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July 1, 2022
Two exhibitions in London showcase Zaha Hadid’s design work and early visions for the city. Before her serpentine pavilion commission in 2007 Zaha Hadid had never built in Britain. Prior to this, the Baghdad born proponent of parametricism had been the Doyenne paper architect who had bold ambitions for her adopted home city and place […]
July 1, 2022
Duravit has launched a stylish new bathroom series conceived by Philippe Starck. In association with Just like that carefree feeling you get from a short break by the sea: Duravit’s new Soleil by Starck bathroom series is designed to create a natural and relaxed atmosphere with its subtle and elegant lines (bathroom furniture D-Neo in […]
June 29, 2022
An AT webinar, in partnership with Sika UK, exploring ways of maximising cradle-to-cradle design is taking place on Wednesday 20th July. What do effective cradle-to-cradle principles look like in reality? How can we fully understand the whole-life cost of buildings and materials? And how can the construction industry create a regenerative built environment that takes […]
June 23, 2022
The interior and exterior finishing of buildings typically demands a combination of practicality, durability and aesthetics. In the latest chapter of the ‘Rediscovering Pendock’ series, lining and enclosure specialist Pendock explores its multifaceted Linea range. In association with The Pendock Linea name was first used more than 20 years ago, when the company began the […]
June 21, 2022
Simon Walker of SIG Zinc & Copper and Sandy Harrison of KME TECU answer readers’ questions on copper. What are the main advantages of copper cladding and roofing over other types of metal?The main advantages of choosing copper for roofing and cladding are its longevity and malleability. Furthermore, it is 100 per cent recyclable, requires […]
June 20, 2022
Paloma Strelitz, creative director of Patch co-working network and founding member of Assemble, on the sense of connectedness in Cape Town’s Bo-Kaap neighbourhood. This photo of me was taken by my friend, the ceramicist and illustrator Michael Chandler. I’m sitting on the narrow elevated stoep (veranda) of his pale pink house on the corner of […]
June 16, 2022
The British Council for Offices (BCO) has recommended a permanent shift to lower density workspaces to reflect how the Covid-19 pandemic has transformed our use of offices. The pandemic has brought with it an uptick in hybrid working, which has reduced peak office occupancy in most offices since the last BCO occupier density study was […]
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 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 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 1, 2022
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
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 […]
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