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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 […]
November 20, 2024
East London practice THISS Studio has reconfigured a Victorian terrace in Waltham Forest to maximise existing space and minimise carbon impact. Photos Henry Woide A Victorian terrace in Waltham Forest, northeast London, has been transformed by THISS Studio into a light-filled and functional family home. In reconfiguring the ground floor, the East London practice eschewed […]
November 19, 2024
Assemble, Hopkins Architects, ECD Architects, and LOKI share their insights on the key issues hindering the transition to regenerative architecture. Herne Hill Velodrome is a project Hopkins carried in partnership with the local community to preserve it as a resource for both cyclists and locals. (Credit: Simon Kennedy) Hopkins “Initial cost associated with regenerative design […]
November 19, 2024
John Pardey is charmed by Louis Kahn’s National Assembly building in Dhaka, Bangladesh and pays a flying visit to Le Corbusier’s Chandigarh on the way home. Completed in 1982, Louis Kahn’s National Assembly Building is a symbol of Bengali democracy and Dhaka’s jewel in the crown. Words and photographs by John Pardey Dhaka is a […]
November 14, 2024
Watch the AT webinar, in partnership with Geberit, exploring ways of designing more productive and fulfilling workplaces. How can we design more productive and fulfilling workplace environments? What strategic moves are architects making to adapt and enhance existing building stock to deliver offices and studios where staff can work efficiently together and on their own? […]
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