Agnieszka Glowacka, MaCantab Dip ARB - Director
Born in 1976, Agnieszka studied architecture at Cambridge University and The Bartlett, UCL. Whilst at UCL, her work was nominated for the RIBA President’s Silver Medal and she was awarded the Sir Bannister Fletcher Medal for the highest grade at Diploma. She was published in Building Design’s class of 2002, identifying that year’s top architectural graduates in the UK.
After Diploma, she worked for Buschow Henley, an award winning design-lead practice, for two and a half years. At Buschow Henley, Agnieszka worked on a number of very different projects ranging from designing bespoke display cabinets for manufacturers of audiovisual equipment, to several large PFI healthcare buildings. She met Eleanor Rennie whilst working for Buschow Henley, and set up Glowacka Rennie to take forward their competition-winning project – East Reef.
Agnieszka has been involved with teaching at The Bartlett since leaving in 2002, initially as guest critic to Diploma Unit 17, and more recently as BSc Unit Tutor.
Eleanor Rennie, BArch Dip ARB - Director
Born in 1976, Eleanor studied architecture at Edinburgh College of Art. She continued her studies at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, where her work was nominated for the RIBA President’s Silver Medal. She also won the RIBA Serjeant Award and was awarded the Sir Bannister Fletcher Medal for the highest grade at Diploma. She was published in Building Design’s class of 2000, identifying that year’s top architectural graduates in the UK, and a year later in Young Blood, edited by Neil Spiller.
After Diploma, she worked for Buschow Henley, an award winning design-lead practice, for four years. At Buschow Henley, Eleanor worked on a number of very different projects ranging from housing to hotels, and was project architect for an apartment on Kings Road, Chelsea and a new-build private house for an art collector in London. She met Agnieszka Glowacka whilst working for Buschow Henley, and set up Glowacka Rennie to take forward their competition-winning project – East Reef.
Eleanor has been involved at The Bartlett since leaving in 2000 as guest critic to Diploma Unit 17.
Eleanor Rennie, BArch Dip ARB - Director
Education
ADPP RIBA Northwest Region, 2002
The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, 1998 – 2000 Dip Distinction
Herriot Watt / Edinburgh College of Art, 1993 – 1996 First Degree
Awards
Sir Bannister Fletcher Medal for Highest Grade at Diploma, 2000
RIBA President’s Silver Medal, Nomination, 2000
Serjeant Award for Drawing, 2000
Prize for Architecture, 1996
Publications
Building Design, UK’s Top Architectural Graduates Class of 2000
Young Blood, Neil Spiller, John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2001
Employment:
Glowacka Rennie, 2004 – Present day
Selected Projects:
New Build Wetland Centre, Norway
Rotherham Café, Expression of Interest
LIFT New Parliament, Open Design Competition
Shopfront Installation, Habitat, Regents Street, London
311 Kennington Road, London
B15 Montevetro, London
RIBA Deal Pier Cafe, Expresion of Interest 2nd from 82 entries
Living Landmarks Lottery Bid
Rochester Footbridges Expression of Interest
Jaywick Masterplan Bid with Royal Haskoning Shortlisted
Town Landmark, Open Design Competition, Japan
RIBA Keilder Observatory, Open Design Competition Parachute Pavilion, Coney Island, Open Design Competition
East Reef, Feasibility Study
RIBA Landmark East, Open Design Competition Winner
Buschow Henley Architects, 1999 – 2004
Selected Projects:
Atlantic College RIBA Competition Shortlisted
Kings Road, London (Project Architect), £0.2m
Church Walk, London (Project Architect), £0.6m
Wandsworth Health Centre (PFI), London (Project Architect), £3.7m
The Corn Loft Competition, Housing, Prague
North Military Road Dover, Feasibility Study
The Spa, Crispin House Hotel, £2m
Crispin House Hotel, Leeds, £18m
Birmingham Mixed Use Outline Proposal for Capital and Provident
The Condu Residence, London, £0.25m
Newman Street for Talk Back Productions, London, £1.2m
Other Activities
Guest Critic, Diploma Unit 17, The Bartlett, 2000 – 2005
Agnieszka Glowacka, MaCantab Dip ARB - Director
Education
Professional Practice, London South Bank University, 2005
The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, 2000 – 2002 Dip Distiction
Newnham College, University of Cambridge, 1996 – 1999 2:1
Awards
Sir Bannister Fletcher Medal for Highest Grade at Diploma, 2002
RIBA President’s Silver Medal, Nomination, 2002
Publications
Building Design, UK’s Top Architectural Graduates Class of 2002
Employment
Glowacka Rennie, 2004 – Present day
Selected Projects:
New Build Wetland Centre, Norway
Rotherham Café, Expression of Interest
LIFT New Parliament, Open Design Competition
Shopfront Installation, Habitat, Regents Street, London
331 Kennington Road, London
B15 Montevetro, London
RIBA Deal Pier Cafe, Expression of Interest 2nd from 82 entries
Living Landmarks Lottery Bid
Rochester Footbridges, Expression of Interest
Jaywick Masterplan Bid with Royal Haskoning Shortlisted
Town Landmark, Open Design Competition, Japan
RIBA Keilder Observatory, Open Design Competition
Parachute Pavilion, Coney Island, Open Design Competition
East Reef, Feasibility Study
RIBA Landmark East, Open Design Competition Winner
Buschow Henley Architects, 2002 – 2004
Selected Projects:
New Build Housing Development, Hemel Hempstead
Urban Space By Design Competition 3rd Place
Urban Space Remodelling, Stratford, London
Atlantic College RIBA Competition Shortlisted
New Build Health Centre (PFI), New Cross, London, £12m
New Build Health Centre (PFI), Wandsworth, London, £5m
New Build Health Centre (PFI), Hounslow, London, £4.2
Designs on Democracy RIBA Competition 2nd Place
Other Activities
Tutor, Unit 2, The Bartlett, 2005 – 2006
Guest Critic, Diploma Unit 17, The Bartlett, 2002 – 2005
