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Sustainability Lunch & Learn at the studio 🌱

Nik and Hayley hard at work in the conference room surrounding by plants, plant pots and mess.

Today we explored what makes a truly sustainable city, watching and discussing examples from Singapore and Copenhagen – and what London can learn from both. The conversation naturally turned to vertical farming, an area where we’ve built strong sector expertise through projects including Fischer Farms. It’s exciting to see how innovation in food production, urban Sustainability Lunch & Learn at the studio 🌱

Double Shortlist for Morrison Design Superlab project

Black and white photo of a laboratory with the Morrison Design logo and a CN Life Sciences, Tech and Research Clusters Awards 2026 Finalist logo

We’re really pleased to share that our University of Derby Bioscience Superlab has been shortlisted in two categories at the CN Life Sciences, Tech and Research Clusters Awards 2026: Best New Campus Development and Best Retrofit & Reuse Building. The project transformed former office space into a flexible, high-performance teaching and research environment for bioscience. Double Shortlist for Morrison Design Superlab project

In the Spotlight: The Sloane Club

RIBAJ The Sloane CLub article open on the Morrison Design coffee table

Hot off the press, the latest edition of RIBA Journal features Morrison Design’s project, The Sloane Club – definitely one for the studio coffee table! We’re delighted to see the project highlighted, including a thoughtful conversation with Peter Newman-Earp (Director) and Les Witten (Associate Director), who share insights into our lighting strategy developed in collaboration In the Spotlight: The Sloane Club

Happy Earth Day from Morrison Design 🌍

An image of a mossy tree root with logos from Morrison Design, Treeapp, Steinbeis and Naked Paper. It says 'Happy Earth Day'

Today, for Earth Day, we’re celebrating the small, consistent choices that help us reduce our impact and design more responsibly. In the studio, sustainability is part of our everyday practice – from using Naked Paper toilet roll and Steinbeis recycled printer paper, to recycling everything we can and making conscious choices about the materials we Happy Earth Day from Morrison Design 🌍

Morrison Design attending UKREiiF

Graphic containing logos from Morrison Design and UKREiiF as well as pictures of Nik Clarke and David Gardner.

Morrison Design are excited to be attending UKREiiF in Leeds from 19th – 21st May. Directors Nik Clarke and David Gardner will be heading to the three day event and look forward to catching up with existing contacts and meeting some new faces too. Whether you’re an existing contact or someone we’ve yet to meet, Morrison Design attending UKREiiF

From 5* Hotels to the Wrong Slippers: A day in the life of John Robson

John in the office chatting to colleagues who have their back to the camera

Tuesdays usually mean site meetings – and today is no exception. The alarm goes off at 5.15am and before the rest of the house has even stirred, I’m up and out the door. A quick half hour later I’m at Pete, our Director’s, house – ready to share the 130-mile journey down to site. As From 5* Hotels to the Wrong Slippers: A day in the life of John Robson

Happy Easter from Morrison Design                  

Picture of John with a cup filled with Easter Eggs

The Easter Bunny came early to the Morrison Design studio this week. We were very lucky that they hid plenty of eggs for us to find – some of us were better at hunting them down than others! We’d like to wish all our clients and contacts a wonderful Easter break.

Lunch & Learn with Ménière’s & Vestibular UK

Photo of Ménière’s & Vestibular UK leaflets on our coffee table with Happy News newspapers and architectural books in the background.

We were delighted to welcome Natasha Harrington-Benton, Director of Ménière’s & Vestibular UK, to the Morrison Design studio for an insightful Lunch & Learn session. As our Charity of the Year, it was a fantastic opportunity for our team to deepen our understanding of vestibular conditions, including Ménière’s disease, and the vital work the charity Lunch & Learn with Ménière’s & Vestibular UK

Global Recycling Day

A collage of images of Morrison Design's recycling efforts

Yesterday was Global Recycling Day – a great reminder of how important it is to think about what we throw away and how we can do better. At Morrison Design, recycling isn’t just something we focus on once a year, it’s part of our everyday routine. We’re proud to recycle everything we can, including: ♻️ Global Recycling Day

Riverside Chambers transformation

Large ceremony room with circular feature light at the front, over a table with a floral display. Chairs are set out ready for guests.

Morrison Design are proud to unveil the transformation of Riverside Chambers into a new registry office for Derby. Morrison Design undertook architectural and Principal Designer (BRPD) services to reimagine the ground floor offices into a new registry office. The refurbishment includes large and small ceremony rooms with associated public facilities and improved accessibility. Located in Riverside Chambers transformation