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April 18, 2024
Jeff Edwards, Engineering Manager for Leviat’s masonry division, answers readers’ questions on masonry support systems. Leviat supplied a bespoke Ancon MDC masonry support system for Kampus, a £250m housing development in Manchester (photo: Greg Holmes) What are the main types of masonry support system available, where are they typically used, and how are they commonly […]
April 15, 2024
AT talks to Alex Ely, founding director of Mæ, about the challenges and benefits of B Corp certification, and what the practice is doing to further expand its environmental knowledge base. Congratulations on attaining B-Corporation certification! Why did the practice decide to follow this path? First of all, we felt that as a practice we […]
April 12, 2024
Laura Davies talks to Madeleine Jacob about repurposing old furniture and making a studio that’s visually coherent and designed to last. Laura Davies chats to colleague Giovanni Bonavia Pelà in the practice’s new London home. Photograph by Paul Riddle. Tell us about White Arkiteker’s office retrofit. What prompted the move? We outgrew our previous office […]
April 8, 2024
Development director at General Projects, Ben Cross talks to AT about retrofitting two major buildings in London and what the market for retrofit is like at the moment and moving forward. Ben Cross (Credit: With Love Studio) What’s going on at the Heal’s Building (currently being retrofitted by Buckley Gray Yeoman)? Our workplace-led re-imagination of […]
April 3, 2024
Félicie Krikler, director at Assael Architecture, and RIBA Council member, outlines a strategy for boosting profitability, diversity and job satisfaction, and explains why underselling is selling out. I have worked in practice since 2000 and witnessed the way we win, produce and deliver work change dramatically over the last 23 years. With my children now at […]
March 28, 2024
Knauf Insulation has launched a range of high-performance ‘gateway-ready’ rainscreen cavity systems. Introduced as part of the Building Safety Act, ‘gateways’ are designed to manage risk at each stage of the design, construction, completion and occupation of a higher-risk building, with each one requiring the approval of the Building Safety Regulator. Knauf Insulation’s timely and […]
March 27, 2024
AT chats to Anica Landreneau, Director of Sustainable Design at HOK about the Buildings and Climate Global Forum which took place in Paris. What’s going on at the Buildings and Climate Global Forum (BCGF)? The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has been meeting since 1995 to tackle global climate change through international […]
March 27, 2024
Recticel Insulation’s on-demand, industry-recognised CPD seminars are where professional insights on a range of insulation subjects and practices are available at the click of a button. In association with CPD is mandatory in architecture. But finding the time to stay up-to-date and competent with current practice can be a challenge. It is vital that we […]
March 14, 2024
Oliver Broadbent explains why UK Architects Declare’s Building Blocks manifesto is so necessary and introduces his book The Regenerative Structural Engineer. Oliver Broadbent (left) and James Norman, co-authors of the Regenerative Structural Engineer. What brings you to The House of Commons? The Building Blocks Manifesto is a call to action for the next UK […]
March 14, 2024
Enhancements to Reynaers key curtain walling systems boosts design freedom for architects. In association with Reynaers Aluminium UK has enhanced two of its key curtain walling systems, adding compatible components to support architects in enjoying design freedom and allowing it to respond faster to industry demands. The latest update to Reynaers’ ConceptWall 50 (CW 50) […]
March 13, 2024
Kate Raworth, ecological economist and author of Doughnut Economics, explains why she’s proud to support Building Blocks, the manifesto produced by UK Architects Declare, as a blueprint for government policy to transform the built environment. Kate Raworth (front row centre holding a loop) pictured at the House of Commons after the launch of Building Blocks, […]
March 6, 2024
Architecture Office has restored and extended a Grade II listed property on the River Fowey in Cornwall. Photos Nick Dearden Edinburgh studio Architecture Office has completed an extension to a Grade-II listed 19th Century home in the in the village of Golant. Located just off the wide banks of the River Fowey, the house sits […]
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