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December 19, 2023
Howells’ has completed a contextually-sensitive and materially-rich pavilion restaurant at the National Trust’s Hanbury Hall in Worcestershire. Photos Greg Holmes Designed by Howells, in collaboration with heritage expert Donald Insall Associates, The Courtyard Kitchen, is a pavilion restaurant located alongside the National Trust’s Hanbury Hall in Worcestershire. The single-storey structure is connected to the Grade […]
December 13, 2023
AHEC explores the performance and aesthetic benefits of thermally modified timber. In association with Maggie’s Centre Oldham by dRMM Architects (ph: Tony Barwell) There is something inherently appealing about wooden buildings. They have a warmth, depth and sense of belonging to the Earth that man-made materials struggle to emulate. Humans have used timber to build […]
December 13, 2023
How a new religious building typology that caters for multiple faiths could unite communities and “heal a fractured world.” Words Daniel Leon We are in an era where secularism often overshadows the importance of religious architecture. The potential demolition of Brighton’s Modernist synagogue prompts us as a society to reconsider the intrinsic value of these […]
December 13, 2023
AT’s inaugural Business Breakfast explored the challenges and opportunities presented by today’s construction market and what the future might hold. In association with The inaugural AT Business Breakfast, in partnership with Total Synergy, took place on 12th December at Redchurch Street Studio in London. Leading movers and shakers from the architectural profession gathered to discuss the […]
December 8, 2023
Article 25 with Michael Hadi Associates and Max Fordham have designed new, passively cooled classrooms for a college in west Niger. Photos Souleymane Ag Anara and Toby Pear In Niamey, west Niger, architecture charity Article 25 has been working with local educational institution, the Collège Amadou Hampaté Bâ, to design and deliver new classrooms and […]
December 5, 2023
Designed by Pritzker Prize-winner Tadao Ando, the concrete pavilion in Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Gardens opens to the public. Interior of MPavilion 10, designed by Tadao Ando, located in the Queen Victoria Gardens in Melbourne. Image by John Gollings. Courtesy of MPavilion. Words Jason Sayer Sat within verdant greenery of Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Gardens, the concrete […]
December 4, 2023
Finlay Swain of Whittaker Parsons has won an open competition to design a creative discontinuous acoustic ceiling for a restaurant using Zentia’s 3D Studio configurator. In association with Good ceiling design is central to most commercial projects – not least restaurants where high-quality servicing, including, acoustics, lighting and ventilation, as well as excellent aesthetics, are […]
December 1, 2023
Watch the AT webinar, in partnership with Geberit, Interface and Oscar Acoustics, which explores the how architects and clients are rethinking the design and construction of workplaces to enhance health and wellbeing, as well as carbon efficiency. Workplaces and working practices are changing rapidly as architects and their clients strive to not only improve environmental […]
November 28, 2023
Architect and academic Greg Bailey on Ljubljana, Slovenia, a stage for life’s rich theatre. A statue of Slovenia’s national poet France Prešeren (1800-1849) with a muse takes pride of place in the city’s central square. ‘Gibanica’ and coffee arrive. The waiter smiles, genuinely. Maybe not quite as big a slice of this delicious traditional cake […]
November 27, 2023
Moxon Architects has transformed a historic Aberdeenshire farmstead into a carefully crafted guesthouse, glasshouse and artist’s studio. Photos Simon Kennedy Moxon Architects has transformed a collection of 19th century agricultural buildings belonging to a hillside farm in the Cairngorms National Park, Aberdeenshire, into a modern guesthouse, glasshouse and artist’s studio. Employing a combination of traditional and […]
November 23, 2023
Bindloss Dawes has transformed an unloved Victorian terraced house in east London into a spacious light-filled family home. Photos Nick Dearden Bindloss Dawes, in collaboration with designer Daytrip, has skilfully reworked a Victorian terraced house in Clapton, east London. The clients tasked the Somerset-based practice with creating a spacious and light-filled dwelling comprising distinct yet […]
November 21, 2023
FMDC discusses how its extensive knowledge of façade systems and materials are used to develop project-specific design solutions. In association with The Perelman Performing Arts Center in New York. Façade and Materials Design Consultants (FMDC) is an employee-owned business established in 2013 when its founding directors left Arup. The company provides façade engineering and materials […]
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