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December 17, 2024
Set on a steep hillside in Černošice’s villa district, this bridge-like family home by Stempel & Tesar architekti combines innovative engineering with a dramatic response to its unique site, delivering panoramic views of the Berounka Valley. Photos Filip Šlapal / Fotes Occupying one of the steepest plots in Černošice’s historic villa district in Czechia, Villa […]
December 16, 2024
Sadie Snelson Architects and YJCA have completed a practical and contextually-sensitive family home on the north coast of Cornwall. Photos Agnese Sanvito Designed by Sadie Snelson Architects, in collaboration with YJCA, Padstow House is nestled in a valley overlooking Cornwall’s Camel Estuary. The brief was for a family home including an open-plan kitchen/living area with […]
December 13, 2024
Loader Monteith and Studio SJM’s vocational learning centre in the heart of a woodland estate carefully balances student wellbeing with environmental sensitivity. Photos Jim Stephenson Loader Monteith, working in collaboration with Studio SJM, has completed the Harmeny Learning Hub, a 500-square-metre vocational education centre designed for Harmeny Education Trust. Set within a 35-acre woodland estate […]
December 12, 2024
Architects and designers are invited to compete for the design of a lasting tribute to Queen Elizabeth II in St James’s Park. The UK Government has launched a competition to select a multidisciplinary team to create the masterplan for a national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II. Located in London’s St James’s Park, the project will […]
December 10, 2024
Working with Jacobs, Moxon Architects has designed a cable-stayed pedestrian and cycling bridge that connects Worcester’s historic core to its north-western suburbs. Photos Simon Kennedy Moxon Architects, working alongside Jacobs, has delivered Kepax Bridge, a striking 145-metre-long pedestrian and cycling bridge spanning the River Severn in Worcester. Commissioned by Worcestershire County Council, the bridge is […]
December 10, 2024
Henrietta Billings, director of SAVE Britain’s Heritage, on why the M&S demolition decision exposes a broken planning system and how we need urgent reform to safeguard heritage assets and reduce embodied carbon emissions. Designed by Trehearne & Norman with WA Lewis, Orchard House was completed in 1930 and has been Marks & Spencer’s flagship Oxford […]
December 5, 2024
UNESCO has recognised Parisian zinc roofers and ornamentalists, adding them to the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. On December 4th, 2024, in Asunción, Paraguay, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO added the ‘Know-how of Parisian zinc roofers and ornamentalists’ to the indicative List of the Intangible […]
December 4, 2024
Watch the AT webinar, in partnership with Milient and Vectorworks, exploring how technology can be used to boost productivity, efficiency, and innovation within architectural practice. What tools can architects use to help them run efficient, productive and innovative practices? How can technology aid the design and delivery of projects that comply with – or exceed […]
December 3, 2024
Spratley & Partners’ mill house in Cranborne Chase skilfully blends historic and modern typologies to maximise its AONB setting. Photos Tim Soar Spratley & Partners has completed Knighton Mill, a 610-square-metre house situated in the Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Set on a historic waterway site, the original mill structure had been […]
November 28, 2024
Cooke Fawcett has extended an old mill and added a new studio workshop for a creative couple in Hampshire. Photos James Brittain “Touch the Earth lightly,” said the late, great Australian architect Glenn Murcutt. His buildings did just that, employing a vernacular of lightweight materials – chiefly timber and corrugated sheet metal – that came […]
November 27, 2024
Leviat’s Nicolas De Vrieze and Nobert Omony answer readers’ questions on balcony connectors. Ancon steel-to- concrete (STC) balcony connector first-fix brackets awaiting connection of balconies, alongside already completed balconies. What are the main types of balcony connectors available? Balcony connectors form a critical link between the balcony and the building structure, transferring loads and accommodating […]
November 26, 2024
Tuckey Design Studio has turned a 16th century Somerset wool hall into a recording studio and home, revealing the essence of the historic structure, finding beauty in the mundane, and celebrating the richness of the building’s past. Words Ingrid Petit Photographs James Brittain When you first approach Wool Hall and see its arched entrance, outdoor […]
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