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August 2, 2024
As the pressures of the Climate Emergency intensify, a key challenge for the nation’s historic institutions is how to reconcile the demands of modern – and still evolving – standards of sustainability within highly sensitive settings. How can historic buildings and estates be made genuinely fit for the future? Over the last decade, Wright & […]
July 31, 2024
A contextually-sensitive visitor centre and bus stop by henkai architekti mark the entrane to the Pustevny mountain saddle in the Czech Republic. Photos BoysPlayNice henkai architekti’s recently completed visitor centre and bus stop have been designed to reduce traffic congestion in the Pustevny saddle – a popular tourist destination in the Beskydy Mountains, Czech Republic. […]
July 26, 2024
Ratcliff Architects associate principal Sarah Knize, who leads the firm’s K-12 academic practice in the US, has researched how school design can support neurodiverse learners, and in particular students with dyslexia. Small details, big effects Knize points out that for neurodiverse learners, minor design decisions can have a large impact. In one school, ceiling fans […]
July 24, 2024
Hugh Strange Architects has combined domestic and agricultural typologies to produce a carefully considered courtyard house that complements its setting on the north Cornish coast. Photos Jason Orton The north Cornish coast is more rugged, wetter and more windswept than the south coast, attracting more surfers than sailors. The cliffs bring to an abrupt end […]
July 23, 2024
Lynch Architects’ addition to the Coroner’s Court in Westminster serves as a place of remembrance and embeds the work of stained glass artist Brian Clarke. Photos Christian Cunninghame, David Grandorge, Rachel Elliott, Rory Gaylor, Prudence Cummings & Andy Stagg On Horseferry Road in west London you’ll find Westminster Coroner’s Court. A quirky-looking building employing red […]
July 23, 2024
In 1969 Foster Associates reworked and extended a Victorian cottage in north London. Gianni Botsford Architects has demolished the cottage but retained the extension, drawing on its distinctive architectural language to design a replacement house. Amir Sanei traces the project’s provenance and assesses the results. Photos Schnepp Renou I first visited this property in early […]
July 18, 2024
The TO: Foundation, in collaboration with Arup, Hassell, LocalWorks, and SINA Loketa, has completed an innovative performing arts centre in Bidi Bidi, Uganda, for Africa’s largest refugee settlement. Photos Mutua Matheka In 2016, northern Uganda’s remote village communities were sparsely populated, relying on hunting and small-scale farming. Today, Bidi Bidi – located 600 kilometres north of […]
July 16, 2024
Stanton Williams has completed new social and residential facilities at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, promoting interaction, collaboration, and sociability. Photos Jack Hobhouse Set within the historic heart of the Cambridge Central Conservation Area, the 5,770 square metre scheme is Emmanuel College’s most significant development in more than 100 years. The £21m development at the University of […]
July 11, 2024
Grimshaw, in collaboration with ppa architectures, has completed an expressive cable-stayed pedestrian bridge in Toulouse, France, as part of the city’s Grand Parc Garonne urban development programme. Photos Marc Mondange The Robert Poujade pedestrian bridge, part of the Grand Parc Garonne urban development project in Toulouse, France, has opened to the public. Designed by Grimshaw […]
July 10, 2024
Knauf has developed a range of high-quality plasterboard systems that enhance comfort and wellbeing through enhanced acoustic performance. In association with Acoustics are often overlooked in the planning and design of internal spaces, yet they significantly influence how we interact and feel within a room, even impacting our overall quality of life. To address this, […]
July 3, 2024
Anurag Verma, chair of the Rural Urban Synthesis Society, has been instrumental in delivering a sustainable neighbourhood for its community in Lewisham. Verma talks to AT about the process of bringing the project to fruition and what’s next for the Community Land Trust. Why was the Rural Urban Synthesis Society (RUSS) set up and what […]
July 1, 2024
Studio acht has reworked a neglected neo-Gothic provost residence in Prague Castle, Czech Republic, improving visitor amenities and opening up a new view over the city. Photos Tomas Slavik Studio acht has reworked the New Provostry – a neo-Gothic building located adjacent to St Vitus Cathedral in Prague Castle – adding to a pair of stone […]
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