Merton Priory Trust releases plans on 1 August 2012 for the most subtle, surreal piece of community archaeology yet. It involves taking down a wall, lifting some finishes, and allowing a previous building footprint and logic to shine through. And a bit more…

“It’s like a mega-version of lifting a rug and finding a tile pattern underneath. A pattern involving William Morris and Thomas Becket, and the first statute in the statute book of England”

Marcus Beale

For a good briefing see Current Archaeology August 2012.

The Wimbledon Short Film Festival is being sponsored by MBA. This year the best experimental film, at the Polka Theatre 7pm 18 June 2011.

Marcus Peel Photography has completed a photo shoot at the UCL School of Pharmacy Library. MBA have now completed four projects for the School of Pharmacy in London.

MBA have been working with Holy Trinity Clapham on a conservation-heritage programme of alterations and improvements to the church, including landscape, accessibility, internal reordering, and a new extension to form meeting rooms and a cafe at the east end of the church.

David Bass has become a director of the company. David has consulted with MBA since October 2006, developing the design base within the practice. In his role as director he will help lead the practice, which has enjoyed steady growth in turnover and the quality of projects despite the recession, into the next phase of our development. MBA will be celebrating its 20th anniversary in August 2011. (more…)