Architecture & Design Community
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 2, 2024
Join our online webinar on 17 July with experts from Allies and Morrison, Gensler, Sustainable Workplaces (Sustainable Ventures) and Oscar Acoustics as we explore the tensions – social and financial – in providing flexible and accommodating, high-quality workspaces. Material Works Architecture’s exemplar low-impact office fit-out for Sustainable Workspaces at London’s County Hall. Credit: Jim Stephenson. […]
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 […]
June 26, 2024
A new era of CPD began this year following a major shake-up of requirements, compliance and enforcement by the ARB and RIBA. Architecture Today’s Technical Editor John Ramshaw reports on the changes that have been made and how these are impacting architectural practices. tp bennett’s Re-gen panel speaking initiative is part of a year-long initiative […]
June 21, 2024
In Deptford, Southeast London, Cooke Fawcett has added makers studios for Cockpit, a charity that offers space and support for creatives. Photos Max Creasy and Peter Landers Once a 1960s office and now a bustling hub for makers of all crafts, Cockpit’s hub in Deptford has been given a new lease of life by London […]
June 14, 2024
In Udaipur, Rajasthan, Studio SAAR has designed a new learning and cultural centre for Dharohar, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to providing extra-curricular activities for both adults and young people. Photos Ananya Singhal, Ankit Jain & Edmund Sumner Envisioned as a ‘third space’ — a place beyond home or school — Studio SAAR’s design for the […]
June 14, 2024
AT talks to Ananya Singhal and Jonny Buckland, co-founders of Studio SAAR – a young and growing practice with offices in Frome, Somerset and Udaipur in Rajasthan, that is taking on projects of all sizes across two continents. How did you two come together? Ananya Singhal We met while studying at the University of Bath […]
June 13, 2024
Prague-based practice IXA has completed a heartfelt memorial to a celebrated Czech army general and underground resistance leader from the Second World War. Photos Benedikt Markel In 2017, nearly 30 years after the fall of the communist regime, Zdeňka Mašínová regained her father‘s ancestral farm in Lošany, Czech Republic. In the same year, a society […]
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