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December 9, 2022
Anil Madan, Non-Residential Marketing Manager at Ideal Standard UK, discusses how innovative washroom technologies can help specifiers meet environmental regulations both now and in the future. In association with Commercial washrooms need to be built to last, with durable products that can withstand constant usage. They also need to meet evolving standards and legislation, particularly […]
December 3, 2022
Clementine Blakemore Architects has transformed a collection of ignored agricultural buildings in Dorset into an inclusive retreat and valuable community asset. PhotosLorenzo Zandri & Emma Lewis In West Dorset, Clementine Blakemore Architects (CBA) has turned a series of derelict farmhouse buildings into rural retreat for holiday-makers, a workshop and a centre for community activities. Wraxall […]
December 2, 2022
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios’ sustainable, on-campus nursery for Staffordshire University puts play, development, wellbeing and nature at the heart of early years education. PhotosDaniel Hopkinson Designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, in collaboration with Max Fordham, the £4.4m nursery for Staffordshire University provides 100fte places, including an observational suite with leading digital technology to facilitate […]
December 1, 2022
A contextually sensitive rural temple designed by James Gorst Architects is conceived as a series of orthogonal pavilions unified by a cloistered walkway. PhotosRory Gardiner Won in competition, James Gorst Architects’ temple complex is located in the village of Rake, set within the South Downs National Park. Replacing an existing dilapidated 1970s complex, the new […]
December 1, 2022
The co-founder of Allies & Morrison on how Rome accommodates change. The new need not be the enemy of the old; the present can co-exist with the past. In 1982 – exactly forty years ago – I was on my way back to London having spent a year, or more accurately, nine months, at the […]
November 28, 2022
Vicki Mordue from Biodiverse Consulting answers readers’ questions. What services/benefits can a biodiversity consultant bring to development projects? Traditionally, a biodiversity consultant would have focussed on the ecology of a project and be involved in the survey, assessment, and mitigation of protected/priority species and habitats. At Biodiverse Consulting we take this further. We offer a […]
November 23, 2022
Visuals have been revealed for the 22nd edition of the annual Serpentine Pavilion, a refined, circular timber structure designed by Paris-based architect Lina Ghotmeh. Serpentine Pavilion 2023 designed by Lina Ghotmeh — Architecture, design render exterior view, photo © Lina Ghotmeh — Architecture, courtesy: Serpentine The title of the pavilion, À table, comes from the […]
November 22, 2022
A new theatre has risen from the ashes of Charing Cross Road’s once-infamous Astoria venue. Theatre owner Nica Burns and Derwent CEO Paul Williams share how theatricality and glamour has melded with AHMM’s modern architecture to create a contemporary hub for the West End. The 600 seat auditorium, designed in collaboration with AHMM by Haworth […]
November 15, 2022
An AT Schüco Webinar, on Wednesday 30 November, how various stakeholders in the built environment are designing for net-zero performance. 2 and 3 Angel Square in Manchester, designed by Cartwright Pickard. The UK is aiming for ‘Net-Zero’ emissions by 2050. Meanwhile, the most recent carbon budget puts into law the target to reduce emissions by […]
November 14, 2022
Perhaps best described as a concrete wall with a split personality disorder, an on-site fire house for Swiss mega-brand Vitra exploded the myth that Zaha Hadid’s experimental image-making was unsuited to translation into built work. A sharp, trapezoidal marquee hoisted on spindly pilot is points the way towards the primary pedestrian entrance on the long […]
November 11, 2022
An AT webinar, supported by Geberit and Oscar Acoustics, explored the post-covid workplace and what can be done to maximise health and wellbeing. Since Covid restrictions eased, UK workers have been going into the office an average of 1.5 days a week. In an attempt to encourage employees back, businesses have been trying to make […]
November 9, 2022
Sarah Featherstone explains how a modest community building in Grangetown, Cardiff, challenges the way we define and measure value and shows how universities can partner with local residents to facilitate community-led projects. Familiar forms, such as pitched roofs and a perforated steel screen whose pattern was designed by local young people, capture the richness of […]
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