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@AKT_II

5 years

It is with great sadness that we let everyone know we have lost a member of our staff to coronavirus. Please expand the image for our full message. We urge everyone to follow government guidelines and #StayAtHomeSaveLives

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The Serpentine Pavilion is a finalist for @Architizer A+Awards' best pavilion, open to public voting! @BjarkeIngels

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We're pleased to share that our Serpentine Pavilion has made it into @designboom 's list of top 10 contemporary structures of 2018! Created back in 2016 alongside @BjarkeIngels the structure has been on display in Toronto throughout 2018. #AKTIIprojects

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We are delighted that five of our projects have won @RIBA_London Awards 2018: Bloomberg European HQ @FosterPartners , Commonwealth House @Orms_Architects , the R7 Building @dugganmorrisarc , White Collar Factory @AHMMArchitects and Victoria Hall @_SW_News !

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The Francis Crick Institute has won the ‘Best New Place to Work’ Award at the #LondonPlanningAwards @TheCrick @HOKNetwork @London_First

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Absolutely thrilled to have won! 🙌

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Hats off to @AKT_II , winners of the #BuildingAwards Engineering Consultant of the Year 2019 🎊 #buildingawards

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We are pleased to reveal the competition-winning design for the Sverdlovsk Philharmonic Concert Hall in #Yekaterinburg , #Russia – a collaboration with @ZHA_News and @AtelierTen . Read more about it:

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7 years

Thank you @CEMEX for our new reception desk! Formed in ultra high performance concrete using fabric formwork. @CEMEX_UK @CEMEXGRD

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6 years

Thanks to @Architizer for including our project, the MegaFaces Pavilion designed by @asif_can on their list of 8 impossibly dynamic façades! Article: Project: #AKTIIprojects #architecture Image copyright: @HuftonandCrow

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4 years

Cofounding Director Hanif Kara has been teaching at @HarvardGSD this semester alongside Jennifer Bonner. His students have adapted to working from home and have produced some fantastic work, which they've showcased on Instagram. Check out the link below.

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3 years

The @ArchitectsJrnal has featured the Ismaili Centre in Houston, Texas. We're working with Farshid Moussavi Architecture for @AKF_Global to deliver a symbolic, stone-clad building that will serve as a religious, social, and cultural meeting place.

Farshid Moussavi reveals designs for Houston Ismaili Centre contest

The London-based architect – working with AKT II, Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects and local p...

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8 years

Civic Trust Awards announces three of our projects as National Winners @CTAwards

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6 years

It was a busy weekend for the @scale_rule team, almost ready for tomorrow’s big opening of @CDWfestival ! @NGD_LONDON #NextGenDesign18 @GrimshawArch #NextGenDesign #CDW2018

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4 years

We're thrilled to have won Engineering Firm of the Year at the @Architizer Architizer A+ Awards 2021 - @ArchitizerAward Congratulations to all the finalists and winners in the other categories.

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Beyond the Map is out now! Download from here: ⠀ @AKT_II @HilsonMoran @TyrensUK @VUCITY_ ⠀ @LFArchitecture ⠀ #London #LFA2019 #LondonFestivalofArchitecture #airpollution #AR #augmentedreality #data #boundaries #environment #social #economic

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#tbt to @JeremyClarkson 's 'favourite building in the world, by a long way', the Heydar Aliyev Centre sits in Baku's capital, Azerbaijan. Designed by @ZHA_News this project was completed back in 2012! Find out more: 📷: @HuftonandCrow

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8 years

Our new book, Design Engineering Refocused, is now on the shelves. Edited by Hanif Kara & Daniel Bosia

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5 years

What if you could visualise how wind travels around City of London? @beyondthemapapp allows you to do just that. Designed for @LFArchitecture , developed by @AKT_II @HilsonMoran @TyrensUK and @VUCITY_ Available to download 1st June from: #bioclimatic

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6 years

Clerkenwell Design Week @CDWfestival has begun! The @NGD_LONDON Pavilion is now open in St James’ Churchyard. Read more about it here: @scale_rule @GrimshawArch #CDW2018

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It's the @IStructE Structural Awards ceremony this evening! Vessel, our project with Heatherwick Studio and Related has been shortlisted in the Structural Artistry category. @_HudsonYardsNYC

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7 years

It’s International Women in Engineering Day so we’re celebrating our #AKTIIRoleModels ! Stay tuned. #INWED17 #InspiringWomen @INWED1919

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7 years

Tomorrow we’ll be running a Spaghetti Structures Challenge at @LondonGherkin for #Archikids Festival 2017! 10am-4pm

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This is our 3rd year supporting the @ArchFoundation 's #Antepavilion - for 2019 we assisted in developing the structure. The Potemkin Theatre sits atop a roof in east London and is designed by Maich Swift Architects. Full story here:

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6 years

Today at #BCOBerlin AKT II’s Laura Hannigan and the 88mph team present their winning @BCO_NextGen entry: The workplace of 2035. The team comprises members from AKT II, @futurecityblog , @GrimshawArch and @LendleaseGroup . #office2035 #BCOConference

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6 years

The Vortex at Bloomberg European HQ has been shortlisted for the Structural #Timber Awards! @FosterPartners

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7 years

Great to celebrate the opening of Four Pancras Square last night: expressive architecture uses our exposed exoskeleton structure @ArgentLLP

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4 years

#Throwback to 2010 and to the completion of our collaboration with Foreign Office Architects. With its geometrical cladding based on Penrose’s famous design, Ravensbourne College synthesises science and creativity within its form. #tbt

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5 years

We're pleased that 4 of our projects have been shortlisted for the @buildingawards as well as our practice being shortlisted for Engineering Consultant of the Year! See which of our projects were shortlisted, here:

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Sunset from the roof of our London office at @WCF_OldStYard 😍 @AHMMArchitects @derwentlondon #London #Sunset

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6 years

Day one of the #BCORide2018 #CycletoBerlin . 105 miles completed! Well done, and best of luck for the remainder, Gerry O’Brien and Peloton! 3 days, 250 miles and raising money for @barnardos . @BCO_UK @ClubPeloton #BCOConference #BCOBerlin #anythingforcharity

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'Gabriele Galateri called the tower “a true element of development for Milan”, with a focus on sustainability.' Find out why our project with @ZHA_News , the Generali Tower, was recently inaugurated.

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6 years

Today and tomorrow the @AA_School are hosting the crits for the DRL, which we have supported since its inception. This event is open to all, and if you have the time, come and see the exciting and challenging work on display! Here's a teaser of one of the tests at @WCF_OldStYard

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No1 New Oxford Street by @Orms_Architects has been commended for the Conservation & Retrofit category at the @nlalondon #NLAwards18 ! Read more about the project here:

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7 years

Great news! Our Japanese fan-inspired Merchant Square Bridge was a winner at the International Footbridge Awards!

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6 years

This week is #BSW19 (British Science Week) - so, keep your eyes peeled for all of our science and research based projects this week. Let's kick off the week with the Stirling Prize-winning, Sainsbury Laboratory - designed by @_SW_News (Stanton Williams)

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8 years

The #SerpentinePavilion from a unique perspective! @BjarkeIngels @StageOneLtd @SerpentineUK @FiberlineCompos

The Serpentine Pavilion 2016

The spectacular Serpentine Pavilion 2016 in London's Kensington Gardens – superstructure engineered by AKT II. Project information: http://akt-uk.com/projects/serpentine%20pavilion%202016 Client:…

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5 years

The AKT II team have arrived at Sharjah Architecture Triennial - @sharjaharch We’re working on something special with @CookingSections for the first, triennial festival. Here’s a sneak peak – more to be revealed soon.

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4 years

60 Aldgate, designed by @acme_london for @4CHotels was granted planning approval late last year. Our bioclimatic team used cutting-edge digital analysis to perform a comparative assessment of pedestrian wind comfort for the site. Read more:

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6 years

Bloomberg European HQ has won the @RIBA #StirlingPrize ! Congratulations to all the project team! @FosterPartners It is now one of three #AKTIIprojects to win this prestigious award following Peckham Library in 2000 and Sainsbury Laboratory in 2012.

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Great to see our project featured on @dezeen ! We worked with @CookingSections architects on this project for the @sharjaharch to create a zero water desert garden. Read the full piece:

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6 years

It was great to see so many budding Straw-ctural Engineers at the weekend for @OHFamilies . Well done to all who took part! #StructuralEngineering #FutureEngineers

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7 years

Tomorrow night come and hear Laura Hannigan and Edoardo Tibuzzi speaking at the AA Summer DLAB Lecture on R(eactive).E(ngineering)-Design

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6 years

The R7 Building in King’s Cross designed with @dugganmorrisarc has won a @RIBA National Award! Read about this and other winning #AKTIIprojects here:

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7 years

Congrats to Laura Hannigan and team ‘88MpH’ who won the @BCO_NextGen Workplace Competition 2017 #BCOnextgenawards #AKTIINextGen

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We have three projects shortlisted at the @worldarchfest World Architecture Festival Awards! @ZHA_News & CityLife| @AHMMArchitects & @BritishLandPLC | #HeatherwickStudio & Related Companies #WAF2019

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Have you seen our pink beauty of King’s Cross in @dezeen ? #R7 by @dugganmorrisarc

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7 years

It’s final review day for #GSDatAKTII ! Throughout the day students have been presenting their #Universal building masterpieces to the jury. Well done to all! #FutureofBuildings @HarvardGSD

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7 years

Great to have been part of #WAF2017 ! Enjoyed Rafael Vinoly's sharp critique of the architect's role in today's construction industry and Peter Cook's optimistic history of contemporary architecture, acknowledging the importance of informality, playfulness, innovation & creativity

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And King's Cross R7 highly commended as well! @BCO_UK - congratulations to everyone at the #BCOAwards #BCO

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4 years

For the penultimate week of our #WhatMakesBuildings series, we're showcasing the Stirling Prize-winning project the Sainsbury Laboratory, which we worked on with Stanton Wiliams ( @_SW_News ) (1/4)

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5 years

9 years since this project completed! The Angel Building designed by @AHMMArchitects and @Veretec_Studio and completed in 2010. Beautiful photo captured by @valeriebennett_ #tbt

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5 years

We're very excited to announce that our joint venture with @HilsonMoran and @TyrensUK (in collaboration with @VUCITY_ ) is part of #LFA2019 Find out more, on the @LFArchitecture 's website:

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6 years

We are thrilled @Bloomberg European HQ came away winner of both the Corporate Workplace Award and the Best of the Best Award at the @BCO_UK Awards 2018. Congrats to all the team! @FosterPartners #BCOAwards #AKTIIprojects

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7 years

Love Concrete? Join us at 'Concrete Elegance: Live and Learn', 18.30 Wednesday 21st March. We will be talking about the Simon Sainsbury Centre at Judge Business School, together with @_SW_News at @BuildingCentre . Register here:

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6 years

#LivingUnitLondon is now open! The micro-dwelling can be found in Old Street Yard, next to the White Collar Factory. Read more about it here: #LDF18 #MicroLiving @OFIS_architects @derwentlondon #Multiplex @WCF_OldStYard @L_D_F

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The Ray, the new UK home for global professional social network @LinkedIn - designed by @AHMMArchitects and engineered by us, @AKT_II Discover the story behind The Ray and read our 'Story Within' here:

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5 years

Our team had a great day competing in the @IBICup on Friday! Supporting #MentalHealthAwareness in the workplace and raising money through a 5-a-side charity football tournament. Big thanks to @ibigroup for organising! #IBICup2019 @MatesInMind

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is our joint venture with @HilsonMoran , @TyrensUK & @VUCITY_ ) for @LFArchitecture Our #ARapp will allow visitors to reveal the hidden secrets of #London through data visualisation. Visit for more info. #LFA2019 #airpollution

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8 years

Excited to be involved in the @CDWfestival #NextGenDesignPavilion with @scale_rule @GrimshawArch @IStructE @Jewson

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2 years

A huge congrats to our cyclists for completing this year's charity cycle challenge! The team set off on the iconic ride from London to Brighton - a total distance of 60 miles. We supported @Shelter , @bowelcanceruk , 3rd World Hope, and @GreatOrmondSt Hospital.

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Bloomberg HQ and the White Collar Factory were both winners at the #London #BCOawards ! Congratulations to all involved with these projects! @BCO_UK @FosterPartners @AHMMArchitects @derwentlondon @WCF_OldStYard #AKTIIprojects

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8 years

We enjoyed the opening ceremony for @Westquay Watermark yesterday! @Hammersonplc @acme_london #Southampton

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6 years

The countdown has begun! 5 days until the lowering of the Fulcrum at @BroadgateLondon . The iconic 55ft tall cor-ten steel sculpture by Richard Serra will be lowered as part of redevelopment at Broadgate by @britishland . More updates soon... #AKTIIprojects #100liverpoolstreet

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We are proud to have supported @scale_rule 's installation for @CDWfestival for the fourth year. Our engineers and architects from @GrimshawArch provide a unique opportunity to GCSE students to engage with the built environment. Construction of the pavilion begins this weekend!

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8 years

@BjarkeIngels #SerpentinePavilion is open! Thrilled to have engineered this exciting project

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2 years

Noida International Airport has been announced as #ARFuture projects infrastructure category winner. We're supporting @NordicOOA alongside @GrimshawArch @haptic_arch and STUP Consultants to deliver 'India's greenest airport'. Congrats to all involved!

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5 years

We have staff from over 40 cultural backgrounds within our firm (this isn't even all of our staff) #FridayFact

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7 years

Pleased to be involved in our second installation for @MINI at @L_D_F with @SamJacobStudio #LDF17 #UrbanCabin

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It’s #INWED17 ! Giulia Castellari reveals what it’s like to be an #Engineer #AKTIIRoleModels #InspiringWomen @INWED1919

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7 years

Watch our #MeetTheAKTors short film giving some insights into AKT II's view of #Innovation , #GoodDesign & #Success

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4 years

The project furthest from our office is 16,897 km away, the closest is our office at White Collar Factory, designed by @AHMMArchitects for @derwentlondon #FridayFact

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6 years

The Innovation Studio by @followCRAB will begin on site next month! Following the success of the brilliant blue Drawing Studio, we have designed a striking orange hub for @AUB_Innovation , @inspiredAUB #AKTIIprojects

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6 years

Great to be part of the project at 100 Liverpool Street! @BritishLandPLC | @WeAreMcAlpine Check out the lowering of the Fulcrum sculpture at @BroadgateLondon

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“It is not normal to lower 200 tonne pieces of art 1.4 metres” - watch how @WeAreMcAlpine and @BritishLandPLC moved London’s iconic Fulcrum sculpture in our FULL DOCUMENTARY: #construction #architecture

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7 years

Good luck to our athletes tomorrow who will cycle London to Oxford, raising money for @LDNairamb & Imam Ali Charity.

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7 years

Join us at #ecobuild2018 where Director Steve Toon will be sharing insights on the #concrete of the Simon Sainsbury Centre at Cambridge’s Judge Business School. We hope to see you there! @concretecentre @Ecobuild_Now

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6 years

A new home for a micro-home: #LivingUnitLondon is for sale! Are you interested in owning this unique dwelling following its time at the White Collar Factory? Check out the link: #MicroLiving @OFIS_architects @ArchFoundation

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The Hyundai Pavilion is open! Great to have worked on this unique project with @asif_can . #Pyeongchang2018 #WinterOlympics #AKTIIprojects

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5 years

Alongside having four projects shortlisted for the @buildingawards next month, we have also been shortlisted as Engineering Consultant of the Year!

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Our staff had a great time at @GableEvents London Construction Dragon Boat Challenge last week! Coming in 4th place 🥳 All in aid of @CRASHcharity - congratulations to the winners and everyone who took part!

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Our project with @MakeArchitects and @GPE_plc received the @BCO_UK award for Best Corporate Workplace in the London & South East awards! Rathbone Square is the home of @facebook 's offices in the UK! Find out more 🔽🔽🔽

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This week, students from @HarvardGSD visited Sweden to learn about the 'Scandinavian Effect' of using timber in building design from AKT II Technical Director Ricardo Candel. The course is led by Hanif Kara and Jennifer Bonner and the lecture was kindly hosted by @tyrens_ab

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Well done to all our @HarvardGSD students for their presentations on #universal buildings yesterday, and thank you to our guests who provided their time to be jury for final review day. It was a great success! #GSDatAKTII #FutureofBuildings @AHMMArchitects

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6 years

We are proud to support @scale_rule for a third year on the @NGD_LONDON Pavilion for @CDWfestival 2018! The pavilion has been designed by students in response to the theme of sustainability, and will be situated in St James' Churchyard, 22-24 May. @GrimshawArch #CDW2018

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On the 9th June, AKT II will be in Canary Wharf to work with young Straw-ctural Engineers! Bring the kids to build the longest bridges using just straws, string and paperclips. Who will top the leaderboard? @OHFamilies @OpenCityorg

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Lovely to see two of our projects in The World Recast, celebrating 70 years of Concrete Quarterly #PhaenoScienceCentre #SainsburyLaboratory

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It’s hard to miss @dugganmorrisCC 's King's Cross' R7 Building with its stylish pink cladding! Find out more on this beauty: #AKTIIprojects

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Vessel is finally open at #HudsonYards in NYC. We were pleased to work on this project with #HeatherwickStudio Find out more on our website: #AKTIIprojects #Vessel

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It’s #INWED17 ! Valentina Galmozzi reveals what it’s like to be an #Engineer #AKTIIRoleModels #InspiringWomen @INWED1919

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It’s #INWED17 ! Natasha Arsenopoulou reveals what it’s like to be an #Engineer #AKTIIRoleModels #InspiringWomen @INWED1919

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Have you checked out the #NextGenDesign Pavilion at Clerkenwell Design Week yet? @CDWfestival @NGD_LONDON @scale_rule @GrimshawArch #CDW2018

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Check out Cosmoscope, a spectacular light sculpture at the Lumiere London festival (18.–21.01.). Structural engineering by AKT II director @daniel_bosia . @cassieldotcom @GodRob64 #SimeonNelson #LumiereLDN

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Which area of #London produces the most household recycling? @beyondthemapapp allows you to see this and more. Designed for the @LFArchitecture , developed by @AKT_II @HilsonMoran @TyrensUK and @VUCITY_ Available 1st June from: #recycling #environment

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Great to see six of our projects in the shortlist for the @RIBA_London Awards 2018 including Bloomberg London @FosterPartners , the R7 Building @dugganmorrisarc and our own HQ the White Collar Factory @AHMMArchitects !

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Elated our home, the White Collar Factory, was winner of the Innovation Award and highly commended for Commercial Workspace at the @BCO_UK Awards 2018. Congrats to all the team! @WCF_OldStYard @derwentlondon @AHMMArchitects #BCOAwards #AKTIIprojects

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Today Daniall Hashemizadeh is in Edinburgh for IABSE's Future of Design Conference, where he will be presenting his paper on London’s Wood Wharf A1 Tower and “Flexibility in Design” as part of the Young Designer’s Paper competition. @IABSE_FOD

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The Francis Crick Institute has been named Laboratory of the Year 2017 by @RandDMagazine and @labdesignnews

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4 years

Becoming Xerophile is our collaboration with @CookingSections for the @sharjaharch Triennial. Becoming Xerophile sets out to challenge the idea of the desert as a bare landscape and instead develop a new model for a non-irrigated urban garden.