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June 21, 2022
Simon Walker of SIG Zinc & Copper and Sandy Harrison of KME TECU answer readers’ questions on copper. What are the main advantages of copper cladding and roofing over other types of metal?The main advantages of choosing copper for roofing and cladding are its longevity and malleability. Furthermore, it is 100 per cent recyclable, requires […]
June 20, 2022
Paloma Strelitz, creative director of Patch co-working network and founding member of Assemble, on the sense of connectedness in Cape Town’s Bo-Kaap neighbourhood. This photo of me was taken by my friend, the ceramicist and illustrator Michael Chandler. I’m sitting on the narrow elevated stoep (veranda) of his pale pink house on the corner of […]
June 20, 2022
June 20, 2022 Badrinath Kaleru and Prerna Kaleru of Studio Ardete, have sent us photos of ‘Never Never Cube’, a modern commercial building located in India. The building, which started out as a simple box, has been elevated with the inclusion of unique balcony shapes. The balconies, which protrude away from the building, each have […]
June 20, 2022
When Rustic Canyon house was completed in May 2018, one of the residence’s redeeming qualities already then was the surrounding nature. As the 4,100 square-foot (381 square-metre) private home is located in California, the trees and vegetation have done what they do in warm climates: they have grown tremendously and now obscure the modernist white […]
June 17, 2022
Kariuok Architects have designed a modern cabin in Quebec, Canada, that’s elevated to be located within the treetops. Local zoning rules required a 100-foot (30-metre) setback from the lake, while a cliff face at the 100-foot mark was incorporated into the design, removing the need to blast the rock. To minimize harm to the hillside […]
June 16, 2022
The British Council for Offices (BCO) has recommended a permanent shift to lower density workspaces to reflect how the Covid-19 pandemic has transformed our use of offices. The pandemic has brought with it an uptick in hybrid working, which has reduced peak office occupancy in most offices since the last BCO occupier density study was […]
June 16, 2022
Rachel Hoolahan’s work at Orms is focused on translating research into meaningful change on projects and reusing buildings and materials – even the ones that weren’t designed with reuse in mind. Although the climate emergency has been on sustainability agendas for a long time, for many it was an intangible future. The pandemic fundamentally turned […]
June 14, 2022
Skip to content Charles Holland Architects wins Davidson Prize 2022 A team led by Charles Holland Architects has won this year’s Davidson Prize for its concept Co-Living in the Countryside, a rural co-housing development with affordable rent. Charles Holland Architects, together with research charity the Quality of Life Foundation, artist Verity-Jane Keefe and urbanist and […]
June 14, 2022
Bob Allies assesses the merits of The Marlo, a suite of apartments by Barbara Weiss Architects that give a new lease of life to a 19th-century block on Marylebone High Street, London. Is The Marlo an ambitious project or a modest project? It is modest to the extent that it is concerned principally with the […]
June 13, 2022
There is no doubt the Elizabeth Line will alter our perceptions of London’s geography. But is it too little, too late? Or can our planning system move fast enough to allow newly connected neighbourhoods to flourish? Woolwich station by Weston Williamson + Partners is one of ten new stations forming the Elizabeth Line, which opened […]
June 12, 2022
R Architecture has designed a new home in Melbourne, Australia, that includes an exterior clad in slate shingles. The black Spanish Slate shingles that cover this home, are softened by natural Iron Ash timber elements, as well as perforated aluminum screens and windows in a charcoal powder coat. The shingles are not only on the […]
June 10, 2022
Collingridge And Smith Architects has completed Kakapo Creek, an early learning centre for up to 100 children in Auckland, New Zealand. Founded on the idea of Nga Hau E Wha, the four winds, being symbolic as a meeting place for people from all backgrounds. This idea is embodied in the design of the building, forming […]
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