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June 7, 2022
Theaster Gates reveals Black Chapel Serpentine Pavilion – ADC
Skip to content TwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTube Search for: Forum Works Specification Events Podcasts In practice Subscribe Theaster Gates reveals Black Chapel Serpentine Pavilion Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates has unveiled Black Chapel, a cylindrical gathering space designed with Adjaye Associates as the 21st edition of the annual Serpentine Pavilion in London’s Kensington Gardens. Jessica Mairs2022-06-07T17:39:16+01:00 FacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestEmail Works Adjaye […]
June 7, 2022
Research-led practice: Tonkin Liu – ADC
In the first of a series of case studies on the way architects incorporate research into practice, Kat Martindale explores how Tonkin Liu uses physical model making and digital modelling analysis to inform its built work. Model making forms an integral part of Tonkin Liu’s research and design process. From the plasticine, paper and card […]
June 6, 2022
Housing future lifestyles – ADC
How can residential design cater for today’s lifestyles, while also meeting changing expectations around sustainability, health and wellbeing? This question was addressed by a panel of architects and developers at a round table discussion in London hosted by AT and Geberit. In association with Designed by Metropolitan Workshop for Pocket Living, Addiscombe Grove in East […]
June 4, 2022
Landscaping Idea – An Overhanging Concrete Patio Allows For Hidden LED Lighting
AM-arqstudio has completed a new house in Braga, Portugal, for a couple that wanted to create a social atmosphere, with interior areas interacting with the outdoors. An interesting design feature of the outdoor space is the concrete patio that wraps around the side of the house and includes hidden LED lighting under the overhang, which […]
June 3, 2022
Takero Shimazaki Architects inserts cinema in London railway arches –
Takero Shimazaki Architects (t-sa) has transformed eight railway arches in Camden into a cinema for the Curzon chain. Occupying arches N7 to N14 within the viaduct that connects the Kentish Town West and Camden Road Overground stations in north London, the new additions comprising the cinema look out onto the Hawley Road and the Regents […]
June 2, 2022
Dav Bansal – ADC
Since joining Glenn Howells Architects over twenty years ago, partner Dav Bansal has evolved from a self-centred architect to a studio leader who is focused on helping others to succeed. ‘Happy organised chaos’ is how I would describe my joy, my tempo and my way of thinking……I thrive in chaos yet equally strive for order […]
June 1, 2022
Divine insulation – ADC
A redundant Glasgow church has been given a comprehensive makeover with the help of high-performance spray foam insulation from Huntsman Building Solutions. In association with Castlehead Church, Paisley, had lain empty since its closure in 2010 Castlehead Church, an imposing, 18th century, stone-built structure in Paisley, south west Scotland had lain empty since its closure […]
June 1, 2022
Innovative insulation – ADC
Recticel’s eurowall + insulation delivers excellent performance without compromising wall construction In association with In line with Recticel’s commitment to innovation, Eurowall + is designed with the builder and end user in mind. Available in a range of thicknesses from 75mm, the full-fill insulation board’s evolutionary composition means it changes the way a wall works […]
June 1, 2022
Zinc: similar history, different outcomes – ADC
Jonathan Lowy, Operational Marketing Manager at VMZINC traces the history and technical development of zinc roofing and cladding in Europe from the 19th century to the modern day. In association with Space Park, Leicester, Shepheard Epstein Hunter Architects Soon after VMZINC was founded back in 1837, zinc began to be used as a roofing material […]
June 1, 2022
Aero pitch – ADC
Justin Seldis, MD at Sunsquare introduces Aero Pitch, which is said to be the world’s smartest and most thermally efficient skylight for pitched roofs. At Sunsquare we’re renowned for our specialism in designing and manufacturing flat roof skylights, and over the past 18 years, we’ve developed a market-leading range that’s unrivalled for its quality, design, […]
June 1, 2022
Best in class – ADC
Encasement explains how its range of high-performance decorative casings can improve the functionality and aesthetics of learning environments. In association with Forma metal casings at Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School in Sutton Coldfield It has long been recognised that the educational environment can have a significant influence on student performance and wellbeing, a fact that was […]
June 1, 2022
Still standing: Stockholm Public Library – ADC
Ian Volner revisits Gunnar Asplund’s eccentric Stockholm library, which showcases the competing impulses of an architect who embraced Premodernism, Modernism and even Postmodernism – decades before the term came into popular use. The exterior reads as a homage to the fantastical monuments of 18th-century hyper-rationalists Louis Boullée and Claude Nicolas Ledoux: a four-square palazzo clad […]
