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April 5, 2022
With Lovedon Fields I acquired – the hard way – a little more understanding as to why innovative housing projects are so few and far between, writes Architecture Today editor Isabel Allen. I have a conflict of interest to declare. Lovedon Fields, featured on the cover of this issue, is perhaps a little too close […]
April 5, 2022
Max Fordham’s north London house has become the first residential building in the UK to be verified as net zero carbon, making it a fitting tribute to the late great sustainable design pioneer. PhotosTim Crocker A private north London house, designed for – and lived in by – the late great Max Fordham, has achieved […]
April 5, 2022
Skip to content Victoria Whenray in conversation with Isabel Allen Learning from European cities – and from Sheffield, the real Bilbao effect, the power of grassroots projects and thinking outside the red line to embed new parts of the city in the wider neighbourhood. Victoria Whenray is a partner at Conran and Partners, with a […]
April 5, 2022
In its three-plus-year existence, Casa JL, designed by Cinco Solidos, has become gradually more and more one with its lush natural surroundings. When the 1,100 square-metre (11,840 sq.ft) house was built up the hill to face the city of Medellín, it was created to respond to and disappearing into the mountainside. With the tropical, rainy […]
April 5, 2022
In its three-plus-year existence, Casa JL, designed by Cinco Solidos, has become gradually more and more one with its lush natural surroundings. When the 1,100 square-metre (11,840 sq.ft) house was built up the hill to face the city of Medellín, it was created to respond to and disappearing into the mountainside. With the tropical, rainy […]
April 5, 2022
Although BIBU is promoted as a “pet store” it is really much more. It is an entire pet-care and pet-pampering environment, strategically answering the call of the younger generations to provide the services and products their pampered pets need. In addition to retailing pets, pet supplies and food, BIBU includes also a veterinary clinic and […]
April 4, 2022
DSDHA’s overhaul of a tired public square by Liverpool Street Station creates a fully accessible destination for all. From Liverpool Street Station, the estuarine waterways of Essex are roughly one-and-a-half hours away by train. They are also, if you use your imagination, roughly one-and-a-half minutes away by foot — found in the revamped Exchange Square. Designed […]
April 4, 2022
Chris Dyson visits Clifford’s Tower in York, where he finds restoration works by Hugh Broughton Architects and conservation architect Martin Ashley have employed intelligent sustainable timber engineering solutions culminating in a rooftop viewing platform. It was a glorious sunny day in York as we trooped up the staircase to view the recent works to Clifford’s […]
April 3, 2022
Wienerberger UK and Ireland’s latest report explores the role of Eco-habitats in driving Biodiversity Net Gain across construction projects. In association with A new report prepared by environmental specialists at Wienerberger, titled ‘The Changing Shape of Biodiversity in the Built Environment’, addresses the challenges faced by the construction industry as it seeks to meet enhanced […]
April 1, 2022
Tabitha Binding of Timber Development UK answers readers’ questions on timber. Wood fibre insulation provides excellent thermal performance, while also helping to mitigate heat loss and heat gain on a daily and seasonal basis. Photograph courtesy of Timber Development UK member Steico Is there enough timber and is it sustainable? The volumes of softwood and […]
April 1, 2022
Historic buildings need to be adapted to become energy efficient. Robert Adam urges heritage bodies and architects to embrace an approach that evolves, rather than contrasts with, the architectural language of our listed building stock. Daniel Libeskind’s Royal Ontario Museum can be viewed as an extreme expression of the UNESCO Venice Charter principle, which states […]
March 31, 2022
Pendock’s bespoke casing solutions are designed to maximise performance and aesthetics. Elliptical, 8.8-metre high column casings at Birmingham University Medical School Decorative casings and enclosure solutions have been Pendock’s area of specialism for more than three decades, combining the key attributes of aesthetics and practicality to effectively conceal structural elements and building services. Winds of […]
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