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>> Posted on 22 July 2010
More incredible news for dRMM: it has just been announced that Clapham Manor Primary School is shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize 2010. The prize will be presented on Saturday 2 October 2010 and broadcast live on BBC Two's The Culture Show.
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>> Posted on 14 June 2010
dRMM's upcoming contributions to the London Festival of Architecture 2010 include:
* All aboard 'de Ark'!
When is a building not a building? When it is a ship. Everybody knows about a wooden ship in a glass bottle; during LFA2010, dRMM presents de Ark, a wooden building in a steel ship.
What is it? An exquisite 30m wooden cigar box on board a 60m Dutch cargo ship of steel. Why have a building in a ship? Economy, mobility and autonomy. The maverick pleasure of total independence. With this project and exhibition, dRMM demonstrate themselves as timber construction pioneers, design captains and Thames pirates!
dRMM and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands invite you to an exhibition that focuses on de Ark's design, accompanied by a series of events, presentations and discussions that locate the project within the broader context of contemporary architecture and the relationships between architecture and water.
Details: NL, The Dutch Cultural Pop-Up Space, 40-42 Riding House Street, London W1W 7ET from 24 June to 10 July, Thursday to Sunday 12pm to 6pm. See also www.nlpopup.co.uk.
One ancillary event for your diary: Alex de Rijke will give a talk at the National Gallery on 25 June at 6:30pm on designing de Ark and using waterways, connecting all this to works in the National Gallery collections.
* Sadie Morgan is a panel member for the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) sponsored debate Designs on London: Who's driving what gets built and how can we do it better?. This free, publicly accessible event (subject to ticket availability) takes place on 29 June at 5:30pm at Alan Baxter & Associates, The Gallery, 77 Cowcross Street London EC1M 6EL. Tickets can be booked via the festival website.
* If, like most of us at dRMM, you're into cycling, you might like to drop into Fourth Door Research's exhibition Riding On Empty: Designing our travel infrastructure for the end of oil, which includes dRMM's concept design and model for a 'cycle station'. This exhibition, running between 19 June and 4 July, will be held at Bermondsey Square and also at various extra exhibtion sites across London. Alex de Rijke will join other panel members in a discussion on 22 June from 6pm. Further details can be found on www.cyclestations.co.uk.
* dRMM's No. one Centaur Street project has been selected as one of the buildings to represent 50 Years of London Architecture 1960-2010, an exhibition opening on 19 June for two weeks in the Mall Galleries, The Mall, London SW1Y 5BD.
We hope you can join us for some of these LFA2010 events. Keep up-to-date via www.lfa2010.org.
> Posted on 11 June 2010
A main contractor has been appointed for dRMM's Tower Festival Headlands Building on Blackpool's seafront. The project starts on site on 28 June.
>> Posted on 03 June 2010
The Yard - dRMM's new space for Modern Art Oxford - opens today. The Yard's first installation is by artist Richard Woods and runs until September. Thereafter the space will continue to house changing installations, events and a café. More details can be found on Modern Art Oxford's website.
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>> Posted on 18 May
Russ Edwards, Associate Director, today takes part in a seminar at the New London Architecture gallery at the Building Centre, in connection with the exhibition Mumbai Dialogue - Exchanging Ideas on Urban Regeneration. Russ's talk is entitled A 'Small Change' Proposal for Bhendi Bazaar and expounds ideas developed during his trip to Mumbai earlier this year as part of the Mumbai Dialogue conference. This comprised a delegation of architects who travelled to the Indian city to exchange ideas on urban regeneration. Mumbai Dialogue was led by New London Architecture and the London Development Agency, in association with UK Trade & Investment, Bombay First and the Indian Institute of Architects. The exhibition shows the results of a one-day design charette and continues at the Building Centre until 13 June.
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>> Posted on 28 April 2010
Alex de Rijke is today giving a lecture at Aalto Univeristy, Helsinki. There, the School of Science and Technology runs a 'Wood Programme', and Alex was invited to talk to international architecture students about dRMM's work using timber.
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>> Posted on 15 March 2010
dRMM is delighted to announce that we have won another Civic Trust Award, this time for Clapham Manor Primary School! One of the oldest built environment awards programmes in Europe, Civic Trust Awards are given to "projects that have made a positive contribution to the local communities they serve".
>> Posted on 09 March 2010
See Hear, a BBC TV programme for the deaf and hard of hearing, recently visited dRMM and Exeter Royal Academy of Deaf Education to find out more about the project. The programme will be broadcast on BBC Two on Wednesday 17 March at 1pm. It will also be available after this time on BBC iPlayer.
>> Posted on 05 March 2010
On 18 March, Alex de Rijke will give a talk in aid of the Architects Benevolent Society. Tickets are £6 each. See www.absnet.org.uk for more details.
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>> Posted on 24 February 2010
dRMM is pleased to announce the appointment of Russ Edwards to the position of Associate Director at dRMM. Russ has been part of our team since May 2005, originally in the capacity of Architect, later as Associate to the founding Directors. His contribution to dRMM production and output has consistently been of the most rigorous and professional standard, in particular evidenced on projects such as Kingsdale School Music & Sports Buildings and housing at Stratford City North. We hope you can join us in congratulating him on this well-deserved promotion.
>> Posted on 19 February 2010
Philip Marsh will be speaking at the AJ conference Procuring, Designing and Building Successful Primary Schools on Wednesday 03 March in London. Philip will present a case-study of Clapham Manor Primary School, dRMM's recent extension to a Victorian board school.
>> Posted on 11 February 2010
Sadie Morgan today provides an insight into dRMM's work at London Metropolitan University as part of their Design Research Seminar Series.
>> Posted on 03 February 2010
Publishers a+t recently visited Wansey Street Housing and uploaded photos of the scheme to their blog.
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>> Posted on 22 January 2010
Clapham Manor Primary School has been shortlisted for a Civic Trust Award. dRMM's No. one Centaur Street won a Civic Trust Award in 2004. The winners of this year's awards will be announced on 12 March.
>> Posted on 07 January 2010
This year sees dRMM's 15th birthday! We would like to thank all of the clients, collaborators and champions who have supported us along the way. Working with them has enabled us to turn great ideas into great buildings.
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>> Posted on 15 December 2009
A wind turbine has been installed at Sliding House, to power the geothermal heat pump, amongst other things. Combined with photovoltaic panels, these renewable energy technologies at times enable the owner to supply power back to the grid.
>> Posted on 01 December 2009
Sliding House features in DETAIL magazine this month, included in the theme 'Experimental Building' (DETAIL German/English 2009/12).
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>> Posted on 06 November 2009
All three projects that we entered for the WAF09 Awards were highly commended by the judges. We are delighted, and invite you to take a look at the projects - Clapham Manor Primary School, Sliding House, Timber Stadium - on the World Buildings Directory. Nicholas Spencer for the Financial Times interviewed Alex about this achievement.
>> Posted on 04 November 2009
Over the next few months, the Architects Benevolent Society is hosting a series of talks, including one by Alex de Rijke on Thursday 18 March 2010. For tickets and more information, visit ABS's website.
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>> Posted on 28 October 2009
dRMM directors will travel to Barcelona next week to present three of our projects to the World Architecture Festival Awards jury. The projects and categories are: Learning - Clapham Manor Primary School; House - Sliding House; Future Projects (Experimental projects) - Timber Stadium.
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>> Posted on 03 September 2009
Alex de Rijke will present a lecture with artist Richard Woods on 23 September as part of the annual Lignacite Lecture series. The theme: "Truth to Materials and other Untruths". Alex and Richard collaborated during the MK40 Tower project in 2007 when Richard customised the interior of a shipping container with his work, 'Logo'. Admittance to the lecture is by invitation only, though it's hoped that a recording will be available afterwards on Lignacite's website.
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>> Posted on 24 August 2009
Three of dRMM's projects have been shortlisted for the WAF09 Awards! The projects and categories are: Learning - Clapham Manor Primary School; House - Sliding House; Future Projects (Experimental projects) - Timber Stadium. We're delighted to be represented in such a broad range of sectors and are looking forward to presenting the projects in Barcelona.
>> Posted on 12 August 2009
During this year's Open House London from 19 to 20 September, Clapham Manor Primary School will be open to visitors. For details, please check the Open House website.
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>> Posted on 03 July 2009
Clapham Manor Primary School has been completed! Ellis Woodman describes the facade as "a boisterous polychromy". Read his analysis for BD here. For further information on the project, or to receive a press release, please contact Ciara Devine
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>> Posted on 16 June 2009
Wansey Street Housing features in a+t's latest book: HoCo Density Housing Construction & Costs. It will be on sale from 29 June. For further information, check a+t's website.
>> Posted on 16 June 2009
On Wednesday 17 June, Alex de Rijke is speaking at a symposium called Wood Why's, to be held in Flimwell, East Sussex. The symposium is aimed at educators, the theme to seek ways of incorporating timber into design curricula. Also speaking is Pekka Heikkinen on the inspirational work of the Wood Studio at Helsinki TKK University. For further details, contact David Saunders at WoodNet.
>> Posted on 12 June 2009
Sliding House may not have won a Yellow Pencil at last night's D&AD Awards, but we are delighted to have been nominated in our first entry to this awards programme, held in high regard across broad sectors of creative industry. Our project will feature in D&AD's annual, and is already available to view online.
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>> Posted on 21 May 2009
The RIBA today announced that Sliding House is to receive an RIBA Award. The award for the East region will be presented later in the year when we look forward to adding another RIBA plaque to our 'collection'!
>> Posted on 12 May 2009
Two of dRMM's projects - Wansey Street Housing and Clapham Manor Primary School - are now on view at Aram Gallery. Significant Colour features models made from actual building materials (the Wansey Street Housing model was first exhibited at the Venice Biennale last year) and runs till 27 June 2009.
>> Posted on 01 May 2009
Sliding House has been recognised by Grand Designs Awards 2009. The project scooped two awards - Best New-Build and the overall genre winner of Best Home. Kevin McCloud presented the awards to the client and design team, relaying the judges' comments: "one big stroke of genius, a crazy idea that isn't gratuitous but a creative response to make the building highly responsive to its environment and an extraordinary place to live".
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>> Posted on 15 April 2009
Alex de Rijke is due to visit Scotland once again, to speak at the conference "Cross Laminated Timber: architectural, engineering and construction opportunities", on Friday 24 April, in Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh.
For more info or to download a booking form, please visit the website of Edinburgh Napier University's Centre for Timber Engineering.
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>> Posted on 01 April 2009
Alex de Rijke recently spoke at The Lighthouse, Glasgow. In connection with this lecture, an interview is now available on scottisharchitecture.com.
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>> Posted on 11 March 2009
'By Design', a programme for ABC Radio Australia, interviewed Alex de Rijke about Sliding House and other projects. You can listen to the podcast and view a picture gallery here.
>> Posted on 09 March 2009
dRMM's proposal for an all-timber stadium has been announced the winner of the Retail and Leisure category of the 2009 MIPIM Architectural Review Future Projects Awards! Sadie Morgan will accept the award in Cannes this week.
>> Posted on 05 March 2009
Two of dRMM's projects - Wansey Street Housing and Clapham Manor Primary School - will form part of the spectrum at the upcoming exhibition Significant Colour, at The Aram Gallery in London. The exhibition opens on 08 May 2009 and runs till 27 June 2009.
>> Posted on 02 March 2009
Alex de Rijke will present Sliding House at Ecobuild, tomorrow Tuesday 03 March, as part of the seminar 'Eco building for small projects: innovative and green'.
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>> Posted on 23 February 2009
Check out an exclusive Sliding House movie on Wallpaper.com's "new and improved video channel". Hear what Alex and the client have to say about the project and their collaboration.
>> Posted on 02 February 2009
Sliding House conjures delight and astonishment wherever it travels...
Some of the reactions to Sliding House can be found on Dezeen, iconeye, BD, and The Sunday Times.
Stephen Bayley writes in the Observer, "the Sliding House is an extended bravura performance of life-enhancing design possibilities".
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>> Posted on 02 February 2009
Le Corbusier - The Art of Architecture, Barbican Gallery, 19 February - 24 May 2009. This is the first major survey in London of the internationally renowned architect in more than 20 years.
As part of an accompanying series of talks, Alex de Rijke has been invited as a practitioner from the post-Corbusian generation to give his take on the legacies of Le Corbusier. Alex's gallery talk will take place on Thursday 26 February at 6.30pm.
More details are available on the Barbican website.
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>> Posted on 07 January 2009
"dRMM house in East Anglia moves with the times", The Architectural Review. dRMM's latest completed project Sliding House - a house that moves on railway tracks - is featured over four pages in this month's Architectural Review.
In an edition which focuses on houses, including projects from Japan, Germany, Canada and Chile, our project is described as "an architectural coup de théatre which is certainly unique in Britain and perhaps anywhere." According to the journalist, Nat Jackson: "Cedric Price would have loved it".
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>> Posted on 21 November 2008
dRMM took a studio trip to Venice to catch the penultimate weekend of our exhibition in the British Pavilion, as part of the 11th International Architecture Exhibition / La Biennale di Venezia. It was a great occasion to celebrate the work of the practice, not just those projects singled out for inclusion in Ellis Woodmans' show. If you didn't have the opportunity to visit the Biennale, you can download our exhibition summary here.
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>> Posted on 28 October 2008
And then you win some more ... during his presentation at the first ever World Architecture Festival in Barcelona last week, Alex de Rijke condensed seven year's work at Kingsdale School into a ten minute presentation. The result: Kingsdale School was recognised with a high commendation in the Learning category, ceding to the overall winner of the World Building of the Year Award for the Luigi Bocconi University in Milan.
>> Posted on 21 October 2008
You win some, you lose some ... unfortunately, we did not pick up a nice wooden award last week for MK Forty Tower but ... at the LABC (Local Authority Building Control) Built in Quality National Awards, the tower beat Wembley Stadium among others to take home the award for Best Structural Project. Congratulations to all the project team!
>> Posted on 01 October 2008
'Future Non-Future' previews at the AA on Friday 03 October, then is open to the public for the rest of the month. This exhibition promises to be a fascinating look at some of London's unbuilt projects; some are almost forgotten experiments, others are yet expected to be built. dRMM's offering is a radical, as yet unseen, flat-packed Timber Stadium. Download the AA's press release here.
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>> Posted on 29 September 2008
MK Forty Tower has been shortlisted in The Wood Awards! The project is shortlisted in the categories 'Best Small Project' and 'Best Use of Panel Products', a new category for 2008. The shortlist was announced at 100% Detail at Earl's Court, the judges describing the tower as "a novel and imaginative project that was much appreciated by the public." The winners will be announced at a presentation ceremony on Wednesday 15 October.
>> Posted on 25 September 2008
The transcript of Alex de Rijke's talk 'Flatpack without boredom' at the 2007 RIBA research symposium Capturing Creativity and Innovation is now available to download here.
>> Posted on 16 September 2008
Home/Away: Five architects build housing in Europe at the 11th Venice Biennale is now open to public in the British Pavilion. dRMM's room in the pavilion contains large sculptural models of two of our housing projects, one in London and one in Norway. Curated by critic and journalist, Ellis Woodman, and organised by the British Council, the exhibition addresses the question of British housing. Download our exhibition summary here.
dRMM would like to thank our sponsors, KLH and Marley Eternit, for their generous support of our exhibition.
>> Posted on 12 September 2008
The Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World (CCANW) near Exter are hosting an exhibition next week called Riding on Empty. On Friday 26 September, Alex de Rijke will be a speaker during a forum which runs from 6.30-9pm. See www.ccanw.co.uk for more details.
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>> Posted on 28 July 2008
MK Forty Tower was disassembled on 25 July and awaits announcement of its new home. During the first three months of installation outside Milton Keynes Gallery (MKG) more than 5,500 people visited MK Forty Tower, and it remained onsite for almost one year. As no glues were used in assembly, the tower was simply taken apart in three sections, and it this way it can be quickly reassembled. According to MKG, they are currently in discussion with The Parks Trust about "re-siting the artwork in another prominent Milton Keynes location."
>> Posted on 28 July 2008
dRMM's work on the Kingsdale School project has been shortlisted in the awards programme of the World Architecture Festival, in the 'Learning' category. The winner will be announced during the festival in Barcelona this October.
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>> Posted on 18 June 2008
dRMM's office building, No. one Centaur Street will from this weekend be part of the London Festival of Architecture 2008 'Street Gallery', an public exhibition of information on the built environment, designed to improve pedestrians' experience of London's architecture.
>> Posted on 04 June 2008
Sadie Morgan has been elected to the AA Council for 2008/09 as an Ordinary Member. Elected by the members of the AA (including staff and students), Ordinary Members form part of the AA Council, the body that has overall responsibility for the Architectural Association, including the AA School.
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>> Posted on 17 April 2008
Visit New London Architecture's new exhibition from next week and take a look at Wansey Street Housing. At the Building Centre from 24 April to 14 June 2008, 'Des Res: London's Housing Challenge' will be NLA's biggest exhibition and events programme to date. According to NLA, "DES RES: London's Housing Challenge will fully explore the issues affecting planning, designing and developing London's housing."
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>> Posted on 14 March 2008
We are very excited to be contributing to the British Pavilion at the 11th Venice Biennale this September. Curated by critic and journalist, Ellis Woodman, and organised by the British Council, the exhibition will address the question of British housing. For further information please contact the British Council Press Office on 020 7389 4872.
>> Posted on 03 March 2008
Thank you to all of the people who responded to our recent job vacancy listing for a new Studio Manager. We are delighted to announce that Maria Almeida has joined the team. More details to follow soon in our PEOPLE section of this website.
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>> Posted on 15 January 2008
dRMM is recruiting! We are seeking a proactive, reliable and highly organised Studio Manager.
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>> Posted on 18 December 2007
Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for 2008 from dRMM!
>> Posted on 12 December 2007
From 6pm this evening, Satoshi Isono of dRMM presents MK Forty Tower as part of tonight's Can you show me the space programme.
>> Posted on 05 December 2007
If you missed the Real Architecture talk on 17 October, you can listen to it on Tate Online.
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>> Posted on 16 November 2007
Can you show me the space is a new programme of mappings, talks and exhibition from art and architecture collective, public works. Running from 27 November 2007 till 9 February 2008 at the Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston University, London, dRMM will contribute video and plans of MK Forty Tower.
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>> Posted on 25 October 2007
On Friday 23 November, Philip Marsh will speak at a the annual conference of the Royal Society of Architects in Wales (RSAW) in Cardiff. The theme of this year's event is 'quality in education buildings'.
>> Posted on 24 October 2007
Following the popularity of MK Forty Tower, Milton Keynes Gallery have announced the extension of the project's life. The tower will now remain open to the public till the end of the year. Visitors should contact the gallery in advance in order to book a tour.
>> Posted on 19 October 2007
Thank you to all of the people who responded to our recent job vacancy listing. We are pleased to announce that we will soon be joined by two new drmmers! More details to follow soon in our PEOPLE section of this website.
>> Posted on 10 October 2007
On the evening of Wednesday 17 October, Alex de Rijke will chair the first of this year's Real Architecture talks series, to be held at Tate Modern. He will join Michiel Riedijk in discussion of Neutelings Riedijk Architecten's Institute for Sound and Vision, Hilversum, Netherlands. Click here for more details.
>> Posted on 05 October 2007
dRMM will be exhibiting a model and other Kingsdale School data at the Building Centre's forthcoming exhibition London's Learning, from 1 November 2007 to 5 January 2008.
>> Posted on 04 October 2007
dRMM are delighted to have been appointed by Tate to work on the feasibility of a project to create a Mobile Tate. According to Tate Director, Nicholas Serota: "The idea of a Mobile Tate attracted an international field of architects and drew a range of interesting and imaginative proposals. dRMM stood out for the open, thoughtful and practical response they took to the initial brief. We look forward to working with them through this first stage of the project." [Please note, any queries should be directed to Tate Press Office.]
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>> Posted on 25 September 2007
We are currently recruiting year-out students, post- Part I and newly qualified RIBA Part II or equivalent. Please click here for more details.
>> Posted on 17 September 2007
This week Alex de Rijke is looking forward to contributing to two seminars: Capturing Creativity and Innovation, an RIBA research symposium.
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>> Posted on 31 August 2007
dRMM plus a team of consultants have been invited to tender for the contract for the design of the London 2012 Handball Arena. [Please note, any queries should be directed to the Olympic Delivery Authority Press Office.]
>> Posted on 10 August 2007
MK Forty Tower is open to the public! Admission is free - check with Milton Keynes Gallery for opening times. Don't forget to check out our exhibition in the Project Space while you're there.
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Clapham Manor Primary School is shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize 2010.
'de Ark' is coming...
dRMM's designs for a cycle station will be exhibited during LFA2010.
The Yard opens at Modern Art Oxford, June 2010.
Clapham Manor Primary School wins a Civic Trust Award 2010.
Russ Edwards, Associate Director
Wansey Street Housing. Photo by Javier Arpa, a+t
A wind turbine has been installed at Sliding House.
3 dRMM projects were highly commended at this year's WAF Awards.
We're hoping our flexible, flat-pack Timber Stadium will impress the judges at WAF09, 4-6 November 2009.
Open House London 2009: your chance to visit Clapham Manor Primary School.
Clapham Manor Primary School has been completed, July 2009.
a+t's new book HoCo on sale 29 June.
Sliding House is nominated for a Yellow Pencil at the D&AD Awards 2009.
Clapham Manor Primary School model at Aram Gallery till 27 June 2009. (Photo: Shira Klamer)
Not one, but two Grand Designs Awards for Sliding House!
The colourful glass facade of Clapham Manor Primary School will be explored in the exhibition Significant Colour at The Aram Gallery, London, from 08 May 2009.
"Timber is the new concrete": Alex de Rijke gives a gallery talk at the Barbican, 26 February 2009.
Satoshi enjoys a moment of fame at the Venice Biennale!
Kingsdale School is highly commended by judges at the World Architecture Festival 22-24 October 2008.
Future Non-Future, an AA exhibition, 06-29 October 2008
dRMM's room in the Home/Away exhibition in the British Pavilion at the 11th Venice Biennale (Photo: British Council / David Grandorge)
MK Forty Tower was disassembled on 25 July and awaits announcement of its new home.
Kingsdale School Sports Hall - the project has been shortlisted for an awards during the World Architecture Festival.
LFA 2008 Street Gallery, 20 June-20 July 2008.
Wansey Street Housing is part of NLA's major new exhibition 'DES RES' from 24 April 2008.
dRMM contribute to public works programme 'Can you show me the space'.
There's still time to climb MK Forty Tower!
Michiel Riedijk and Alex de Rijke discuss Neutelings Riedijk Architecten's work at the Real Architecture talk in November 2007.
The Kingsdale School model is on display at the Building Centre, London.
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