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BOLD DESIGNS REAP REWARDS
Allen Tod’s energy-efficient scheme for Park Lane College has won a design excellence award.
See ¨Park Lane¨ Project

GREEN REGENERATION PROJECT CREATES 'HUB' OF EXCITEMENT
Planning permission has been granted for an environmentally friendly £9.27 million community project, which is part of North Sheffield’s wider regeneration and which will boost employment and facilities.

WILSON STREET IMPROVEMENT SCHEME BEGINS
Work has begun this week on the site of the fourth Castleford Project improvement schemes – to transform Wilson Street for residents and traders.

KLAS THAM AND WILL ALSOP LINED UP FOR 2005 URBAN REGENERATION FORUM
Masterplanning supremos Klas Tham and Will Alsop join a strong line up of industry players in the 4x4 making places 2005 urban regeneration forum dedicated to raising the level of debate on creating quality towns and cities.

NEW TEAM MEMBER BOOSTS ALLEN TOD EXPERTISE
The expertise of award-winning Allen Tod Architecture based at The Workstation in Sheffield has been further bolstered by the appointment of Gabriel P Tang whose industry experience extends to working with internationally acclaimed architect Sir Norman Foster.

£2 MILLION ARTS PROJECT BOOSTS DISABLED FACILITIES
New artists’ studios in Wakefield, designed by Allen Tod Architecture address accessibility issues for disabled artists.

CASTLEFORD REGENERATION 'STREETS' AHEAD
A major regeneration project in West Yorkshire, which could become the model for other communities around the UK, has been given a massive boost after planning permission was granted to build a bold and vibrant children’s playground in Cutsyke.

ARCHITECTS AWARD-WINNING STREAK CONTINUES
Leeds-based Allen Tod Architecture has won two out of eight categories in the fourth annual RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Pro Yorkshire Awards.
See Park Lane Project

GEORGIAN THEATRE SHORTLISTED FOR KEY AWARDS
Just months after winning a national Building Conservation Award at the RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) Awards – the theatre has been short listed for regional accolades from the RICS and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
See ¨Georgian Theatre Royal¨ Project

'VISIONARY' CULTURAL QUARTER FOR BARNSLEY
An £11 million refurbishment scheme to create a vibrant arts and cultural quarter within the framework of Barnsley's masterplan has been submitted to planners.
Regeneration specialist Allen Tod Architecture has produced a feasibility study for the historic Civic Hall and Mandela Gardens project.

KEY COMMUNITY PROJECTS SHOWCASED AT ABBEYFIELD PARK FESTIVAL
Designers from Allen Tod Architecture's Sheffield office have struck the right chord with local residents at the Abbeyfield Park Multicultural Festival.
The architects have been explaining to local people the options available for transforming the redundant Grade 2 Listed Vestry Hall into a community-learning centre.

GEORGIAN THEATRE ROYAL WINS RICS CONSERVATION AWARD
The Georgian Theatre Royal in Richmond - which has undergone a £1.5 million restoration scheme led by Allen Tod Architecture - has been named winner of this year’s Building Conservation Award at the 2004 RICS Awards.
See ¨Georgian Theatre Royal¨ Project

ALLEN TOD JOINS CASTLEFORD DEBATE
ON ARCHITECTURAL REGENERATION
Representatives from Allen Tod and Estell Warren
- who are playing a key role in a £5 million regeneration project to transform Castleford - are among the country’s top architectural designers who have taken part in a key debate during Architecture Week.

£2.5 MILLION EDUCATION REFURBISHMENT
Vestry Hall, Sheffield, is a Grade 2 Listed building built in 1864 which has been derelict for some years. Work will begin in 2005 to repair and restore the existing external features while transforming the building into a flexible space for learning and community events.

EXPANSION 'WORKS' FOR REGENERATION SPECIALIST
Allen Tod Architecture has set up a new office at one of its own projects - The Workstation in Sheffield, which is hailed as a flagship business centre for the city's cultural industries quarter.
See ¨The Workstation¨ Project

PRINCE OF WALES VISITS HISTORIC MALTINGS
HRH The Prince of Wales has visited an Allen Tod project at The Maltings, in Sleaford, Lincolnshire - a historic
Grade II industrial building believed to be biggest of its
kind in Europe.

ALLEN TOD PROJECTS CHOSEN BY COMMUNITY
FOR TV FAME
Allen Tod Architecture has been selected to develop two key community projects that will be prominently featured in a high-profile TV series about transforming Castleford.

GEORGIAN THEATRE RESTORED TO FORMER GLORY
The UK’s only surviving Georgian Theatre has re-opened its doors to the public following a £1.5 million restoration scheme led by Allen Tod Architecture.
See Project

LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC UNDERGOES STRIKING
£8 MILLION MAKEOVER
Leeds College of Music is on a high after receiving planning permission for a bold and colourful 13-storey student accommodation block on Quarry Hill, which will be highly visible from the city centre.
See Project

ALLEN TOD SCOOPS PRESTIGIOUS INDUSTRY AWARD
An arts centre designed by Leeds-based Allen Tod Architecture has clinched a top prize in the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) regional awards.
See Project

BOLTON PARK EARMARKED FOR £2 MILLION REGENERATION SCHEME
Allen Tod Architecture has secured planning consent for a project to revitalise Bolton’s historic Queens Park.
A local retailer, seeking to copy the success of a similar venture in Copenhagen’s Tivoli Gardens, has launched the regeneration project to set up a restaurant and complementary facilities.

STUNNING ARTWORK SCOOPS DESIGN AWARD
Allen Tod Architecture has assisted with the design of a striking stained glass wall that has scooped a prestigious Bradford District Design Award for Architecture.
See Project

4x4 MAKING OUR CITIES
Ian Tod’s vision to stimulate cooperation and debate about the quality of our cities and towns has led to the formation of a dynamic forum. Planning is underway for the 2003 event supported by English Heritage, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Yorkshire and regional development agency Yorkshire Forward.

'BIG' RENOVATION FOR HOMELESS CHARITY IN LEEDS
Staff at The Big Issue in the North have moved into a new office building renovated by Allen Tod Architecture.
See Project

GETTING BACK ON TRACK - THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS
Durham County Council has launched the three-year refurbishment programme that is setting in place community rail partnerships... Click to read more

ROYAL VISIT CELEBRATES ARTS CENTRE
REGENERATION PROJECT
The Duchess of Gloucester has praised the design of a new arts centre that transforms a Grade 2 listed church into gallery space for contemporary art and multimedia media facilities. See Project

FROM RUIN TO RESTORATION
Simon Gedye from Allen Tod Architecture - experts in conservation and listed building projects - reflects on the transformation of St John’s Church, Scunthorpe.
See Project

MALTINGS RESTORATION TOASTS PLANNING SUCCESS
A pioneering initiative to boost the regeneration of Mistley has moved one step closer to fruition.
Planners at Tendring District Council have given the green light for the second phase... See Project

GARRISON MASTERPLAN MARCHES ON
A masterplan developed by Allen Tod Architecture for a 96-hectare site formerly owned by the MOD has been granted planning approval. See Project

NEW HOSPICE ADOPTS HOLISTIC APPROACH TO CARE THROUGH BUILDING AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN
The integration of building and landscape to promote well-being are key to the design of the new £5.2 million Marie Curie Cancer Care Centre in Bradford. See Project

HOSPICE UNDERGOES £2 MILLION REFURBISHMENT
A new build scheme designed by Allen Tod Architecture to expand and improve existing facilities at St Leonard’s hospice in York is complete. See Project

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