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August 11, 2023
The founder and CEO of Valouran discusses the importance of resilience and strength when it comes to developing successful projects, and why retrofit offers the best of both worlds from a design and environmental perspective. Alex Michelin, founder and CEO of Valouran Can you tell us about Valouran? I founded Valouran with my former-CFO at […]
August 7, 2023
Katy Marks, founder of Citizens Design Bureau, on Sarajevo, the ‘Jerusalem of Europe’ where culture is both a survival tool and the city’s life force. The Bosnian musician Vedran Smailović, known as the ‘Cellist of Sarajevo, played in ruined buildings and often under the threat of snipers during the four-year Siege of Sarajevo on 1992-1996. […]
August 4, 2023
Office S&M’s house for two graphic designers makes use of playful colours and shapes to build on the client’s predilection for Art Deco motifs. Bold forms and striking colours abound — this is nothing new for London-based studio Office S&M. The practice has cut its teeth with playful designs awash with colour, adding joy to […]
July 31, 2023
London-based practice New Makers Bureau and Ugandan multidisciplinary firm Localworks have delivered phase one of Kampala’s first purpose-built community arts space. Timothy Latim enjoys a contemporary take on vernacular forms and construction techniques. Focused on the creation and exploration of contemporary art in Uganda, 32° East Ugandan Arts Trust comprises a gallery, studios, artists’ residences […]
July 28, 2023
Experts from Kings College London’s Centre of Construction Law and Dispute Resolution have produced a course on CCPC for School of Specification. Tutor Darya Bahram asks why adversarial models of procurement and contracting persist. Visit www.schoolofspecification.co.uk for a comprehensive learning module on collaborative construction procurement and contracting produced by Darya Bahram and her colleagues from […]
July 27, 2023
Michelmersh has launched its latest sustainable initiative: SustainableBrick.com In association with Michelmersh Brick Holdings has introduced SustainableBrick.com, a bold new initiative that aims to showcase the many benefits of clay brick to specifiers, construction professionals, homeowners and housebuilders. The platform aims to reinforce to architectural professionals, the evolution and investment the industry is making towards […]
July 24, 2023
John Robertson Architects has repurposed the 1920s Daily Mail HQ in the City of London to create one of the 1% of refurbishment projects to achieve BREEAM Outstanding. John Robertson Architects (JRA) has retrofitted the former headquarters and print works of the Daily Mail newspaper on Tudor Street, close to Fleet Street in the City […]
July 17, 2023
Zoë Barrett, Wayfinding Director at DNCO, on her emotional connection to Gatwick Airport and how it sparked her love of wayfinding. When most people excitedly book a holiday, they ultimately dream of their final destination; relaxing on sunny beaches, exploring cobbled streets lined with shops and cafes, enjoying late dinners in the warm evening sun. […]
July 13, 2023
HGG London’s Dicle Guntas extols the virtues of out-of-the ordinary projects, multi-layered meanings and innovative design. Dicle Guntas photographed by Timothy Soar. Can you tell us about HGG London? HGG London is a boutique property company focusing on the areas of London with rich tapestries. Since 2013, we have been focusing on making a positive […]
July 10, 2023
AOC and De Matos Ryan have transformed the V&A’s former Museum of Childhood in east London into a state-of-the-art visitor experience aimed at fostering the next generation of artists, thinkers, makers and innovators. Photos Luke Hayes and David Parry (courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum) Designed by AOC, in collaboration with De Matos Ryan, […]
July 10, 2023
Herzog & de Meuron stages major exhibition at the Royal Academy The Royal Academy of Arts is staging an exhibition of critically acclaimed Swiss architectural practice Herzog & de Meuron (H&dM), the first in London for almost twenty years. Herzog & de Meuron. Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, 2001-16. Photograph by Iwan Baan. Founded in Basel in 1978 […]
July 3, 2023
Moxon Architects has completed an innovative, low-maintenance timber bridge in Balingen, southern Germany. Photos Simon Kennedy Moxon Architects, in collaboration with timber bridge engineering specialist IB-Miebach, has completed a pedestrian and cycle bridge in the Balingen, southern Germany. Won in competition and unveiled ahead of the 2023 Baden-Würtemberg Garden Show, the bridge links event venues […]
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