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January 4, 2024
Ian Dryden, National Specification Manager at SIG Design & Technology, discusses best practice for replacing fragile roof decks with Architecture Today’s Technical Editor John Ramshaw. In association with Fragile roof decks occur for a variety of reasons, including unsuitable materials choices, poor detailing, unplanned alterations or additions over time, and lack of regular maintenance. Not […]
January 4, 2024
Steve Webb of Webb Yates Engineers has produced a learning module on stone for School of Specification. Here, he explains how the potato/tomato line provides a clue as to how stone construction might be developed in the UK. You’ve been involved in a number of conceptual installations exploring the structural and aesthetic possibilities of stone. […]
January 3, 2024
Architecture firm Wittman Estes has transformed an original house built in the 1940s, located on the eastern shore of Hood Canal near the Bangor submarine base in Washington State. Due to the complex constraints of the shoreline exemption, the architects kept to the existing footprint, expanding the house only from the existing structure. The new […]
January 3, 2024
Directional wind affects the performance of flashings. Rain, when blown into the leading edge of a traditional running stepped flashing, will seep under the leading edge, and in so doing will come into contact with masonry that is supposed to be kept dry. The masonry is external but becomes internal below the roofline, and once […]
December 27, 2023
Openideas Architects has shared photos of a modern project in Ahmedabad, India, that includes two homes for multi-generational living, with a curving bridge walkway that connects to outdoor entertaining areas. The bridge, which includes hidden lighting, travels above water features, gardens, pathways, and driveways. The railings that accompany the bridge are higher at some points […]
December 24, 2023
December 24, 2023 Obreval together with Catch Architecture, has recently completed a modern ADU (accessory dwelling unit) in Carpenteria, California, whose design curves around a circular patio. The semicircular cutout that envelops the dwelling, invites an abundance of natural light into every corner and maximizes the outdoor space on a small corner backyard. The wood […]
December 22, 2023
In Modena, Italy, ZPZ Partners has designed a new headquarters for multinational food packaging and processing company, Tetra Pak. The hall boasts a white floor and glulam ceiling, devoid of structural obstacles except for two large lattice elements functioning as internal gardens. Photos Marco Cappelletti Designed by Modena-based studio ZPZ Partners, Tetra Pak’s new HQ […]
December 21, 2023
December 21, 2023 Exterio Studio has shared photos of a modern home they designed in the Kujawy region of Poland, that has a layout similar to two barns positioned side-by-side. The home has been designed to take advantage of the long and narrow lot, with the layout divided into two interconnected forms. Upon arrival at […]
December 21, 2023
KAAN Architecten has completed the visitor centre at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten. Photos Simon Menges Comprising 65 acres, the Netherlands American Cemetery in the town of Margraten, 10km east of Maastricht, contains the graves of some 8,000 American soldiers from the First and Second World Wars. Dedicated as a cemetery in 1960 and […]
December 20, 2023
This module, led by Steve Webb, founder of Webb Yates Engineers, offers an exploration of the essential characteristics of stone and its potential in reducing carbon in construction. Those enrolled will learn about the characteristics that make stone a low-carbon, durable and structurally powerful material. The course also covers the evolution of the use of […]
December 19, 2023
Kresge College by Studio Gang Nestled into woodland, Studio Gang has extended Kresge College at the University of California, Santa Cruz, adding four new buildings. Photos Jason O’Rear At the University of California, Santa Cruz, Studio Gang has extended Kresge College, adding three residential halls of residence and a College Academic Centre. Buried among a […]
December 19, 2023
Magarao + Lindenberg Arquitetura has shared photos of a modern home they completed in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, that has its post and beam structure on display throughout the interior. The clients wanted a house with personality and practicality, which would be spacious but without losing coziness. To do this, the architects chose wood as […]
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