PLP Architecture has been appointed by international developer HB Reavis to design a major new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in central London. Located at 10 Leake Street – next to Waterloo Station and the iconic Leake Street Arches – the development marks HB Reavis’s first move into the UK student living sector.
Sales have officially launched for Opus, the first residential building at Bankside Yards – the transformative £2.5 billion development on London’s South Bank. Designed by PLP Architecture, the 170-metre tower will be the tallest residential building in prime central London and a new icon of sustainable, luxury urban living.
What if architecture could help us reconnect with nature – not by dominating it, but by working in harmony with it? Symbiocene Architecture, the new book from PLP Labs, imagines this possibility. Exploring the promise of mycelium – the root-like networks of fungi – the book sets out a vision for a new design paradigm, where buildings are grown, not built, and where the built environment becomes regenerative by design.
PLP Architecture’s WLA AI Lab has been awarded Silver in the A&D Awards, recognising its groundbreaking contribution to workplace and research architecture. Located in Shanghai’s Lingang New Area, the WLA AI Lab is the world’s first purpose-built AI research facility, designed to support cutting-edge artificial intelligence R&D in a highly specialised environment.
Lee Polisano was featured in France Télévisions’ 8 o’clock news, sharing his insights on the future of London’s property market in a post-Brexit world.
In an in-depth feature, the Architects Journal have unveiled PLP Architecture’s recently completed office development, 65 Davies Street, in the heart of Mayfair, London for Grosvenor. The 65,000 sq ft premium office building, comprising six floors of Grade A office space, is located directly above the new Elizabeth Line Bond Street Station. The workplace was fully pre-let ahead of completion and achieved market leading rents.
In a piece for Green Street News Lee Polisano, President at PLP Architecture, argues for the need for a greater appetite for innovation in development to attract new investment to the city and ultimately help us to push sustainability forwards.
Ascension Island, a remote and unique location in the South Atlantic, is facing a pressing housing crisis. The combination of an aging property inventory, limited development over the years, and the island’s vital role as a hub for strategic operations has created significant pressure on its housing stock.
PLP Architecture is pleased to announce that we have officially moved to our new office at the White Chapel Building, 10 Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 8QS. This strategic relocation represents a significant milestone for the practice as we continue to advance our mission of delivering world-class architectural and urban design solutions.
PLP Architecture’s President and Founding Partner, Lee Polisano, delivered a keynote address at the International Union of Architects (UIA) 2024 Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This year’s forum, themed ‘DiverseCity,’ explored how urban design can support sustainable growth while embracing cultural and natural heritage.