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Agar Grove 1b wins Inside Housing Development Awards category Project Update

Following the shortlisting announced in June, Agar Grove Phase 1b has now been announced as winner of the Inside Housing Development Awards for Best Regeneration Project, for up to 100 homes.

The Inside Housing Development awards offer the great opportunity to celebrate the very best residential developments across the UK. There are awards to recognise the teams, schemes and solutions that have made a positive impact on the communities we serve, and there are categories to suit all tenures.

A great achievement for Agar Grove Estate in Camden.

September 2022
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Alex Ely to join Building Stories: The Awards Talks in Leeds Practice News

A second talk of the series for Building Stories – The Awards Talks is coming up on Tuesday 4th October 2022, following the first talk of the series in London in September. The series of talks follow on from the 2022 RIBA Stirling Prize Shortlist, of which includes Mæ's Sands End Arts & Community Centre.

Alex Ely will be joining the event, revealing the story behind the building, what's inspired the project, and what it would mean to win the UK’s most prestigious architecture prize. 

The event will take place at the Everyman cinema in Leeds, tickets are available via the link below.

September 2022 Tickets Here
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Alex Ely speaks at RIBA London Building Stories: The Awards Talks, following the Stirling Prize Shortlist Practice News

Following on from the RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist of Sands End Arts & Community Centre, The architects shortlisted for the 2022 Prize reveal the stories behind their buildings, what inspires them, and what it would mean to win the UK’s most prestigious architectural award. The event took place on Wednesday 21st September at RIBA London at 66 Portland Place, however a second event has been scheduled in Leeds for early October.

Alex presented a brief talk, followed by a panel discussion and a live Q&A with the audience, which was well received by the crowd.

The winner of the RIBA Stirling Prize will be announced on Thursday 13 October 2022.

September 2022 Full details here
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Mæ's new book 'Towards a Resilient Architecture' hits the printers Practice News

Mæ's new publication 'Towards a Resilient Architecture' authored by Alex Ely has been completed and will be available for preorder from 10th October.

The hardback explores the interconnected social, sustainable and spatial principles that underpin the design of more environmentally conscientious buildings and places, illustrated through models, drawings and images of selected key projects by the award-nominated London-based architecture practice Mæ.

Each project outlines beneficial strategies for creating more sustainable designs, achieving social equity and working within our planet’s limits to elevate the human spirit in the long-term. This book posits strategies to design buildings and places that enrich culture and society, offering insight from researchers and practitioners, as well as richly illustrated documentation of key architectural schemes that put these principles into practice. It is a call to arms for ways to create more environmentally regenerative architecture, applying its ideas to architectural practice worldwide.

September 2022 Register Interest Now
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Alex Ely takes part in the 'Architecture on Stage' series at the Barbican Practice News

Alex spoke to a full house at the Barbican on Tuesday 20th September as part of the ‘Architecture on Stage’ series. His talk ‘Towards a Resilient Architecture’ marks the publication of Mæ’s new book by the same name. ‘Architecture on Stage’ run by the Architecture Foundation, in association with the Barbican, is a programme of talks by the world’s leading architects.

September 2022
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Agar Grove Estate phases 1a & 1b announced as winner of the GLA Award for Housing Design Awards 2022 Project Update

Incredible news as Agar Grove Estate, Phases 1a & 1b is announced as winner of the GLA Award for Housing Design Awards 2022.

Tom Copley of Greater London Authority, Deputy Mayor for Housing & Residential Development states:

“In the recent past, the delivery of new homes in london have taken on new challenges, all critical….
Fuel poverty is the biggest issue facing Londoners so this winner is so timely. The award goes to the first 4 blocks in an estate regeneration programme led by a London Council that will provide the country's largest Passivhaus scheme. Passivhaus certification caps heating loadings to less than 10% of the average and residents in the first block delivered have now lived there through two winters. Residents have reported that it works, some even say they can get by with their heating off. What a win for those households, we really need more like this clever scheme.”

September 2022
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Agar Grove 1b is shortlisted for the AJ Awards 2022 Project Update

Mæ's Agar Grove 1b, consisting of Hazelbury Way & Agar Place, the most recently completed phase of Agar Grove Estate in Camden has been shortlisted for the Architectural Journal (AJ) Awards 2022 for the Housing Project category. A great achievement for the practice as well as all collaborators, consultants and of course our client at London Borough of Camden.

Celebrating and rewarding design excellence in UK architecture, AJ the awards highlight the very best projects across 17+ categories from housing, health and wellbeing to workplace and cultural projects.

The winning projects will be revealed at a celebratory event in London on 23rd November 2022.

August 2022
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Mæ welcomes a new Director Practice News

Mæ are pleased to announce a new starter amongst the team; Tom Jarman, commencing his role as our newest Director.

Tom has a wealth of experience in a whole host of sectors such as masterplanning, commercial, residential, education, arts and culture and is a welcome addition to our team here in Southwark.

He will be responsible for several ongoing projects within the practice and will be an active contributor to the creative and technical leadership of projects across the Mæ portfolio.

August 2022
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Welcoming a Re-Set-Go intern to our Mæ team Practice News

Re-Set-Go is a hand-on experience and mentoring programme established by the London Practice Forum with the mission diversifying architecture practices. The programme provides opportunities for Black, Asian and multi-ethnic individuals and women from the boroughs of Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark and Wandsworth.

As well as offering mentoring sessions and portfolio & CV surgeries, we also hosted graduate student, Abiba, for a 6-week paid internship. We were delighted that Abiba had chosen to join us as she wasn’t undertaking architectural studies but came from an urban history and culture background. She joined our estate regeneration team working in Hammersmith and Fulham and undertook a detailed and invaluable study on the local community.

We connected with the students being hosted by other London Practice Forum members for weekly catch ups, sharing experiences with each other. They were an extraordinary talented group of young people and we very much look forward to working with them in the future.

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