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Double Gold Winners

We are double winners at this year’s London Design Awards across both exhibition design and architecture! First, a Gallery/Exhibition GOLD for the transformative design of The Jersey Museum for client Jersey Heritage. Secondly, an Architecture/Residential GOLD for Phase I of the Sterling Gardens residential development – a new-build, multi-occupancy housing scheme in Newbury, Berkshire.

11.07.2025

John Rylands Library in Manchester Opens

The £7.6m transformation of the Grade I-listed John Rylands Library in Manchester – one of Europe’s finest neo-Gothic buildings and one of the great libraries of the world – is now complete. The project focus was the sensitive upgrade to key areas in order to enhance visitor engagement and to ensure that the much-loved Rylands building can respond to and cater for the challenges of the next generation. Nissen Richards Studio was charged with the scheme’s permanent and temporary exhibition design structures and new wayfinding throughout.

10.07.2025

New Exhibition Opens at IWM London

‘Unsilenced: Sexual Violence in Conflict’ has now opened at IWM London, designed by Nissen Richards Studio. It is the first exhibition by a major museum in the UK to shine a light on this difficult subject matter and has been created with the aim of empowering survivors, informing visitors, and contributing towards meaningful change. Coverage has ranged from 5 stars in Telegraph to this great review in D5 Magazine. Read the article here

14.06.2025

Hartdene Barns shortlisted for Housing Design Awards ‘25

‘Hartdene Barns’, for developer client Q New Homes, has been shortlisted in the ‘Project’ category of the Housing Design Awards 2025. This outstanding development of nine eco-friendly homes, situated within 40 acres of land in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) on the Kent-Sussex border, has been designed to meet the RIBA’s Climate Challenge criteria. The properties are expected to be 10-15 years ahead of typical UK housing in terms of sustainability.

17.04.2025


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