Architecture & Design Community
May 17, 2023
Hassell set to unveil Uganda’s Bidi Bidi Refugee Music & Arts Centre at the London Design Biennale 2023. A pavilion dedicated to Bidi Bidi Music & Arts Centre in northern Uganda’s Bidi Bidi refugee settlement will debut at the London Design Biennale which takes place at London’s Somerset House from 1-25 June. The project, which […]
May 17, 2023
Basil Anuar, an architectural apprentice at Levitt Bernstein, explains why apprentice architects can learn a lot from practice – and vice versa. Basil Anuar The profession of architecture is adapting to the changing times in which we live, by taking steps to be more inclusive and better reflect the communities for whom we design and […]
May 16, 2023
Watch the AT webinar, in partnership with Inevidesk, Total Synergy, and Vectorworks, which explores the opportunities, benefits and challenges of adopting the latest digital technologies in practice. How are digital technologies aiding collaboration, supporting new ways of working and improving competitiveness, productivity and efficiency in practice? These questions were explored in this AT webinar, supported by Inevidesk, […]
May 16, 2023
Photography by Scott Norseworthy Shim-Sutcliffe Architects has sent us photos of the Ace Hotel in Toronto, Canada, which has a red brick facade that draws guests in with a wood-lined opening. Working closely with the creative agency Atelier Ace, the architects of the hotel decided to cover the exterior of the hotel in brickwork with […]
May 11, 2023
May 11, 2023 Design firm Studio Materiality has shared photos of Macaroni, a pasta shop they completed that’s located in the heart of Athens, Greece. The designers drew inspiration from the 1970s, with a boldly colored design, complete with a font from that era to create the logo. The exterior wall has a striped design […]
May 9, 2023
An ambitious regeneration project in Zottegem, Belgium, by Studio Farris Architects forms a strong connection to its site and the wider city context. Photos Martino Pietropoli Antwerp-based practice Studio Farris Architects has completed Collegium, a residential project in Zottegem, Belgium, that refurbishes and extends a dilapidated 19th-Century building located on a neglected urban ‘island’. The […]
May 9, 2023
SHED Architecture & Design has renovated a 1930s brick farmhouse in Washington State. The derelict house no longer suited the client’s needs or the visits of their large extended family, so the brief was twofold: renovate the old farmhouse for guests and design a new primary residence. The architects are at shedbuilt.com. Exterior kept, interior […]
May 7, 2023
Ben Callery Architects has completed a rear extension to an Edwardian home in Victoria, Australia. The addition is built around indoor-outdoor living, with a deck, bi-fold doors and bi-fold windows that join the rooms to the garden. The architects are at bencallery.com.au. A deck with a shaded lounge One end of the deck is shaded […]
May 4, 2023
IF_DO’s highly accomplished barn conversion in Suffolk employs a series of delicate interventions that are mostly freestanding and demountable. Photos Jo Underhill IF_DO has transformed a 17th century, Suffolk-based agricultural building into a gallery for the display and storage of 20th century paintings and furniture. An earlier restoration of the grade II-listed structure in 2009 […]
May 2, 2023
ByOthers’ hand-made studio in Peckham, South London will help the new practice grow as it straddles architecture, contracting and development Photos Lorenzo Zandri Words Jason Sayer “When establishing the practice I wanted to embark on a project that would mark the intersection of our interests in design, material exploration and construction,” Richard Keys, director at […]
April 30, 2023
April 30, 2023 WILLIAM TOZER Associates has designed a small backyard office in London, England, that also includes a rock climbing gym. Full-height glazed doors slide open to connect the interior office space with the landscaped yard. Inside, desks and storage are integrated into the solid walls of the office space, while a kitchenette is […]
April 26, 2023
Arno Schuurs and Paulien van Noort of design-build firm GetAway Projects BV, have shared photos of a tiny house in The Netherlands that they completed that’s almost entirely made out of glass to fully enjoy the surrounding forest. The allowed footprint of the new build was 21 feet x 26 feet (6.5m x 8m), which […]
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