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Maribyrnong Civic and Community Precinct

Breathing new life into a civic landmark

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Holyhead Market Hall

From crumbling ruins to community cornerstone

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Cardigan Castle

New life for a Welsh landmark

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Spencer Mill

Bringing new life to a historic mill

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Kresen Kernow

Cornwall’s new archive and cultural hub

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Creating Futures at Alice Billing House secures £3.8m in NLHF and other funding

In partnership with Newham Council, Creative Land Trust and Purcell have secured £3.8 million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and other funders, to restore Alice Billing House.

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Planning approval secured for Devonport House renovation and extension

Planning consent has been achieved for the renovation and extension of Devonport House, located within the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Greenwich.

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Camden Town Hall

Restoring and reviving a historic public building

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Heritage as opportunity: how to unlock the power of heritage capital for a sustainable future

Tom Brigden, Partner at Purcell, explores how our historic built environment holds untapped potential to deliver economic, social, and environmental value.

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Durham Cathedral

Reconnecting the cathedral to the city

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Assizes for Devizes project achieves major milestone

Wiltshire Council has granted planning permission and listed building consent for the restoration and redevelopment of the Grade II*-listed Devizes Assize Court.

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Purcell projects shortlisted for 2025 AJ Architecture Awards

Several Purcell projects have been shortlisted for this year’s AJ Architecture Awards, celebrating design excellence in UK architecture.

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Shoemakers Museum

A carefully crafted dialogue between past and present

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Cultural

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Purcell becomes a certified B Corporation®

Our new B Corp status is a verified recognition that Purcell meets high social and environmental standards in all we do.

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Public

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Studio culture

Purcell is a business that aims to balance purpose and profit. We are committed to influencing our built environment and making a positive impact on society through exemplary sustainable and socially responsible design and meaningful community engagement.

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Manchester Museum

A holistic approach to cultural revitalisation

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Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

Reconnecting a Hobart landmark to its past

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Ledston Hall

Rescuing a stately home

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St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford

Building upon Arne Jacobsen’s modernist legacy

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Boston Manor House

Resurrecting a Jacobean gem

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Exploring the historic buildings of Yorkshire

To celebrate Yorkshire Day 2025, Purcell’s York studio team revisit some of the remarkable buildings in the historic county of Yorkshire they’ve had the privilege of working on.

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Stamford Endowed School

New facilities for a leading sporting school

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Castlefield Viaduct: From vacant transport infrastructure to a park in the sky

Over a thousand years of innovation, prosperity, engineering marvels, and commercial success are visible at this confluence of transport infrastructure, offering a tangible reminder of Manchester’s position as a global force.

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A new workplace at the heart of The National Gallery

The National Gallery has a spectacular new office, The Accommodation Hub, created at the very heart of the Grade I-listed building.

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Retrofit Meets: Ethics at The Building Centre

On 10 September, Purcell’s Head of Sustainability, Laura Baron, will join the panel at Retrofit Meets: Ethics, part of the Retrofit 25 series at The Building Centre.

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Planning and listed building consent granted for Smithdon High School

The ambitious conservation-led transformation of a modernist icon moves forward

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Shoemakers Museum unveiled in Somerset

The Shoemakers Museum in Street, Somerset has opened its doors to the public, celebrating 200 years of Clarks’ heritage in the village where the company began.

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Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities to open at the University of Oxford

A new landmark for learning, collaboration, and sustainability.

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Purcell, Idle and Wonder, and Customs Bureau present The Glasshouse Urban Retreat

Purcell and a multi-disciplinary team present a biophilic hospitality concept at HIX LDN.

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Hospitality

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Faith

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Social conscience

We are committed to being socially responsible and environmentally sustainable in every project and this ethos is underpinned by the values the practice was founded upon as a heritage and conservation specialist.

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Alasdair Travers

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Peter Buist

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Tai Kwun Centre for Heritage and Arts

Hong Kong's cultural heart

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Purcell partners with London School of Architecture

Purcell has officially partnered with the London School of Architecture (LSA), led by Senior Architect Kit Stiby Harris from our London studio.

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Purcell signs up to Article 25’s More Than A Building initiative

Purcell is proud to be a new member of More Than a Building, a committed network of architects, engineers and constructors constructing better futures around the world, in partnership with charity Article 25.

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Oxford’s Bridge Labs scheme wins planning approval

We are delighted that the redevelopment of Beaver House into Bridge Labs has won planning approval.

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Purcell projects make major awards shortlists

Awards season is here and once again Purcell have made it on to some of the most prestigious shortlists in the industry.

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National Gallery

Three decades of facilitating evolution

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Peter Jones

Renewal of an iconic C20th facade

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Queen Mary University of London

Revitalisation and expansion of main library

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ICOMOS GA23 Youth Forum

Architectural Assistant Hugh Jones was sponsored to attend the ICOMOS GA23 Youth Forum, held over three days on Wareamah (Cockatoo Island).

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Josh Greig

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Two Purcell museum projects shortlisted for Museum of the Year

We are delighted that two Purcell projects have been shortlisted for the Museum of the Year award.

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Purcell’s new from old design for QMUL’s Informatics Teaching Laboratory wins planning permission

Purcell have been granted planning permission to retrofit and extend an outdated building at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).

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Lester Whitby

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Marta Santacroce

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Auckland Castle

Art, faith, and heritage safeguarded through restoration

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Battersea Power Station

Reviving a brick-built giant

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Manchester Town Hall

Returning civic pride to a landmark building

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Bridge Labs

Sensitive response to place and setting

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Delapré Abbey

Reviving a heritage asset for public use and enjoyment

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Melbourne Arts Precinct

Australia's largest cultural infrastructure project

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Windsor Castle’s renewed splendour revealed

A major upgrade to the State Apartments at Windsor Castle to significantly improve visitor facilities, accessibility and bring renewed clarity to the architectural route through these magnificent rooms.

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God’s House Tower

A new visitor extension for an ancient monument

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The climate emergency and our industrial heritage: what next?

Several Purcell projects have been directly affected by the climate emergency. As a global team of heritage custodians and conservation experts, we feel the need to respond and take responsibility towards the growing impact that climate change is having on our industrial heritage.

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Purcell Design Programme 2024: Timber at Hooke Park

Purcell's 2024 Design Programme focussed on timber, from its cultivation as a material to methods of joinery. In the first such collaboration, the school was hosted this year at Hooke Park, the Dorset woodland campus of the Architectural Association.

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Vulcan Works

Revitalising heritage for creative futures

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Jo Deeming’s Canterbury Tales of the Unexpected – Turning site safety into a public experience

Purcell Partner, Jo Deeming, explores how to turn a restoration challenge into funding opportunities that can enhance, rather than diminish the public experience.

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Stowe House

Restoring a neo-classical masterpiece

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World Architecture Festival 2023 recap

Steve Phillips, Partner at Purcell and studio lead in our Hong Kong office, wraps up his time at the World Architecture Festival 2023.

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Aerospace Bristol

From historic hangars to living museum

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Insights from the International Museums Construction Congress 2024

This year has seen Purcell’s Cultural Sector team attend the International Museums Construction Congress for the first time. Purcell Chairman and Cultural Sector Lead Liz Smith, and Edinburgh Studio Lead Lorna Crane attended the congress, held in venues across the beautiful World Heritage Site of Edinburgh.

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St Nicholas Church

Restoration of a fire-damaged listed church

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London Road Fire Station

A new future for a landmark civic building

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Hull Maritime

A citywide cultural regeneration and place-making project

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Heritage and hospitality

Five minutes with our Head of Hotels, Nicholas de Klerk.

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Restoration of St Barts Hospital’s grade I-listed North Wing completed

Our completed restoration of the Grade I-listed North Wing at St Bartholomew’s Hospital marks the renewal of one of London’s most treasured historic landmarks.