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September 3, 2024
Oslo studio Fragment has developed a demountable wooden apartment building system, offering a flexible framework for adaptable and sustainable living. Illustration of several Rammeverk buildings that form a yard with food and common functions on the ground level. The window placement in the facade is based on the user workshops and how they placed windows […]
September 3, 2024
Foster + Partners has developed a masterplan with Türkiye Design Council to accelerate Turkey’s recovery from a devastating earthquake, while honouring the city’s ancient heritage and capitalising on opportunities to give it a more resilient and environmentally-friendly future. On February 6th, 2023, the Hatay region of Turkey was devastated by an earthquake that killed more […]
August 29, 2024
Office of Displaced Designers (ODD) is calling on UK construction professionals for urgent funding to equip architects and designers in Gaza with the skills to rebuild from the ruins of their homeland. Founder Shareen Elnaschie and one of the co-directors Elizabeth Cunningham explain how you can help. What is Office of Displaced Designers? ODD is […]
August 27, 2024
In Fitzrovia, Central London, White Red Architects has given an old warehouse a new lease of life as a garage and office space in a project that re-connected a client with their great grandfather. Photos James Retief “We found an old photograph and the story began to unravel,” said Joe Haire, director of Shoreditch-based practice, […]
August 23, 2024
The historic Arding & Hobbs department store in Clapham Junction has undergone a mixed-use restoration by London studio Stiff + Trevillion, now offering a gym, food hall and office space. Photos Richard Chivers Originally constructed in 1910, the Arding & Hobbs department store was a prominent fixture in the Clapham Junction neighbourhood. However, following the […]
August 23, 2024
New York City’s High Line is now home to ‘One High Line’, a pair of sculptural towers designed by Danish studio Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). Photos Evan Joseph Joining a notable collection of buildings by architects such as Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel, and Shigeru Ban on New York’s Highline, ‘One High Line’ features two distinct […]
August 21, 2024
The inaugural Regenerative Architecture Index (RAI) will be launched on Thursday 12 September at The Bottle Factory in southeast London with launch sponsors Interface and special guest Brian Eno. Join us and special guest Brian Eno as we celebrate the publication of the first Regenerative Architecture Index over drinks and food. When: Thursday 12 September […]
August 20, 2024
London studio Unknown Works has designed a concept store in Amsterdam for the electric vehicle brand Zeekr. It is the company’s first European flagship and occupies 2,000 square metres inside the historic Vroom & Dreesmann building. A former department store The store sits at the corner of Rokin and Kalverstraat, the city’s main shopping street. […]
August 16, 2024
Shedkm has designed a new church for the Parish of Heswall in Merseyside, allowing the congregation to better serve its community and benefit from a contemporary street presence. Photos Daniel Hopkinson Photography Located on the Wirral, and closer to the River Dee than the Mersey, the Lighthouse Church can be found on Telegraph Road in […]
August 12, 2024
London studio MATT+FIONA has led the creation of the ‘Rubble Garden’ with help from a local group of 11- to 14-year-olds. Photos French+Tye, Luke O’Donovan, MATT+FIONA & Polly Alderton Rubbing shoulders with a Rafael Viñoly-designed visual arts centre and Colchester High Street is the ‘Rubble Garden’. Featuring planting by local (but globally renowned) horticulturalists Beth […]
August 9, 2024
Knight Architects’ recently completed Küstrin-Kietz Rail Crossing on the German/Polish border is the world’s first railway bridge to use carbon fibre as a loadbearing material. Photos Wilfried Dechau Designed by Knight Architects, in collaboration with civil engineer Schüßler-Plan and structural engineer sbp, the Küstrin-Kietz Rail Crossing on the Oder River revives the once famous Berlin-Königsberg-Eydtkuhnen […]
August 7, 2024
Lauma Balina, Principal Engineer, Partner at Max Fordham, answers readers’ questions on Heritage buildings and Part L compliance. The deep retrofit of Grade I listed New Court at Trinity College, Cambridge, by 5th Studio and Max Fordham included the use of internal wall insulation, and reduced window heat loss by 80 per cent (photo: Timothy […]
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