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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 […]
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 30, 2024
Bespoke rooflights from Stella Rooflight complement a house extension in south London, flooding the living space with natural light and strengthening the connection between the inside and outside. In association with The project Clients Katherine and James contacted Cox Architects at the height of the pandemic in 2020, when they were thinking of buying a […]
July 26, 2024
Sarah Knize, K-12 academic practice leader and an associate principal at Ratcliff Architects in the US, talks to AT about her research in designing for neurodiverse learners and the impact architecture can have on teaching and learning. Ease of outdoor access promotes vestibular movement and gross motor skill development, providing a reset when back in […]
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 19, 2024
AT chats to… Hannah Wilson, a player and coach for Great Britain Women’s Open tag rugby team and associate at Piercy&Company about the influence of sport on her career in architecture. AT’s Stella Forde (left) caught up with Hannah Wilson (right) at Piercy & Co’s offices in Camden. Like Wilson, Forde also balances competitive sport […]
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