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February 22, 2024
ADR‘s simple yet refined dwelling for a ski resort manager in the north of the Czech Republic draws on vernacular mountain architecture. Photos BoysPlayNice Sited in Horní Malá Úpa in the Czech Republic, Bučina Cottage is compact yet expressive residence for the manager of a local ski resort. Designed by Prague-based architect ADR, the two-storey […]
February 21, 2024
AT chats to… Michael Pawlyn about post-apocalyptic London, the Regenerative Architecture Index and encouraging clients to focus on their long-term legacy. What is Exploration working on at the moment? We’ve got some really nice clients. We’re working for Vivobarefoot, who make shoes, and in addition to being very committed to regenerative design they are committed […]
February 16, 2024
HLW has produced a learning module on specifying healthy materials for School of Specification. Senior designer Alison Grant outlines the dangers of unhealthy materials and the role that architects can play in improving the supply chain. How do you define healthy? For us at HLW, ‘healthy’ is predominantly about working and living in an environment […]
February 8, 2024
AT chats to… Anna Lisa McSweeney about educating politicians, the Regenerative Architecture Index and why every practice has a part to play. What’s happening at Architects Declare? It’s a really exciting time. There has been the appearance of dormancy, but there’s been all this stuff bubbling away in the background and it suddenly feels as […]
February 1, 2024
Seven years after being commissioned, Daniel Libeskind’s design for the Maggie’s Centre at the Royal Free Hospital in London sees a curvaceous building rise out of what was once a car park. Words Jason Sayer Photos Hufton + Crow At the Royal Free Hospital in Belsize Park, north London, the capital’s third Maggie’s Centre has […]
January 31, 2024
Linda Thiel, partner at White Arkitekter, explores how Euston Road in London, can be a healthier, more inclusive, and sustainable urban environment. Words Linda Thiel Photos White Arkitekter Roads and streets, as the main arteries in our cities, have had a different character at different points in history. With bustling traffic in various forms (from […]
January 30, 2024
Chris Williamson, chairman, WestonWilliamson+Partners on Ilkeston, Derbyshire and how he hopes its rejuvenation can be kick-started. Ilkeston Contemporary Arts (ILKON). “Ilkon” is Old English for ‘everyone’ and was used by Chaucer in the Second Nun’s Tale about Saint Cecilia, who is depicted in one of the stained-glass windows. I had a fantastic free education at […]
January 26, 2024
The inaugural AT Technical Seminar, in partnership with SIG Design & Technology, explored roofing design and specification best practice. On Thursday 18th January at The Building Centre in London, Architecture Today hosted a technical seminar with SIG Design & Technology focusing on roofing design and specification best practice. Specialists Ross Finnie, Ian Dryden, Terry Collins, […]
January 15, 2024
Mclaren.Excell has skilfully reworked a pair of listed Oxfordshire barns, creating a sustainable and future-proof home. Photos Rory Gardiner McLaren.Excell has transformed a pair of grade II-listed barns in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, into a sustainable and future-proof home. The project, includes a two-storey bedroom wing, which is connected to the existing structure via a glazed link. […]
January 4, 2024
Steve Webb of Webb Yates Engineers has produced a learning module on stone for School of Specification. Here, he explains how the potato/tomato line provides a clue as to how stone construction might be developed in the UK. You’ve been involved in a number of conceptual installations exploring the structural and aesthetic possibilities of stone. […]
December 21, 2023
KAAN Architecten has completed the visitor centre at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten. Photos Simon Menges Comprising 65 acres, the Netherlands American Cemetery in the town of Margraten, 10km east of Maastricht, contains the graves of some 8,000 American soldiers from the First and Second World Wars. Dedicated as a cemetery in 1960 and […]
December 19, 2023
Kresge College by Studio Gang Nestled into woodland, Studio Gang has extended Kresge College at the University of California, Santa Cruz, adding four new buildings. Photos Jason O’Rear At the University of California, Santa Cruz, Studio Gang has extended Kresge College, adding three residential halls of residence and a College Academic Centre. Buried among a […]
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