 sqft, BREEAM Excellent office will be the new global HQ for Radius’ telematics division and benefits from a striking atrium and Star Wars inspired interior.

Read more on our website, link in bio.



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To celebrate Earth Day, we're resharing our Impact Report which we published earlier this year to mark one year of B Corp Certification. This looks back at our performance over the past 12 months and documents our journey and plans to ensuring positive impacts for our workers, communities, customers and our planet.

Read the report on our website, link in bio.

It's only a month to go until we'll be joining the rest of the industry in Leeds.

MD Andy Rainford, Director Phil Hepworth and Associate Director Chris Lenehan will all be in attendance. Get in touch to arrange a catchup.

We're incredibly excited to share that we've joined the AJ100 for the second year running!

Organised by the AJ100 celebrates the UK’s most innovative, ambitious, and successful architectural practices, based on the number of qualified architects employed..

This accolade comes off the back of us also securing a place on the shortlist for Architectural Practice of the Year at the Insider NW Property Awards. What a month, well done team!

Read more on our website, link in bio:

As featured in today's , we're delighted to announce that we have welcomed a new director to the Board with the promotion of Mark Turner.

MD Andy Rainford said of Mark: "...not only is he an absolute expert in his field leading our BIM agenda, but he has also been instrumental in transforming our practice management processes and IT systems and will add great strength and resilience to the board."

There have also been promotions for Karey Wardhaugh, Meg Wood and Sam Gallimore. Congratulations all!

Read more on our website, link in bio.

Following the adoption of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan, AEW's Head of Sustainability Peter Bartley looks at some of the sustainability requirements and what this may mean for residential developments in the region...

Read 'Passivhaus Places for Everyone?' on our website. Link in bio.

Wishing our clients, partners and team a great Easter and Bank Holiday weekend!

To mark the festival, we headed over to 's Manchester House to do some Easter themed window painting. We hope all the staff and families enjoy the mural and the planned festivities this weekend!

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Thanks to all our clients and partners who joined us at our Industrial Breakfast yesterday morning!

To continue the conversation on all things industrial, join us at the 'Industrial + Logistics Conference' this May 16th which we're proud to be sponsoring with , Waterman, , and . The panel of experts, including AEW Sustainability Manger Peter Bartley, will discuss the biggest issues facing the sector.

Book Now on Place North West.

Earlier this year, we were delighted to achieve planning approval for our first Passivhaus project!

At Parkmount & Princedom, we are working with MSV to deliver 46 affordable homes across two sites in Harpurhey. The new developments form part of Manchester City Council’s low carbon affordable homes programme ‘Project 500’ and have been designed to Passivhaus classic standard. Our Certified Passivhaus Designer, Dan Sutton, is leading the project.

Read more on our website, link in bio.

As a B Corp Certified practice, with a dedicated inhouse Sustainability Team, we’re always looking at ways to minimise the environmental impact of our projects.

Our team are committed to this, and in recent weeks have been engaging with partners across Manchester to explore more sustainable building materials. We had the pleasure of joining the at their “Natural Materials Now” exhibition last month and, more recently, visited ’s showroom to learn about ‘The Real Cost of Sustainability” and see some of their most sustainable products.

Read more about sustainability at AEW on our website, link in bio.

Thank you to everyone who joined us at our 'Delivering Social Value' event at RMH Manchester this morning!

We always welcome the opportunity to share our knowledge and expertise with the industry and it was a pleasure to do it alongside one of our longstanding charity partners, .

View more on our partnership and the charity on our website, link in bio.

To mark International Women’s Day, we’re giving a shout out to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion Committee and their ongoing work to inspire inclusion across our practice and our projects.

Throughout the year, the team celebrate national and international days and festivals to raise awareness and educate our team, sign-post people to relevant industry events and help drive the practice’s EDI agenda and actions.

Here we recognise some of the women who contribute to that forum, led by Co-Chairs Maddie & Eleanor!

We’re marking National Apprenticeship Week by recognising members of our team who are boldly taking on less traditional routes into the industry.

Trainee Architectural Technicians Johan and Louis are currently part-way through their Degree Apprenticeships in Architectural Technology at . This course meets academic requirements for membership of the . Alongside them, Architectural Assistants Matt and Alice are at different points in their Architect (Integrated Degree) Apprenticeship at . This 4.5 year course sees them work towards the “title of architect, whilst enjoying the benefits of working in an architectural practice”. All four spend most of their week in the studio with time off to study and attend University.

It’s great to be supporting the next generation through innovative routes such as these, and we remain committed to their development both now and following their graduations!

We're still on a high from last week's NW Residential Property Awards where Sale West was announced as the winner in the Social Impact category!

The £50m masterplan is one of the largest regeneration projects in Manchester for over a decade. It includes the delivery of 263 new homes, enhancing the estate with a focus on green spaces and biodiversity and driving up the quality of 1,100 existing homes.

In addition to the physical improvements, together with project partners and Seddon, we have helped tackle economic and social challenges and invested time and funds to create a wealth of training and employment opportunities for those living locally.

Congratulations to everyone involved in the project and to all the other finalists!

Exciting scenes at Oldham Spindles, with the steel work flying up! Our proposals for the shopping centre include consolidating retail space and introducing a complementary mix of new uses. Pictured, is soon to be the new market and events space.

Read more about the project on our website, link in bio.