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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 […]
June 8, 2022
An AT Schüco webinar exploring ways of evaluating, upgrading and repurposing our historic building stock is taking place on Wednesday 29th June. Lambeth Palace Library, London, by Wright & Wright Architects (ph: Hufton + Crow) Heritage matters. But how do we quantify its worth in cultural and environmental terms? How can we unlock its value […]
June 7, 2022
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
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
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
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 (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 […]
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