Architecture & Design Community
May 9, 2024
AT chats to… Footprint founders Tim Pyne and Emily Day about the show’s move to the City of London, the importance of being close to the financial sector and having the best name. What made you move Footprint from Brighton to London? We moved to London primarily because this whole carbon reduction process has been […]
May 8, 2024
In Dvorce, Prague, Green House by Aoc architekti transforms a tired 1960s dwelling into a modern villa connected to its natural surroundings. Photos Studio Flusser Set against the picturesque backdrop of the Vltava River and the Church of St. Philip and Jacob in Zlíchov, the Green House adopts a distinct, fine scraped green render façade […]
May 2, 2024
Watch the AT webinar, in partnership with Total Synergy and Vectorworks, that looked at the new means and methods being employed to streamline the design and delivery increasingly complex projects. What are the technical and digital tools that afford practitioners better means of working together and improved ways of delivering low-carbon buildings? Where do the […]
May 1, 2024
Exploring the aesthetic and performance benefits of Pendock’s Radius column casings and Linea building lining solutions. In association with Linea atrium beam casings at RVC London. The decorative finishing of building interiors and exteriors has evolved into something of a fine art – in some cases, literally. Yet for most commercial structures, whether they’re offices, […]
April 30, 2024
Hien Nguyen, associate director at MCW Architects, on Ho Chi Minh City, where her family has lived for the last ten years. Formerly known as Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has been extraordinary in its speed of transformation in recent years. For the last ten years or so, while my family has been living […]
April 26, 2024
Join us on Wednesday 15th May for our upcoming technical seminar on roof design and specification with roofing specialists AccuRoof in London. Ask the experts on specifying biosolar and hard metal roofing, counting costs and where not to cut corners and drainage best practice. AT Technical Seminar: Roofing Design and Specification best practice – Ask […]
April 23, 2024
Manalo & White has led the conversion of Bangor’s grade-II-listed St Mary’s Church into Nyth (nest in Welsh), a rehearsal centre for the Frân Wen (White Raven) Welsh-language youth theatre company and a community hub for Bangor as a whole. Photos Morgan O’Donovan With a focus on supporting young people from low-income backgrounds to take […]
April 22, 2024
AT talks to Clare Cameron, Director at PRP, about recent developments within the later living housing sector, including the changing priorities of residents, the positive effect of purposeful living, and the need for improved design standards. Is the later living market still buoyant, and what would you say are the main issues currently? The market […]
April 19, 2024
Housing Atlas A compendium of the best housing schemes built across Europe in the 20th Century is an invaluable resource for architects seeking solutions to the current housing crisis. Double page spread devoted to Powell & Moya’s Churchill Gardens, London, completed in 1962. All projects have been painstakingly redrawn to the same graphic standard. Words […]
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 […]
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