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September 13, 2022
Photography by Scott Frances New York-based architect Andrea Leung has renovated a 1,600-sf historic Tribeca loft for herself, that’s located within a building dating back to 1864. Accessed via a flight of lopsided stairs, the updated interior includes a narrow entryway that’s closed off from the rest of the interior by a black-framed glass door. […]
September 10, 2022
Angá Arquitetura has completed the interior design of an apartment in Brazil for a family. A key design element in the apartment is the white wall that runs from the living room to the dining room. The white wall, with its vertical channel design, has sliding pocket doors at one end. When opened, the sliding […]
September 9, 2022
Architectural and interior design firm FCstudio has recently completed a modern home in Jardim Paulista, Brazil, that includes large steel shutters that cover some of the windows. The front of the house showcases an upper level that’s encased in metal, adding privacy to the home. At the rear of the home, the metal shutters stand […]
September 8, 2022
Market forces and conservatism are driving queer spaces from urban centres. Tom Wilkinson welcomes a new compendium of LGBTQIA+ places around the world as a timely celebration of the spaces that survive. Comparsa Drag’s performative parties in Buenos Aires, an example of the temporary transformation of spaces through performances, parties and parades. Photograph by Julian […]
September 8, 2022
For Shahed Saleem migration, identity, heritage and narrative are the common threads that weave together practice, curation, teaching and research. Over many years of what has felt like being pulled in different directions, it now seems that the various strands of my work are starting to come together. I founded my architectural practice in Bethnal […]
September 6, 2022
An AT webinar with Amtico Flooring and SIG Design & Technology on school design is taking place on Thursday 22nd September. Belvue School in Perivale, West London, was designed by Studio Weave. Photo by Jim Stephenson. As our cities become ever more densely packed, educational establishments often have to occupy an increasing variety of spaces […]
September 5, 2022
Mae has designed a community building that provides well-being and recreational facilities for the later living residents of London’s Morden College in Blackheath. Mary Duggan appreciates a sophisticated, humane design that reflects and anticipates social change. Established in 1695 by philanthropist Sir John Morden to provide support and accommodation to retired widowed merchants, Morden College […]
September 1, 2022
Discharge below the balcony doors will feed wetness into the living accommodation below A Building Regulation requirement that aids gravitational drainage and prevents capillary action, can channel penetrating rain into a building. Part C, page 37.5.32 describes cavity closers having fins. Penetrating rain gravitates between such fins and discharges where the closer terminates. In the case […]
September 1, 2022
Crittall steel fenestration systems have long been synonymous with quality, craftsmanship and visual appeal. The company’s latest offering continues this tradition, pushing new boundaries in performance with T60 – an innovative, thermally-broken steel window and door system combining the aesthetics of the company’s traditional fenestration solutions with 21st century thermal and acoustic performance levels. Incorporating […]
September 1, 2022
Photography by Jin Weiqi 3andwich Design together with He Wei Studio, has completed the Water Drop Library that’s located in Shuangyue Bay Central Park in Huizhou City, China. Photography by Jin Weiqi The building sits on top of a hill, looking out towards the sea, and has been designed as “a white library under a […]
August 30, 2022
An AT webinar with Medite Smartply exploring urban landscaping strategies is taking place on Thursday 15th September. Goldmsith Street is a collection of Stirling Prize-winning Passivhaus homes in Norwich, designed by Mikhail Riches Architects, with landscape architects, BBUK As more and more of us choose to live in cities, how we make the most of […]
August 29, 2022
August 29, 2022 Stackabl, a collaboration between Toronto-based multidisciplinary design studio, STACKLAB, and its New York-based showroom partner, Maison Gerard, has launched their new collection of lighting. The new pendants will be shown next month in a group exhibition entitled “Composition and Layout: Contemporary Design and Objects” at Mindy Solomon in Miami, Florida. The collection, […]
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