The latest news from Lee Evans Partnership - Architects http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/homepage.htm http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Mon, 05 Jul 2010 05:54:51 +0100 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 05:52:37 +0100 FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1) unlicensed version; http://www.FeedForAll.com/ http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/images/LElogo.gif http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/homepage.htm The latest news from Lee Evans Partnership - Architects 143 9 The Neville Childhood Epilepsy Centre, beat off strong competition to win the LABC South East Building Excellence Award in the Best Community Development category. The new centre was designed by Lee Evans Partnership LLP and built by Buxton Building Contractors Ltd for The National Centre for Young People with Epilesy (NCYPE) in Lingfield, Surrey. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20100614-LABC.pdf 99AF588E-8CFF-4C8E-848D-DD33B18D9E40-1762-000042A63908E511-FFA Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:40:53 +0100 The Code for Sustainable Homes replaced EcoHomes in 2007 as the national standard to be used in the design and construction of new-build residential properties in England. There are six levels of performance and Level four has recently been adopted by Housing Associations & Homes and Communities Agency sponsored projects as a minimum requirement. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20100602-CSHchris.pdf D706F51F-9C4D-45A5-AB0D-7DECFA49C3B0-1762-000042C9D2A380FA-FFA Wed, 02 Jun 2010 05:43:26 +0100 Medway Park, Medway's new centre of sporting excellence, part funded by the Government and the University of Kent at Medway, has successfully hosted the third round of the Modern Pentathlon World Cup. The four-day competition was the first test for the £11 million facility, which was completed just last month. The feedback from the international teams was very positive, with Dr Klaus Schormann, president of the International Union of Modern Pentathlon (UIPM), describing it as a “special destination” during his closing speech. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20100428-Medwaycentre.pdf 51071F0A-4909-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:46:02 +0100 Recently completed, phase one of this £2.4m 2-phase project seeks to provide extra meeting space and community facilities for a Grade II listed church, built in 1851 by architect Thomas Ellis Owns as a centre piece for his garden neighbourhood development in Southsea, Portsmouth. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20101001-Stjudes2010.pdf 51071F0A-4910-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:08:05 +0100 Lee Evans Partnership’s design for The Neville Childhood Epilepsy Centre in Lingfield, Surrey has just received national recognition at the prestigious LABC Building Excellence Awards 2010. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20101108-LABCnationalawards.pdf 51071F0A-4911-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Mon, 08 Nov 2010 10:56:02 +0100 Lee Evans Partnership’s design for a new medical and assessment centre for The National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy (NCYPE) is just one of 20 projects from across the UK to be featured in the RIBA’s 2010 ‘Healthy Buildings’ Exhibition http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20101001-RIBANCYPE.pdf 51071F0A-4912-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:50:14 +0100 Lee Evans Partnership’s design for St Margaret’s Church, Angmering has received a design award from Arun District Conservation Area Advisory Committee. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20101025-arunconservation.pdf 51071F0A-4913-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:45:08 +0100 As part of Kent County Council’s Wave 3 BSF programme, The Community College Whitstable has reorganised its existing campus in line with cutting edge pedagogical developments and the project completed on 21 October 2010. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20101025-TCCW.pdf 51071F0A-4914-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:56:00 +0100 Lee Evans Partnership LLP has recently launched Elements, an environmental building consultancy. The new consultancy will focus on helping clients create sustainable, healthy and energy efficient, low carbon buildings, which are both practical and commercially viable. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20101101Elements.pdf 51071F0A-4915-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Tue, 23 Nov 2010 05:56:42 +0100 Lee Evans Partnership’s award winning design for Bradbury Court, East Clayton Farm, West Sussex received national recognition again when it was short listed in the category of Best Social Care Design at the Building Better Healthcare Awards 2010. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20101111-BBHAwards.pdf 51071F0A-4916-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:40:42 +0100 Lee Evans Partnership’s remodelling and extension of an existing school building at Dulwich College Preparatory School has just received national recognition and scooped a green apple award for environmental good practice. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20101111-greenappleaward.pdf 51071F0A-4917-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:00:46 +0100 Bradbury Court scooped both the award for Equality and Diversity and Overall Winner at the recent RTPI South East Regional Awards held at Eton College Rowing Lake. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20101217-RTPIawards.pdf 51071F0A-4918-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:31:12 +0100 Lee Evans Partnership’s development Bradbury Court, at East Clayton Farm in Sussex has just won the award for equality and diversity at the national Royal Town Planning Institute's (RTPI) Planning Awards 2010. This follows the project’s earlier success in the RTPI regional awards where it was first in its category and named as overall joint winner. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20110206-rtpiWIN.pdf 51071F0A-4919-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Sun, 6 Feb 2011 21:31:12 +0100 Lee Evans Partnership received nominations for two projects, both in the Community Benefit category, in the recent 2011 RICS Awards, South East. The two projects St Jude’s Church, Southsea and The Neville Childhood Epilepsy Centre, Lingfield, Surrey impressed the judges with the contribution they make to the local community. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20110606-RICSNCYPEandStJUDES.pdf 51071F0A-4920-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Tue, 7 Jun 2011 05:30:01 +0100 Managing Partner, Nick Lee Evans is now a RIBA Specialist Conservation Architect (SCA) and is one of the first architects in the UK to receive this accreditation which is the highest level offered by RIBA’s new Conservation Register. This reflects Nick’s extensive experience of working on historic buildings of outstanding national importance, such as Grade I and II listed buildings as well as scheduled monuments. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20110606-SCAAwardsNick.pdf 51071F0A-4921-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Tue, 7 Jun 2011 05:30:03 +0100 Benenden is one of the leading boarding schools in Britain. The project involved sensitive extension to the existing dining facilities accommodated in a mid-twentieth century addition attached to the rear of Hemsted House, a Victorian listed building set in a designated historic park and garden. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20110624-Benenden.pdf 51071F0A-4922-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Fri, 29 June 2011 19:30:02 +0100 The Best of British School Awards 2011, now in their fourth year, identify and reward excellence in the UK school design and construction sector. The Awards were held in London in the celebrated Blue Fin Building, home to media giant IPC on Wednesday, 22 June. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20110624-BCSEawards2011.pdf 51071F0A-4923-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Fri, 29 June 2011 19:30:02 +0100 A project to rebuild the West Faversham Community Centre is now on site. Lee Evans Partnership’s scheme will provide the Bysing Wood area of Faversham with much needed services and facilities which include a large sub divisible main hall which can be used as a sports court and drama space. Including fully retractable seating the hall is capable of accommodating around a 300 person audience. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20110624-Bysingwood.pdf 51071F0A-4924-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Fri, 29 June 2011 19:40:06 +0100 Lee Evans Partnership has been selected at competitive interview to undertake a strategic master planning study of the campus at Fulston Manor School, Sittingbourne, following the cancellation of the school’s BSF (Building Schools for the Future) programme. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20110624-fulstonmanor.pdf 51071F0A-4925-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Fri, 29 June 2011 19:50:07 +0100 We would like to take this opportunity to wish our founder, Frank Lee Evans, a very happy 91st year! Frank, who still maintains an active interest in architecture, founded Lee Evans Partnership almost forty years ago. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20110624-FrankLE.pdf 51071F0A-4926-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Fri, 29 June 2011 19:55:07 +0100 The buildings completed in Phases 1 & 2 at Central Sussex College’s Haywards Heath campus have been open to students since early 2008 and Phase 3 of the £30m development has now started. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20110624-centralsussexcollege.pdf 51071F0A-4927-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Fri, 29 June 2011 19:55:07 +0100 Bradbury Court East Clayton Farm has been Highly Commended in the Large Scale Residential category in the annual Sussex Heritage Awards 2011 which were announced at an awards dinner on 6th July. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20110707-EastClaytonFarmshta.pdf 51071F0A-4928-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Fri, 8 July 2011 20:53:02 +0100 Lee Evans Partnership would like to welcome to their staff Architectural Assistants Ben Prince, Matt Gisby and Faye Chantler who will be working on a range of exciting new projects for the practice. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20110707-FAYEetc.pdf 51071F0A-4929-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Fri, 8 July 2011 20:55:07 +0100 LEP’s architectural assistant Ben Prince has received high praise from AJ for his work Dungeness Prison which was singled out by the leading architectural magazine as the highlight of the recent Kent School of Architecture End of Year Show. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20110801-BenPrinceDegreeShow.pdf 51071F0A-4930-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Mon, 1 August 2011 22:50:07 +0100 LEP’s architectural assistant Matt Gisbey has just featured in Blueprint. His scheme Unwrapping the Cloister was selected by the leading magazine on architecture and design as among the best schemes exhibited at student degree shows from across Great Britain and Europe. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20110801-MattGisbey.pdf 51071F0A-4931-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Mon, 1 August 2011 22:58:07 +0100 Lee Evans Partnership are pleased to welcome Radu Gidei who will be working with their design team on a range of challenging new projects. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20110902-RaduGidei.pdf 51071F0A-4932-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Sat, 3 September 2011 08:15:07 +0100 Lee Evans Partnership is once again one of the top 100 architects in the UK according to Building Magazine’s annual state-of-the-nation review which ranked the Practice 74th, 11 places up on its last ranking. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20111010-Top100.pdf 51071F0A-4933-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Mon, 10 October 2011 10:12:10 +0100 This unashamedly contemporary scheme at a major Grade 1 listed Church in Ashford is in response to the community’s need for ‘shared space’ and to host a much needed arts provision. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20111010-StMarysAshford.pdf 51071F0A-4934-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Mon, 10 October 2011 10:15:10 +0100 Local Architect Frank Lee Evans died peacefully in his sleep in Hernhill on the 22nd of December 2011 leaving his wife Pam, to whom he had been married for 67 years, and his 3 sons, 7 grand-children and 9 great-grand children. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20120103-FrankPressRelease.pdf 51071F0A-4935-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Tue, 3 January 2012 21:10:10 +0100 LEP founder Frank Lee Evans died peacefully in his sleep in Hernhill on the 22nd of December 2011 leaving his wife Pam of 67 years, and his 3 sons, 7 grand-children and 9 great-grand children. http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/news/20120103-FrankFuneralNotice.pdf 51071F0A-4936-4459-BE95-D84CCAED1CC6-1762-000042EE31A9AD32-FFA Tue, 3 January 2012 21:15:10 +0100