ACME was established in 2007 in London. The practice operates in the fields of

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, urban planning, interior design and product design – working with private, corporate and public clients. Since 2007, ACME has received numerous awards, most notably winning international competitions such as the

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in Leeds 2007, the

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Department Store in Duisburg 2008 and the Royal Institute of Human Development in

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2009. The practice completed its first UK building – Hunsett Mill in

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– in 2009, which received a number of awards, including the

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Manser Medal 2010 for the best one-off house in the United Kingdom. On an urban scale, the office has completed a number of masterplans, among them Bishopsgate Goodsyard / London, Birmingham Smithfield, Swansea Parc Tawe, Leeds Eastgate, Chester Northgate and Doha / Qatar.On an architectural scale, ACME has worked on a number of cultural, commercial and residential projects in the UK, Germany, India, Colombia, Spain, Syria, South Korea, Romania, Bahrain, Qatar, Australia, France and the UAE.

History

In spring 2007, Friedrich Ludewig founded ACME with some of his former associates from his time as director at

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. The practice has grown steadily to its current size of 40 architects of 15 nationalities.

Awards

ACME's first completed project, Hunsett Mill, has won a number of awards, including the

Manser Medal 2010 for the best one-off house in the United Kingdom. World Winners

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. The house was also shortlisted for the 'Structural Awards 2009' by the

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and the 'Sustainability Awards 2009', as one of the five most sustainable projects with a budget under £2 million by the

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and Building Magazine. Hunsett Mill was named as one of seven East of England winners in the

Awards for architectural excellence."Riba Awards 2010 Winners Announced"
. May 20th 2010.

References

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External links

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