Architecture & Design Community
May 23, 2024
Francesca Ghavami-Milnes reflects on her role as Chair of BCO’s NextGen Midlands Committee, working at Howells and blurring the boundaries between work, rest and play. What’s your involvement with the BCO? I’m the Chair of the NextGen committee for the Midlands. We gather together every four to six weeks and come up with ideas for […]
May 23, 2024
Chloe Prince reflects on BCO Conference, working at Landsec, managing buildings and the battle to make the industry inclusive and diverse. What brings you to BCO Conference? I’m part of the Next Gen committee and I focus particularly on wellbeing, social value and inclusive design. I’ve been involved for about three years and that includes […]
May 20, 2024
The AT Technical Seminar, in partnership with AccuRoof, saw experts in the field present and explore best practices for roofing design and specification. AT is coming to Manchester! Join us for a roofing design and specification technical seminar on Wednesday 12th June. Spaces are limited – register for free and find out more, here. On […]
May 14, 2024
AT talks to Ed Williams, managing partner at Fletcher Priest Architects, about how and why the practice it embedding resilience and future proofing into the design of its buildings. Why is designing for longevity important to Fletcher Priest, and how is this influencing the way you approach building projects? Creating longevity is a passion of […]
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 […]
April 30, 2024
Hien Nguyen, associate director at MCW Architects, on Ho Chi Minh City, where her family has lived for the last ten years. Formerly known as Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has been extraordinary in its speed of transformation in recent years. For the last ten years or so, while my family has been living […]
April 22, 2024
AT talks to Clare Cameron, Director at PRP, about recent developments within the later living housing sector, including the changing priorities of residents, the positive effect of purposeful living, and the need for improved design standards. Is the later living market still buoyant, and what would you say are the main issues currently? The market […]
April 19, 2024
Housing Atlas A compendium of the best housing schemes built across Europe in the 20th Century is an invaluable resource for architects seeking solutions to the current housing crisis. Double page spread devoted to Powell & Moya’s Churchill Gardens, London, completed in 1962. All projects have been painstakingly redrawn to the same graphic standard. Words […]
April 15, 2024
AT talks to Alex Ely, founding director of Mæ, about the challenges and benefits of B Corp certification, and what the practice is doing to further expand its environmental knowledge base. Congratulations on attaining B-Corporation certification! Why did the practice decide to follow this path? First of all, we felt that as a practice we […]
April 12, 2024
Laura Davies talks to Madeleine Jacob about repurposing old furniture and making a studio that’s visually coherent and designed to last. Laura Davies chats to colleague Giovanni Bonavia Pelà in the practice’s new London home. Photograph by Paul Riddle. Tell us about White Arkiteker’s office retrofit. What prompted the move? We outgrew our previous office […]
April 3, 2024
Félicie Krikler, director at Assael Architecture, and RIBA Council member, outlines a strategy for boosting profitability, diversity and job satisfaction, and explains why underselling is selling out. I have worked in practice since 2000 and witnessed the way we win, produce and deliver work change dramatically over the last 23 years. With my children now at […]
March 27, 2024
AT chats to Anica Landreneau, Director of Sustainable Design at HOK about the Buildings and Climate Global Forum which took place in Paris. What’s going on at the Buildings and Climate Global Forum (BCGF)? The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has been meeting since 1995 to tackle global climate change through international […]
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