Two AHMM cyclists, Cormac Farrelly and Michael Smith, took part in a 4-day iteration of Cycle to MIPIM, riding up to 847km from Auxerre to Cannes.
Started in 2006, Cycle to MIPIM is organised by charity and cycling network Club Peloton. As a team challenge, endurance event and networking opportunity, the ride also crucially raises money for charities including Coram, Tom AP Rhys Pryce Memorial Trust and Cyclists Fighting Cancer.
Six runners from AHMM took part in the HD5K in Hyde Park.
HD5K is a 5k run organised by the Alan Davidson Foundation to raise funds for the Motor Neurone Disease Association, and in memory of Alan Davidson of Hayes Davidson. Since the event started in 2018 they have raised over £250,000 to support the work of the MND Association.
The practice funded the entry donation (minimum £150) on behalf of each runner as part of our Partnerships work which builds upon the practice's thirty years of charitable giving and philanthropic support.
Each runner also raised funds themselves.
AHMM staff from the OKC office volunteered at an event held by Special Olympics Oklahoma.
The Special Olympics’ is a non-profit international organisation which uses sports to help people with intellectual disabilities (ID) discover their strengths and abilities, and to create a more inclusive world, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other special Olympics athletes and the community.
Today, Special Olympics Oklahoma benefits 10,500 individuals and is supported by over 13,000 volunteer coaches and thousands of sponsors, donors and volunteers conducting more than 175 sports competitions and training clinics every year.
AHMM staff from the OKC office rented a dumpster and volunteered to clear Palomar's basement of broken and unneeded furniture. Once cleared of the unusable items, the team was able to reorganise the basement to create a more user-friendly space.
Palomar's mission is to offer resources and support for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, child abuse and elder abuse. The provide a safe environment where survivors can access help and rebuild their lives.
In 2022, AHMM won the bid to design Palomar's new facilities.
AHMM's Esther Worthington and Ella Smith completed pedelle 2024, a charity cycle ride for women in the real estate industry. Over three days, the route covered 455km (280 miles) of hilly terrain and involved nearly 6,000 metres of climbing around the beautiful Pieniny Mountains of Poland.
Organised by Club Peloton, the event raises money which supports the vital work of a range of charities, including the main beneficiary Coram, which helps hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children and young people each year by providing services to children in need. The money raised will also help support the charitable work of Cyclists Fighting Cancer, who help children and young people living with cancer regain physical fitness, strength, mental wellness and confidence through sport; and Tom's Trust, which provides support for children with brain tumours and their families.
NDY, Dolphine Solutions, FMDC, Atelier Ten, B&CO and MRG Studio all generously supported the AHMM team this year.
This year the public came and visited four AHMM projects as part of the Open House Festival, a London-wide festival that opens up and celebrates the city's architecture, special places and neighbourhoods.
One Great Cumberland Place, a late 1920s facade retention and regeneration scheme delivering high-end office and retail space within the enhanced envelope of a prominent heritage asset in the heart of Marylebone, opened for architect led tours around the building.
A drop-in exhibition and architect led tours told the story of Norton Folgate, from the rich history of the site to the design of the new masterplan which has been developed to respond to the mixed character of the context, bringing vacant or underused buildings back into use and reconnecting and enhancing the public realm.
Tower Hamlets Town Hall, the new headquarters for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Council within the transformed Grade II Listed former Royal London Hospital, opened for architect led tours around the building.
Architect-led walking tours around Hawley Wharf explored how AHMM transformed a neglected piece of the city in the heart of Camden Town into a vibrant new destination that enhances the existing identity of the area.
We are delighted that nine AHMM staff have passed their Part III qualifications and become fully qualified architects.
Our congratulations go to Hasan Rinchhdiwala, Nils Skarsten, Charlotte Chan, Yitao Zhu, Wiktoria Skarbek, Zifeng Ye, Andrew Robertson, Lisa Daniel and Cameron Cavalier.
The Architecture Apprenticeship provides an alternative route to qualifying as an Architect. The apprenticeship route was created with the aim of widening access to the profession, with apprentices working in practice throughout their studies.
AHMM is proud to be one of the trailblazer practices who helped to create the Apprenticeship Standard. We currently employ ten Architecture Apprentices across our London and Bristol offices.
This year we particularly want to celebrate the first AHMM Apprentices who graduated from their respective courses: Bethan Dix and Emily Foster.
Bethan completed the Level 7 Architecture Apprenticeship at Oxford Brookes. The Level 7 Architecture Apprenticeship covers RIBA Parts 2 and 3, and Bethan is now a fully qualified architect. Emily graduated from the Level 6 Architecture Apprenticeship at London South Bank University and is now a Part 1 Architectural Assistant. Both deserve huge congratulations for the immense hard work they have put in over the last four years.
Our OKC office hosted a gift drive for Positive Tomorrows, donating school and office supplies, clothing, personal care items, gift cards and snacks.
Positive Tomorrows partners with families experiencing homelessness to educate their children and create pathways to success, giving kids stability and a quality education while providing their parents the support they need to create a better life and break the cycle of poverty.
AHMM has participated in this year’s Gingerbread City, a model metropolis made of gingerbread ‘plots’ designed, baked and assembled by teams representing more than 100 architecture and design practices.
The theme of this year’s city is ‘The Recycled City’ with a focus on re-imagining urban spaces by re-using land, buildings and materials to create inspiring environments for living, working and playing.
Inspired by our Hawley Wharf Masterplan, which transforms a neglected site in the heart of Camden Town into a vibrant new destination whilst enhancing the inherent identity of the area, the AHMM plot created a magical Christmas landscape combining three key AHMM projects that demonstrate different recycled components. The Angel Building, where an existing concrete frame has been reused and extended vertically and horizontally to create a better contextual fit, sits on the far left. The Rowe, which features an extension that recreates the existing six storey building with an equal volume above, sits in the centre. Finally, Tower Hamlets Town Hall, which encompasses the restoration of a Grade II listed building with focuses on enhancing and celebrating prominent original elements, sits on the right.
Elements from AHMM’s 2023 model, such as the cobblestones surrounding the main plaza, arches holding up the railway and structural foundations have been saved, deconstructed and incorporated into this year’s model.