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Darlington Campus Building, Teesside University	03/06/09
Napper have begun work on a new campus building for Teesside University in Darlington. Located opposite Darlington college and the Napper masterplanned Central Park the building will cover 3700 sq m and include flexible teaching spaces/ ICT learning, corporate learning, café, staff and admin facilities. Due for completion in 2011 the project is currently at planning RIBA stage C

CDMC Commission

02/04/09

Napper have been appointed to carry out the CDMC role for the Ł25 million PFI project for the new fire stations and Headquarters for the North East Fire and Rescue Authority.

This project is the latest to add to our growing list of large scale CDMC commissions which includes the City of Sunderland’s Ł100m BSF / Academies programme.

Teesside University Building, Darlington Campus

23/10/09

Darlington Council has just granted planning permission for the Teesside University Building in Darlington. This is a Napper designed building covering 3,700m˛ of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching facilities spread over five storeys.


BSF, Stockton	22/02/10
Napper have been shortlisted for a Ł180m Building Schools for the Future scheme in Stockton as part of the design team lead by Shepherd construction. Bishopsgarth School and Ian Ramsey Church of England School will be the first secondary schools in the borough to benefit from BSF investment.


Built-un-built - Napper Party 2009	23/03/09
Napper Architects recently hosted the “Built-unbuilt” event, attended by over 100 guests. The design studio became an art gallery for the evening as abstract representations on large canvases formed an exhibition of completed and live architectural projects. Guests were invited to identify the ‘Built’ projects to win the chance for dinner for two at the prestigious Seaham Hall.


Sunbeams Music Centre, Redhills Cumbria	07/07/09
Napper Architects are pleased to announce planning approval has been granted to a purpose built music therapy centre for the charity Sunbeams. The design is a modern take on the surrounding Lake District vernacular which was welcomed by local planners due to its contextual response and the use of materials. The Charity is now raising funds for the project which has been helped in part through the donation of Eleanor Rigby’s birth certificate by Paul McCartney which was auctioned last year.

Morpeth Town Hall

23/10/09

Nappers are pleased to have completed the remodelling of the historic Morpeth Town Hall at a cost of Ł550,000.

The project reinstated the historic Butter Market as a new multi-use space, refurbished the Ballroom, Council Chamber and Mayor’s Parlour, and incorporated a new kitchen, lift and services throughout.

“Napper Architects named in supply chain to deliver under the ELIL Cumbria express LIFT project”

Cumbria

14/10/09

Express LIFT Investments Limited (“ELIL”) has been selected to deliver a multi-million pound programme of health projects across Cumbria in what is a UK first. Napper Architects are delighted to be part of the highly talented ELIL supply chain consultant team.

NHS Cumbria has appointed ELIL to form aLocal Improvement Finance Trust (“LIFT”) company to finance and redevelop the county’s ageing community hospitals and deliver a range of other health facilities.

The Consortium will assist in delivering aninitial pipeline of projects worth around Ł85 million over the first six years of the 20-year partnership.

Cumbria is the first area in England to comeforward under the Government’s national ‘Express LIFT’ procurement framework. ELIL is one of just seven private sector partners chosen from a shortlist of 14 bidders by the Department of Health to work under the new framework.

Napper Architects Awarded Conservation Accreditation

26/01/10

Napper Architects are pleased to announce that John Curtis, Architectural Director, has been accredited as a Conservation Architect by the AABC (Register of Architects Accredited in Building Conservation).

Over thepast decade, John has worked on numerous listed churches for the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, and has recently completed the remodeling and renovation of the Grade I listed Theatre Royal, and the Merchant Adventurers Court in The Guildhall, both in Newcastle upon Tyne. He is currently working on the complete renovation and remodeling of the Grade II listed estate buildings, temple and loggia associated with the Ł7 million HLF Stewart Park project in Middlesbrough.

Team Napper raise over Ł1000 for Sunbeams

22/09/09

A team at Napper Architects have recently completed the 160 mile cycle journey from Tynemouth to Edinburgh to raise money for a new Music Therapy Centre for children and adults based in Cumbria, designed by Napper.

Since winning planning approval for the Sunbeams Music Centre in Cumbria, the award winning charity is now in the process of fundraising to finance the construction. They are looking to raise Ł1.5 million to build the centre, designed by the charity founder member’s nephew, Will Mawson of Napper Architects. The cycle ride has helped raise awareness of the charity andcontributed to the future build costs of this exciting project.

Sunbeams is an award winning charity that provides Music for Life to people with specialneeds throughout the North of England. They provide over 100 live music workshops per month to children and adults with a wide variety of special needs including physical disabilities and mental health problems, Alzheimers and senile dementia, cerebral palsy, autism, Down's Syndrome, sensory impairments,emotional and behavioural disturbance and profound multiple disabilities.

Team Napper and Sunbeams are grateful to all who kindly donated.