Bristol named European Green Capital for 2015

Bristol has been named the European Green Capital for 2015, fighting off competition from Brussels, Scotland, and Slovenia. Bristol came second in last year's competition after losing out on the top place to Copenhagen. More about the award, how Bristol won, and other entries can be found here.

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In Pictures: RIBA National Awards 2013

Building Design have presented you all of the winners of the RIBA national awards for the best new architecture in the UK. More here.

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Tom Russell Architects - Winners of McCarthy & Stone's Re-image Ageing RIBA Design Competition

Congratulations to Bristol's own Tom Russell Architects who have unanimously won McCarthy & Stone's design competition to reimagine solutions to the challenges and preconceptions regarding housing for older people.

The winning entry along with shortlist of designs submitted can be found here.

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Design in a Nutshell - The Open University Series

An interesting short giving an overview of the Bauhaus movement. This film is part of a series by the Open University exploring several design movements.

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