The winning design will be on display at The Building Centre during March and April.

The GreenHouse will be an iconic, low-carbon addition to London’s skyline and a global hub for research and communication about the key environmental challenges of the 21st Century — such as climate change, biodiversity loss and deforestation.

Al Gore, former vice-president of the United States, and Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland, are the GreenHouse’s patrons.

“Winning the battle against global warming is going to be tough,” says Al Gore. “It will need vision, values and pragmatism. The GreenHouse Project will spur innovation and practice across business, citizen groups, and governments, as we seek a path forward.

It will offer space, ideas, and evidence for ways to make the planet a fairer more sustainable place. The GreenHouse turns aspiration into action, providing a pivotal role for London in conserving the future for generations to come.”

As well as being a shared, affordable workspace for 300 staff, the 70,000ft2 Greenhouse will have a conference centre, media suite, and resource centre along with public spaces including a bookshop and organic/ethical restaurant.

“This is a great opportunity to produce an exemplar working environment, working with a client who is equally committed to seeing how far we can push sustainable office design,” says Ian Taylor of Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. “The Greenhouse will be a flexible and responsive workplace which will also enable the NGOs to retain their own individual identities.”

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