Spring news...

MET Studio is proud to announce the royal opening of the Budongo Trail Chimpanzee exhibit by HRH The Princess Royal.

MET Studio have worked in conjunction with the RZSS and Cooper Cromar architects over the last two years to design and build this world class Chimpanzee enclosure. The exhibition focuses on the conservation effort currently taking place in the Budongo forest, Uganda by introducing visitors to the tireless efforts being made in the preservation of our closest cousins, the wonder and awe of their environment and the varied and intricate personalities they possess. The exhibit has already been billed as one of Europe’s leading zoological interpretational experiences.

“This is going to be setting an amazing new standard for British and European zoo interpretation.”

-Stephen P Woollard, Education & Interpretation Manager.

 

Spring news...

An exhibition put together by soldiers to depict their experiences fighting the Taliban has been nominated for the Art Fund Prize (Ben Hoyle writes). Helmand: The Soldiers' Story, at the National Army Museum, Chelsea, is one of ten projects and institutions being considered for the £100,000 prize. More than 150 soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade contributed to the exhibition, which tells the story of their tour of duty in Afghanistan in 2006.

 

Winter news...

MET Studio is proud to announce two awards received for Hong Kong Wetland Park

The  Waterfront Centre "2007 Excellence on the Waterfront Awards" Top Honor Award, awarded by the Waterfront Centre of Washington DC, USA, and presented in Boston USA on 2 November 2007.

The Urban Land Institute (ULI) Global Award for Excellence, awarded by the ULI also of Washington DC and presented in Las Vegas, USA, on 26 October 2007.

"This brings to 15 the number of national/international Awards conferred on our project and I would like to take the opportunity to thank you all once again for your invaluable contributions to this amazing success story! - please pass on my appreciation and regards to all of your staff and sub consultants who were involved. We truly had  a remarkable project team."
-Andy Lewis at Architectural Services Department, Hong Kong

 

MET Studio is proud to announce their recent win: "London International Trade Awards Winner 2007".

 

Winter news...

MET Studio celebrates 25 Years

On the evening of the 15th of November, to celebrate our silver anniversary all elements came together for a night of rich chemistry. 200 employees and friends of MET Studio, past and present, fused for a night to remember. Click here to view pictures from the celebration.

 

Autumn news...

Met Studio has recently completed its work for a unique exhibition that is now open at the National Army Museum. HELMAND: The Soldiers’ Story has been built, written and contributed to by soldiers of 16 Air Assault Brigade, to tell the story of their experiences fighting in Afghanistan’s troubled Helmand Province in 2006.
Click here to view the video of opening night.

 

Summer news...

MET Studio Design working alongside Zaha Hadid are shortlisted for the design of the prestigious British Pavilion at Expo 2010, Shanghai. The final decision on a winner will be taken in September after interviews with the 6 candidates.

The Network Pavilion tells the story of our worlds as we move in to a new century which is already being defined by global networks. It has been designed to display and embody the network sensibilities and realities of our time. The structure fuses content with architecture and creates experiences never seen before in an exposition pavilion. It connects the UK to China in ways that demonstrate the unique place the UK occupies worldwide within its own networks, from global finance to tourism and travel and the arts.

Click here for more information

 

Spring news...

MET Studio Design Ltd and Haley Sharpe Design were joint winners of the International Award for the outstanding work they had undertaken for two major overseas projects - Hong Kong Wetland Park and Historic Jamestowne, respectively.

Autumn news...

Following MET Studios appointment, as the design build agency, for the SaudiAramco R&D centre, the job is now on site and due for completion at the end of 2006.

Summer news...

MET Studio have been awarded the design and build contract for the Budongo chimpanzee exhibit by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland at Edinburgh Zoo. Working with, Edinburgh based, architects Cooper Cromer, MET Studio are working towards completing the project by the end of 2007.
The project is to be one of the largest attractions of its kind in Europe. MET Studio will be responsible for the interpretation of all exhibits and theming, focusing on the Budongo forest in Uganda and the Budongo chimpanzee conservation project. The project will also feature exciting interactives highlighting the similarities between chimpanzees and humans.

 

Spring news...

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Opens The Wetland Park

Donald Tsang declared the Hong Kong Wetland Park open on 20th May 2006 and encouraged people to introduce “this treasure of nature and world-class green tourism facility to friends and relatives overseas”. The 10,000 square metre visitor centre, along with its 60 hectares of recreated wetlands, were masterplanned, designed and supervised by MET Studio over the last 5 years. With three major interactive exhibition galleries (including a walkthrough swamp with live crocodiles), and extensive exterior interpretation, the Park will be a focal point for local and regional conservation education. It has already proven to be enormously popular with the public.

For more information visit:
http://www.wetlandpark.com/en/index.asp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Wetland_Park.