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May 16, 2024
At the University of Oxford, Nex— Architecture and Donald Insall Associates have refurbished the George Gilbert Scott-designed Exeter College Library, improving circulation and qualities of natural light, as well improving the building’s general performance. Alan Dempsey of Nex— Architecture and Michele Verdi of Donald Insall Associates will be speaking about this project in detail at […]
May 15, 2024
Interior designer Tamara Strugova, together with her husband, has completed a contemporary home whose design was inspired by the Fachwerk-style houses found in Hamburg, Germany, with their prominently exposed posts and beams. Inside, the central part of the house encompasses a common area that unites the living room, dining area, and kitchen. The use of […]
May 14, 2024
ANACAPA Architecture has updated a 1970s residence with a combined guesthouse and home office in the hills of Montecito, California. Working closely with the client, the team kept the existing footprint and structure but completely rethought the interior plan, with a focus on places to gather both indoors and outside. The architects are at anacapaarchitecture.com. […]
May 13, 2024
Photos Hufton & Crow When client ANZ first imagined its new HQ offices, it knew that the wellbeing of its employees had to come first. It needed a workspace that reflected its personality and core values whilst supporting collaboration and community. To realise this, it had to prioritise the office acoustics, to allow staff to […]
May 10, 2024
Architects from CSK, Groupwork, John Pardey Architects, Manalo & White, Morrow + Lorraine, Piercy&Company and Pollard Thomas Edwards share their thoughts on a trip to north-west Spain hosted by AccuRoof to view the extraction and processing of natural slate. In association with Photos Timothy Soar and Miles Elliott Chris Collins, AccuRoof This part of Spain […]
May 9, 2024
AT chats to… Footprint founders Tim Pyne and Emily Day about the show’s move to the City of London, the importance of being close to the financial sector and having the best name. What made you move Footprint from Brighton to London? We moved to London primarily because this whole carbon reduction process has been […]
May 8, 2024
In Dvorce, Prague, Green House by Aoc architekti transforms a tired 1960s dwelling into a modern villa connected to its natural surroundings. Photos Studio Flusser Set against the picturesque backdrop of the Vltava River and the Church of St. Philip and Jacob in Zlíchov, the Green House adopts a distinct, fine scraped green render façade […]
May 6, 2024
Van Stapele Koekmakerij is a one-product bakery in Amsterdam. Vera Van Stapele opened it in 2013 in a back alley at Heisteg 4, selling a single cookie: dark chocolate dough, baked crisp outside, with a soft white chocolate centre. The shop drew long queues, and the bakery has now moved to a larger, 300 square-metre […]
May 6, 2024
Andrew Mann Architecture has shared photos of a century-old Edwardian house they renovated in a bustling San Francisco neighborhood. The family home needed a two-car garage, which was created by lifting the existing structure upward to create parking space and allowing for a meticulous refinement of the front facade, staying true to the character of […]
May 6, 2024
Jake Michael Singer is a transdisciplinary artist born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1991. He works in sculpture, photography, drawing and painting, and describes his artistic approach as being primarily concerned with materiality, myth and catharsis. He has created large-scale, site-specific installations in historically significant structures. In addition, he has held several exhibitions in Europe and […]
May 5, 2024
Studio VARA has shared photos of a new home they’ve completed for a couple and their three children, who wanted a highly energy-efficient house that is also fire-resistant. Tucked away, down a windy road outside of Healdsburg, California, the home is positioned to take advantage of views in every direction. The home snakes along the […]
May 2, 2024
Watch the AT webinar, in partnership with Total Synergy and Vectorworks, that looked at the new means and methods being employed to streamline the design and delivery increasingly complex projects. What are the technical and digital tools that afford practitioners better means of working together and improved ways of delivering low-carbon buildings? Where do the […]
13 November 2026
