Mae

16th December 2011: mæ has been shortlisted by the Olympic Park Legacy Company for the prestigious Chobham Manor development as lead architects for the Swan/ Urban Splash/ YOO and Mace consortium. The development of around 800 family homes will be the first neighbourhood on the Queen Elizabeth Park. Our proposals will be submitted in February for selection to the next stage.

1st December 2012: mæ has been continuing its work running design training events. This month we have delivered 'Customer and Client Training in Preparation for Design Advisory Panel' for The Home Group in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the 'Neighbourhood by Design' training course for the Glass-House in Basingstoke and 'The Mayor's Housing Design Guide training' for Urban Design London.

28th November 2011: mæ has been competitively selected, with partners Atkins, to develop a masterplan and outline planning application for the former Runwell mental hospital site near Chelmsford. Working for the Homes and Communities Agency the team will plan the 65 hectare site to accommodate around 600 new homes, new landscaped spaces, amenities and associated infrastructure.

13th October 2011: mæ Partner Alex Ely spoke at the RIBA Housing Conference at Robinson College, Cambridge University. The event was part of the RIBA's campaign to improve the quality of the nation's new build housing. You can read a transcript of Alex's talk in this blog page.