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Meet ING's 2025 MIPIM team. From cities and culture to investment and real estate, MIPIM is the Global Urban Festival and the catalyst for change in the built world. ?? Our highlights for the week include: ?? Tuesday: for his opening keynote, former President of the European Central Bank and Italian Prime Minister, Mario Draghi will delve into the economic trends influencing local, European, and international investment and real estate. ?? Wednesday: Will Paris keep the top spot in the next edition of Europe's Most Talked About Cities? We convene 15 key European cities at our knowledge-sharing breakfast to discuss the relationship between online visibility and investment and launch our annual cities research. ?? Thursday:?the second cohort of MIPIM Challengers take the stage to challenge the status quo, in front of a jury including Hala El Akl (Oxford Properties Group), Muyiwa Oki PRIBA (RIBA), Helena Olin (Andra AP-fonden (AP2) and Veronica Gallo-Alvarez (Redevco). For the tenth year, ING is the global communications partner for MIPIM. To find out more on what's happening and where to be at MIPIM, get in touch with our team. See you at MIPIM! #MIPIM2025 #GlobalUrbanFestival #INGMedia #RealEstate

Where have ING's past #Elevate cohort been in the news? In Wallpaper*, Ellie Stathaki's wrap up of emerging #London #architecture practices featured Collective Works, an up-and-coming practice founded by Alasdair Ben Dixon, Siri Zanelli and Khuzema Hussain. Read the full article in Wallpaper* now: https://lnkd.in/gPsP3KJ6 Feix&Merlin Architects co-founder Tarek Merlin has argued for queering housing design standards in the Architects’ Journal. Current housing standards, he suggests, are designed around the nuclear family - not suitable for the true diversity of relationships and families: https://lnkd.in/e75vdx5T ING has been proud to support Collective Works and Feix+Merlin as part of our #Elevate programme, helping small businesses with ethnically diverse leadership through a bespoke package of pro-bono #PR and #communications consultancy. Applications for the third cohort are open until the end of February - check if you are eligible and apply now: https://lnkd.in/ejpNbCnw ?? Feix & Merlin, Collective Works team, and the Collective Works Elevate workshop hosted by ING.

The British Museum has today announced LINA GHOTMEH — ARCHITECTURE has won the competition to redesign its Western Range galleries. A pivotal moment in the Masterplan project to transform the Museum’s historic building, the project will be one of the biggest cultural renovations undertaken anywhere in the world. Over 60 teams applied to the two-stage International Architectural Competition, which ran for nine months. Five shortlisted teams were invited to take part in the second stage, from which Lina Ghotmeh Architecture, led by award-winning architect Lina Ghotmeh, emerged as the unanimous favourite. Dr Nicholas Cullinan, Director of the British Museum shared his thoughts: “Her team’s proposals demonstrated an exceptional and materially sensitive architectural vision for the British Museum, and their ‘archaeological’ approach clearly understood the ambition for this project to be as much an intellectual transformation as an architectural one…I am delighted we will be working together and excited for the years ahead at such a pivotal chapter for the Museum, embarking on a generationally significant project that will transform a third of our gallery space.” Read more about the British Museum’s Masterplan to transform the museum for the 21st century: https://lnkd.in/emkacaQw Photography: Dion Barrett Caz Facey Ben James Lucie Murray Isabelle Dickinson Kira Wheeler #TheBritishMuseum #Architecture #Competition?

Join us for the first of a series of Innovative Breakfast Clubs hosted by ING and CREtech, with our inaugural event focusing on how we can shape playful cities. The first of these quarterly events will be focused on creating places that engage and inspire young people, with a curated group of specialists to talk about play and how we can shape communities for children. Hear what industry leaders are doing including: Magali Thomson, project lead for placemaking at Great Ormond Street Hospital Dinah Bornat, author of 'All to play for: How to design child friendly housing' and director at ZCD ARCHITECTS LTD Kate Honey, group community advocacy lead at Landsec The event will include presentations, and insightful panel discussion chaired by Emily Wright, head of content at CREtech, followed by an audience Q&A and networking. ??? Wed, 26 Feb 2025 ?? 08:30 - 10:00 GMT ?? 21 Curtain Road, London, EC2A 3LT Register to secure your spot now - and stay tuned for more events showcasing some of the pioneering work taking place across the built environment sector: https://lnkd.in/ekk4msAj

How might #architects play a more influential role in the Government’s #growth agenda? ? Earlier this week, Rose Marshall and Lucie Murray convened a group of practice leaders to share some of the findings from our new research report, ‘Architecture Tomorrow: Resilience in Practice’. ? Whilst the Government’s growth agenda and sustained investment in Europe are grounds for optimism, the profession continues to face significant challenges, from fees and procurement to perception and reputation. ? There was a consensus that – on an industry level – there is a need to better communicate the value of architecture and the impact it can have on places and communities, and that architects should be more closely linked to Government, given their role as stewards of place. ? There was also a consensus that there needs to be more collaboration with the investment community, to understand long-term decision making. Our report shows that there has been a convergence in global #investment activity across office, living, industrial, and retail, with the office and living sectors’ 60% share in investment dropping to less than half between 2019 and today. How can architects plan effectively in response to the demands of a changing market? ? Learn more about these insights covered in our report – download a copy now: https://lnkd.in/eDn6eWZr ? Thank you to all those who came along to share their insights and experiences. We’ll be taking the report around the UK over the year, if you want to be part of the discussion please get in touch. ? James Felstead, Friedrich Ludewig, Andrew Ruck, Jude Barber, Kirsten Lees, Tom Osborne, Alex Ely, Joe Morris, Shannan Wood, Marion MacCormick, Paul Westwood, Ricardo Moreira, Julian Gitsham, James Child

It's less than a month to go until MIPIM 2025 begins. As we enter our sixth year working as MIPIM’s official communications partner, we recently hosted the MIPIM Preview 2025 at ING Media HQ. Bringing together MIPIM Director for the UK, Jake Tappenden-Lowe, Hanna Afolabi (née Osundina) MRICS from Black Women in Real Estate and Alexandra Notay, Hon MRTPI, from Radix Big Tent House Commission, they shared their thoughts on the panels to attend, who will be there and how the event is changing. They spoke alongside ING Media’s Managing Director Damian Wild, spotlighting the key topics of conversation – including the housing crisis and the current #realestate market. Here's what to expect at this year’s event… #MIPIM2025 #INGMedia?

JUST LAUNCHED | Architecture Tomorrow: Resilience in Practice The built world is changing. Are UK architects ready for the challenges that lie ahead? Our latest report reveals: ?? The global architectural services market is projected to reach $523 billion by 2030 – how can practices capitalise on this and make the most of the opportunity? ?? The top 10 sectors with the greatest prospects illustrates the swing toward infrastructure, education and homes ?? Europe retains its crown as most fertile revenue stream for UK architects, followed by the Middle East ?? Architects should be talking more about emerging markets, from which they may be able to derive more revenue. This report bridges investment and architecture, guiding UK practices to target sectors where investors are focusing their funds. It is designed to help architects understand the current market landscape, explore future opportunities, and assess their readiness for the future. At ING, we believe that 'knowledge is power.' By identifying the best opportunities, practices can strategically enhance business development and communication efforts, maximising their success. Download here: https://lnkd.in/eDn6eWZr #Architecture #Investment #Research #INGMedia

Join Finn for a short tour through the six artworks ING has commissioned from Elevate practices Askew Cavanna Architects, NOOMA Studio, Kristofer Adelaide Architecture, beyond design, Feix&Merlin Architects, and Neil Kahawatte Architects. The practices formed part of the first two cohorts of ING's #Elevate initiative and have created unique works to hang on the walls of our #Shoreditch offices. Elevate, ING's accelerator programme designed to support small businesses in the built world with ethnically diverse leadership, has so far helped 12 different organisations over the past two years and has just opened applications for its third cohort - check if your business is eligible and apply to be a part of the programme now: https://lnkd.in/ejpNbCnw #Elevate #Architecture #SmallBusiness #SME #BuiltEnvironment #BuiltWorld

Applications now open for the third year of ING's #Elevate programme ?? Aimed at small businesses in the built environment with ethnically diverse leadership, each organisation selected for the 2025 Elevate cohort will receive an intensive and completely bespoke package of #PR and #communications consultancy. ING founded Elevate in 2023 because we recognised that it was our responsibility to promote better representation in the built environment industry. Since, ING has supported 12 organisations through 1-2-1 strategy workshops led by our directors. We’ve hosted group sessions focusing on business development and marketing strategy at our base in Shoreditch as well as Greenwich Design District London. These included #workshops on tuning networking skills and techniques to build meaningful connections, as well as maximising social media for marketing. Our Elevate cohort is invited to all key ING events, where they’ll get to meet a everyone in our network, including #developers, #architects and #journalists. To be eligible get involved, organisations must have fewer than 15 employees, work in the #BuiltEnvironment, and be run by at least one person from a diverse ethnic background. If you are interested in applying to be a part of the programme, send a few sentences about your company, your ambitions, and why you would like to take part to the following email address: [email protected] Applications are now open until 28th February 2025. ING will review applications and appoint the first cohort in March 2025. Find out more and apply now: https://lnkd.in/ejpNbCnw ?? Workshops with our previous Elevate cohort including a workshop from PREACH Inclusion? (formerly BAME in Property), and social media training hosted at Design District London.

In CNN Style, Oscar Holland highlights 11 projects “set to shape the world in 2025”. ? One of the impressive projects featured is Büro Ole Scheeren's Urban Glen, a mixed-use development in Hangzhou, China, that integrates work, living, and leisure spaces. The development will be home to the luxurious Rosewood Hotel and K11 Atelier workspaces connected by a central "Urban Glen," a topographical landscape inspired by the green hills surrounding the historic city. ? Follow the link to see the full list, which includes projects as varied as the New Sydney Fish Market by 3XN/GXN to the University of Oxford’s Life and Mind Building by NBBJ Design, as well as the much-anticipated venue for Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, designed by Sou Fujimoto Atelier Paris. https://lnkd.in/gZgV3VV6 ?? : Büro Ole Scheeren, 3XN/GXN, and Expo 2025 Osaka