Residents of the Grade II Listed Byker Wall Estate will soon be consulted on environmental improvement designs for their neighbourhood following the announcement by the Byker Community Trust (BCT) of a £4m environmental upgrade project which will be led by Newcastle-based JDDK Architects. The project, which completes the delivery of the official stock transfer investment… Full Article >
The Civic Trust Awards Scheme has announced that Northumberland National Park Authority’s The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre at Once Brewed is one of four schemes out of 240 nationwide to be winners in this year’s prestigious Selwyn Goldsmith Awards for Universal Design. Earlier this year, The Sill won a NE regional RIBA Award and… Full Article >
Newcastle-based architectural practice, JDDK Architects, have secured planning permission from Northumberland County Council on behalf of Kielder Observatory for the construction of a Planetarium as a further astronomical attraction to the increasingly popular Northumbrian scientific and tourist destination. Located just a few miles from the Scottish border high upon Black Fell under some of the… Full Article >
The RSPB-led consortium, which includes the RSPB, the Sherwood Forest Trust, The Woodland Trust and Thoresby Estate, have officially opened the £5.3m Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre. Designed by Newcastle-based architects, JDDK Architects, who also secured Planning Permission from Newark and Sherwood District Council and undertook the extensive public consultations to fine tune the design prior… Full Article >
Nicky Watson, Director of Newcastle-based JDDK Architects, has been elected as RIBA Vice President for Education. Originally from Kent, Nicky studied Architecture at Newcastle University, joining what was then Jane Darbyshire Associates in 1993, becoming a Director in 2000. The practice, which rebranded to JDDK Architects in 2017, now employs 20 staff working across the… Full Article >
