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 10, 2023
Retrofit for purpose: Policy, procurement and practice Join us live on Wednesday 31st May as we explore the ways in which we can encourage building retrofits and reuse in the U.K. and how a progressive framework for using existing buildings can benefit architects. How can architects work with clients to prioritise retrofit and re-use? How […]
May 10, 2023
The largest retrospective exhibition of Norman Foster’s work has opened at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Photos Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Spanning some six decades, the largest retrospective exhibition of Norman Foster’s work has opened at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Curated by Frédéric Migayrou, Deputy Director of the Musée National d’Art Moderne, […]
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 has sent us photos of a 1930s brick farmhouse in Washington State that has been redesigned and renovated for today’s living standards. The derelict farmhouse would not accommodate the client’s current needs or visits from their large extended family, so they reached out to SHED Architecture to renovate the existing farmhouse for guests […]
May 7, 2023
May 7, 2023 Ben Callery Architects has shared photos of a rear home extension they completed in Victoria, Australia, that includes a deck for indoor/outdoor living. The deck has been designed with a shaded area that’s home to built-in seating and a couch. The other end of the deck has bi-fold doors open to connect […]
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 3, 2023
First Light Studio has shared photos of a new home they designed that’s nestled into the Port Hills in Governors Bay, New Zealand. The design brief for the house was to create a small home that was well crafted out of nice materials, which resulted in a gable form with a wood finish. Solar panels […]
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