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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
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 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 […]
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 […]
March 29, 2022
Nestled in the city of Lincoln, Nebraska, this 480 square foot modern tiny home has been built using three 20 foot shipping containers. The tiny house with its sloped roof has a white exterior that’s accented by wood and black frames, giving it a modern yet welcoming appearance. The interior includes a bright, open-plan living […]
March 28, 2022
Nimtim Architects has won an invited competition, organised by Geberit with Architecture Today, to design an inspirational and functional family bathroom measuring just six square metres in size. Loo of a Lifetime by Nimtim Architects As any architect worth their salt will know, designing a small bathroom that can combine functionality and spatial efficiency with […]
March 27, 2022
5468796 Architecture has designed a circular apartment building in Winnipeg, Canada, lifted high above the ground. Locally it has picked up the nicknames “flying saucer” and “UFO”. A difficult site The building rises between a freeway and the backs of neighbouring properties in an industrial area. The plot was seen as undesirable: industrial surroundings, limited […]
March 25, 2022
Join us for an AT webinar exploring opportunities to support architectural education and intelligent reconstruction in Ukraine, which is taking place with the Kharkiv School of Architecture on Thursday 21 April. Architecture students carry out a performance at the Kharkiv School of Architecture Ukraine is finding creative ways to support and educate a new generation […]
March 25, 2022
Determined to stay in Ukraine, the Kharkiv School of Architecture has temporarily relocated across the country to Lviv. Robert Mull talks to the school’s co-founder Oleg Drozdov and Deputy Chancellor Iryna Matsekova about the battle for future architects and engineers in the country and the most effective way for the UK construction industry to offer […]
March 24, 2022
It is always a challenge to design a new house that doesn’t scream NEW. This is especially demanding if the neighbourhood is well established, the house sizeable and the owners’ taste leans toward midcentury modernism. In addition, a sprawling interior that screams newness can feel coldly sterile and pretentiously fake and give off “display suite” […]
March 22, 2022
Tate + Co’s new Creative Centre for the York St John University is designed to be loose fit and accessible to all, suiting the needs of a growing university. WordsJason Sayer PhotosHufton+Crow York is one of England’s most historic and treasured cities. Notably for its built environment, this means a great majority of its architecture was […]
March 21, 2022
Jay Morton of Bell Phillips Architects calls for political and regulatory action to accelerate the adoption and development of low-carbon and zero-carbon construction methods. On its completion in 2017 Dalston Works by Waugh Thistleton was the world’s tallest CLT building at 33 metres high. Post Grenfell fire regulations have banned the use of combustible materials, […]
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