Architecture & Design Community
August 10, 2022
Squire and Partners has designed a bespoke ‘cogwheel’ façade for art’otel, a 26-storey art-inspired hotel in London’s Hoxton. Partner Murray Levinson talks to Architecture Today about the challenges involved. Located in the South Shoreditch Conservation Area, the flagship development includes a hotel, creative studios, workshops, an arts hub, spa and cinema Squire and Partners is […]
August 4, 2022
An AT Schüco webinar exploring fire-resistant building design in response to the new Building Safety Act is taking place on Wednesday 31st August. What does the Building Safety Act mean for those working within the built environment? How can those involved in design and construction comply with these new regulations to manage safety and fire […]
August 2, 2022
Rise Design Studio has refurbished and extended the Lexi Cinema in Kensal Rise, adding a second screen and bar to expand the venue’s offering. The Lexi Cinema hoped to install a beer garden to take the place of an improvised bar set up by residents, but when this was rejected by Brent Council due to […]
August 1, 2022
Radmat explores fire performance criteria and best practice for green, blue and biosolar roofs. In association with Anchorage House (ph: Jonathan Lucas) The Building Regulations set the Statutory (legal) minimum requirements for the construction of buildings in the United Kingdom, establishing minimum performance requirements to prevent the loss of life. In England, Wales and Northern […]
July 25, 2022
The new National Model Design Code is being trialled across the UK. Gail Mayhew, managing director of Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole’s new placemaking company FuturePlaces, looks at the lessons that can be learnt from previous attempts to codify urban design. Nansledan, an extension to Newquay, Cornwall, on Duchy of Cornwall land implemented a design code that […]
July 22, 2022
Seven projects from six practices are in the running for the Royal Institute of British Architects Stephen Lawrence Prize 2022. Photograph by Johan Dehlin Launched in 1998 and founded by the Marco Goldschmied Foundation, the Stephen Lawrence Prize recognises emerging architects and is for projects that have a construction budget below £1 million. The prize […]
July 13, 2022
An AT CPD webinar, in partnership with Sto, on how to correctly specify robust glass rainscreen facades for public spaces is taking place on Thursday 28th July. The conversation around public spaces has developed significantly since the pandemic amplified the importance of high-quality public realm design. But how can we ensure such public spaces remain […]
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