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April 5, 2022
Skip to content Victoria Whenray in conversation with Isabel Allen Learning from European cities – and from Sheffield, the real Bilbao effect, the power of grassroots projects and thinking outside the red line to embed new parts of the city in the wider neighbourhood. Victoria Whenray is a partner at Conran and Partners, with a […]
April 5, 2022
In its three-plus-year existence, Casa JL, designed by Cinco Solidos, has become gradually more and more one with its lush natural surroundings. When the 1,100 square-metre (11,840 sq.ft) house was built up the hill to face the city of Medellín, it was created to respond to and disappearing into the mountainside. With the tropical, rainy […]
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 4, 2022
Designer Michael Kramer has shared his latest project with us, a new home in the Bernal Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, California. One design aspect that stood out was the inclusion of a shelving niche illuminated with LED lighting in one of the home’s bathrooms. The shelving niche, which has been built into the wall […]
April 2, 2022
Kitchen design and cabinetry company Bakes & Kropp, working with interior designer Cathy Buik, has remodeled a small, dated galley kitchen in a New York City home. The new kitchen fills exactly the same footprint, yet looks and works very differently. The company is at bakesandkropp.com. Before: dark and underused The old kitchen had wood […]
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 […]
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