Expertise: Architecture
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Drawing respite into Seoul: David Shipley wins 2026 Chris Henderson Drawing Prize
David Shipley’s winning project explores mental wellbeing, community and connection in Seoul through hand drawing and biophilic design. How can architecture help people pause, gather and feel connected in a dense, fast-moving city? That question sits at the centre of Putting the Heart into Seoul: Providing Respite & Wellbeing in a Modern Megacity, the winning…
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How power, cooling and flexibility are affecting data centre design
Power availability, changing cooling requirements and the need for flexibility are placing new demands on data centre projects. Hyphen’s Matilda Marku and Darragh Beggan contributed to a recent RIBAJ and Tate discussion examining these issues. Power constraints, more demanding cooling requirements and rapidly changing technology are influencing how data centres are planned and designed. These…
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The power of ‘built in’ building control expertise
By: Georgina Mullen, Director There is a phrase I’ve heard far too often in our industry: “We’ll try and get that past building control”. I heard it frequently when I first started working on projects in England, and every time, it made me wince. In Ireland—where I developed my experience as an Assigned Certifier within…
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Could existing buildings unlock smarter data centre development?
By: Eva Diego, CEO at Hyphen In conversation with Alexandra Gheorghiu at DCD in Spain, Hyphen CEO Eva Diego builds on her recent interviews about the importance of architectural advice at Stage Zero to explore why re-purposing existing buildings into data centres deserves far more attention. Re-purposing existing buildings into data centres While new-build development…
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Corina Cristescu
Associate
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Katia Souni
Associate
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Investing in excellence – Promotions in France
At Hyphen, we know that delivering architectural excellence takes people who understand what matters most to our clients and who bring the clarity, energy and trust needed to bring teams together and move things forward. We’re proud to announce two new promotions in our team in France that recognise colleagues who are doing exactly that.…
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What Stage 0 entails – and why it matters
By: Eva Diego, CEO at Hyphen Across Europe, retrofit has quietly shifted from being an outlier in development strategy to its default starting point. Yet despite this shift, the industry still sees projects accelerating into concept design long before the existing building is truly understood. This is where risk embeds itself – through untested assumptions,…
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Doreen Homann promoted to senior associate
Strengthening Hyphen’s project leadership and sustainability expertise for clients balancing design, delivery and long-term performance requirements. Doreen Homann has been promoted to Senior Associate, strengthening the practice’s project leadership and sustainability expertise. Since joining the Hyphen team in Berlin 2012, Doreen has led work across retail, logistics, data centres and hospitality, building experience across different…
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Bhavna Muttreja Jain
Head of India
