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From school buildings to brand new homes, we’re focused on making everyday life better for everyone. Find out how the latest Lungfish projects are making that happen.
14/02/2022
Lungfish and Woodhead Construction to deliver new era for wellbeing in Creswell
Lungfish Architects are joining forces with Woodhead Construction to deliver the much anticipated, multi-million pound Creswell Health and Wellbeing C
Read More16/07/2021
Lungfish and Premier Modular deliver £2m offsite SEN facility
Lungfish Architects and Premier Modular celebrate the delivery of a new £2m special educational needs facility at Nethergate Academy, Nottingham.
Read More >17/06/2021
Beyond the Building
Following a year of remote learning, education design has an opportunity to take a more radical approach.
Read More >05/05/2021
Lungfish Architects turn five
As we celebrate the five-year anniversary of Lungfish Architects, we reflect on how we’ve grown from strength to strength.
Read More >11/08/2020
How the interiors of a city centre primary school is setting a new blueprint for design
Derby’s city centre is soon to be home to an innovative, new one and a half form-entry primary school – and it’s a project that’s really excited our t
Read More >28/04/2020
Two Lungfish school projects shortlisted for Awards
Lungfish Architects are proud to announce that two completed projects have been successful in being shortlisted for the SPACES Awards.
Read More >27/02/2020
Hackwood shortlisted for RICS Social Impact Awards
Lungfish Architects are thrilled to announce that recently completed project, Hackwood Primary Academy, has been shortlisted for the RICS Social Impac
Read More >20/02/2020
Murray Park Community School extension receives ‘Best New Building’ Commendation by the Derby Civic Society
We’re thrilled to announce that our design for a two-storey extension at Murray Park Community School in Derby received a Commendation ...
Read More >19/11/2019
Planning Permissions – How to get them right: Part two
With the Autumn term drawing to a close, preparations are underway to plan for accommodating next year’s cohort of new young people....
Read More >31/10/2019
Planning Permissions – How to get them right: Part one
It’s easy to see planning applications as a major hurdle on the path to getting your projects built. But it doesn’t have to be that way...
Read More >11/09/2019
Still learning lessons from every project
Regional design lead John Morris has spent a career designing schools. We caught up with him to find out how the education sector’s changing and why..
Read More >10/06/2019
The best job in the world
Craig Taylor knows buildings, inside out. After 12 long years at university and four demanding degrees, he’s an architect, interior architect...
Read More >20/05/2019
Rising to the secondary school challenge
The population boom that saw Britain racing for primary places is about to hit our secondaries. According to Scape Group’s latest report on school...
Read More >29/04/2019
It’s time to make offsite mainstream
Scape Group’s latest report ‘The School Places Challenge 2019’, released earlier this month, reignited the conversation on the urgent need for more...
Read More >15/04/2019
Yasmin Nally, Young Professional of the Year 2019
Lungfish are proud to announce that project architect, Yasmin Nally, was recipient of ‘Young Professional of the Year’ at the 2019 Midlands G4C Constr
Read More >25/03/2019
The best kind of challenge
Architectural Technologist Kieran Roberts is coming to the end of one of the biggest projects of his career, managing the delivery of over 2,500.....
Read More >11/03/2019
Yasmin Nally finalist for ‘Young Professional of the Year’
Project architect, Yasmin has been shortlisted for Young Professional of the Year at G4C Constructing Excellence Midlands Awards 2019.
Read More >04/03/2019
My work experience with Lungfish
Fourteen-year-old Mia joined Lungfish in February for a week of work experience. With a passion for design, we set her some tasks...
Read More >18/02/2019
A fresh perspective
Interior Designer Hannah Scrimshaw joined Lungfish this summer, bringing a new dimension to our clients’ projects.
Read More >07/02/2019
How can true collaboration drive successful school design?
In the latest issue of The Voice, associate director Richard Daw shares his top-tips to creating schools that put pupils at the very heart.
Read More >08/01/2019
An architect in the making
Architectural Assistant Seb Mathewson joined Lungfish in 2018, bringing with him a real talent for project visualisation.
Read More >02/08/2018
In it for the journey
For the second in our Spotlight series, meet MD Simon Reid and find out what the future of Lungfish looks like.
Read More >24/07/2018
Introducing Mosaic – your school, your way
As lead architect for Sunesis, we’re delighted to introduce you to Mosaic.
Read More >17/07/2018
Cotton End Forest School shortlisted for the London Construction Awards 2018
Take a look at our submission for the Architectural Design of the Year category.
Read More >12/07/2018
The benefits of modular construction
Richard Daw, our associate director, talks about the pros of offsite construction.
Read More >06/07/2018
Modular construction is paving the way to resolving the school places crisis
Read our associate director, Richard Daw's blog about why modular construction and collaboration will solve the school places crisis.
Read More >06/06/2018
#TeamLungfish turns two
From forest schools to housing schemes, we’ve achieved a lot in two years…
Read More >03/04/2018
Quietly working wonders
For the first in our Spotlight On series, meet architect Alison Pressley and find out what makes her tick.
Read More >07/03/2018
Designing my future
Year 12 student Imogen joined us for work experience - read her Lungfish story here.
Read More >25/10/2017
Finding inspiration at London Design Festival
Read Yasmin’s blog about our recent team away day
Read More >28/09/2017
Celebrating our first 18 months as #TeamLungfish
Take a look at what we've been up to since Lungfish launched on 1 April 2016
Read More >08/08/2017
A step up the ladder
Hannah Scrimshaw is currently enjoying an internship with us - read her Lungfish story here.
Read More >03/08/2017
Building a sustainable future, bottle by bottle
We’ve joined up with Bottle by Bottle to help them empower people and transform lives.
Read More >17/07/2017
Putting the theory into practise
Shivani Patel, our student placement, blogs about the two weeks she recently spent with us.
Read More >29/06/2017
Bluecoat Academy Primary officially opened by the Archbishop of York
The Lungfish-designed Bluecoat Academy Primary officially threw open its doors today.
Read More >10/04/2017
Breathing life into design
Here's a sneak peek of our profile in the upcoming Summer edition of Insight Magazine.
Read More >03/04/2017
We are Lungfish Architects
Simon, our MD, blogs about how Lungfish came about.
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@LFarchitectsOn #WorldCreativityAndInnovationDay we're pleased to highlight our collaborative research project, Circular Twin, which has been shortlisted for the Best Innovation Award in this year's Construction News Awards: https://t.co/EpMbcGJnMJ #research https://t.co/zk3iwHJLnu
Best wishes for Easter to all of our followers! https://t.co/2kskCsxpab
Ramadan Mubarak - wishing a peaceful and joyful Ramadan to all https://t.co/CWlDRLYysh
Spending time to rethink a built project has enabled the #CircularTwin team to do things differently, to look at the processes and ask questions outside the norm. Discover how we've challenged the design and delivery approach to education projects at https://t.co/EpMbcGJnMJ https://t.co/ZEWcqVnmdw
On #WorldWaterDay 🚰💧 we're spotlighting our design work that utilises natural resources to create and improve biodiversity. A great example of this is our work on Hackwood Primary Academy, where natural water sources were retained and reused to improv... https://t.co/1GDX5CFRwi https://t.co/nTxci4ncoM
Today is International Day of Forests🌲🌳! It is no secret that forests are essential for planetary health and human wellbeing, and forest schools champion the outdoor environment a... #ForestSchool https://t.co/ZQIOnDFAUf #InternationalDayOfForests #DesignMatters #ABetterWay https://t.co/HYFitmfn4q
Today is #GlobalRecyclingDay♻️! Did you know that modular classrooms can be dismantled and recycled? Our work on Cotton End School saw one classroom be recycled and relocated to nearby Castle Newnham, allowing for a gradual increase in pupil places: https://t.co/p2E44yhryK https://t.co/BFLqDCr9pS
This #IWD2022 we're proud to spotlight our Associate Architect, Yasmin Nally, and her passion for sustainable design which she champions across her projects to better building performance, whilst reducing impact on users and the environment. #sustainabledesign #BreakTheBias https://t.co/FfIUIiOSwv
We are deeply saddened by all conflicts across the world, and as a team, our thoughts are with the people of Ukraine at this time. Stay strong, the world stands with you. #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 https://t.co/ZhtMaWaGNM
Delivered collaboratively with @morgansindallc, @CastlewardSpen1 features innovative rooftop play spaces that allow the #school to achieve more outdoor space than the #brownfield site would have traditionally allowed. From concept to completion, learn more https://t.co/hPm8zPKLFA https://t.co/5PexgUahPF
We're excited to be starting 2022 working collaboratively with @WoodheadGroup on the new Creswell #Heritage and #Wellbeing Centre. Replacing a former leisure centre, the building house a 27 station gym, climbing wall and caving experience, café and more: https://t.co/LXbggsBr3b https://t.co/gQ0NRbixK3
We recently visited Ravensdale Infant and Nursery School to see how the new #modular building has been brought to life through colour. To learn more about this project and how we're collaboratively helping the community overcome a devastating fire visit https://t.co/Pssx4z4HM3 https://t.co/4ZDD5Dg5hT
#TimeToTalk Day is a day #TeamLungfish are committed to supporting. This lunchtime, one of our #TeamSCAPE colleagues and #mentalhealth first aiders, Dave Vernon, has kindly shared with our teams his own experiences and his message to others experiencing similar issues. https://t.co/AV3vVKHL4K
In collaboration with @morgansindallc, @Scape_Group, @HLMArchitects, and @Cundall_Global, we challenged the #design, #procurement and #construction practices, to place zero #carbon at the heart of an #education project. Discover #CircularTwin here https://t.co/EpMbcGJnMJ https://t.co/lV8qWaJiYp
A devastating fire at Ravensdale Infant School called for a quick solution to minimise any impact on the pupils' learning. On #InternationalDayofEducation, we're proud to be deliver a new, inspiring #LearningEnvironment with @morgansindallc utilising #MMC https://t.co/Pssx4z4HM3 https://t.co/NqKJlz8irM
Wishing you a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year from all of us at #TeamLungfish. Thank you to our clients, delivery partners, suppliers and colleagues for your support throughout the year, we look forward to working with you again in 2022. https://t.co/eIok3yJNGE
Happy #ChristmasJumperDay! We're supporting @savechildrenuk who are improving children's health and education across the UK and we've encouraged team members (like our colleagues below) to reuse, upcycle or wear second hand, to avoid waste and minimise our #carbonfootprint. https://t.co/DFJ2COvYev
We are delighted to welcome Joe to the team. Our new Architectural Technician brings a wealth of technical #housing expertise, which will help us ensure our #residential projects continue to meet the changing needs of the market. https://t.co/Zywb13G3qu https://t.co/D0af1vviWY