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September 6, 2023
A strong sense of social purpose unites the six projects shortlisted for the 2023 RIBA Stirling Prize for the best new building in the UK. Photograph by Jim Stephenson Six projects have made it to this year’s Stirling Prize shortlist, announced today (Wednesday 6 September). The RIBA is keen to underline the fact that this […]
August 31, 2023
Jonathan Tuckey Design has restored a 19th century hillside farmstead in the Piemonte region of Northern Italy into a home and studio for a fashion designer and naturalist. Nestled on a hillside in the Piemonte region of Northern Italy Cascina was built as a 19th century farmstead consisting of three stone volumes – a two-storey […]
August 31, 2023
Oliver Leech Architects’ skilful manipulation of light, space and materiality has resulted in a visually-striking Surrey home that supports assisted living. Designed by Oliver Leech Architects, Butterfly House is a multi-generational dwelling located in Esher, Surrey. Commissioned by Nikki and Richard Earthrowl, the two-bedroom property occupies part of the couple’s garden and is intended for […]
August 29, 2023
Senior Technical and Design Advisor Marcus Franklin of Wienerberger UK – sponsor of the School of Specification – answers readers’ questions on brick rainscreen cladding. Wienerberger’s Corium brick tile cladding was specified by Marks Barfield Architects for the Cambridge Mosque Why choose a brick rainscreen over a traditional brick façade? Brick rainscreen cladding offers the […]
August 25, 2023
dMFK Architects has delivered a cluster of slender towers on a brownfield site near Wembley Stadium dMFK has completed a new 24 storey building for Barratt London on a brownfield site close to Wembley Stadium. The building, which contains 229 new homes, affordable workspaces, and carefully considered new public realm, is conceived as a composition […]
August 24, 2023
Charles Holland Architects’ multicoloured lighthouse illuminates Dover’s historic seafront. When Charles Holland sends you an email with the subject line, “I’m Looking Out For You” – you open that email. Sadly, however, Charles was not looking out for me quite as sincerely as his email subject indicated. In fact, the email, as I quickly realised, […]
August 22, 2023
Coffey Architects’ Modern Barn in Dorset A sleek timber home eases its way into the Jurassic Coast AONB. London-based practice, Coffey Architects has completed the ‘Modern Barn’ – a new home for Dorset clients Alan and Alison. Gently poking out from the sloping hillside of the Jurassic Coast, the Modern Barn takes the form of […]
August 11, 2023
Zach Fluker, director of ao-ft, explains how Spruce House and Studio, constructed from CLT, establishes a prototype for sustainable housing on tight urban sites. Located in a conservation area, the house occupies a wide plot on what used to be the village high street. Over the past century, houses in the street have transitioned from […]
July 21, 2023
Our move to Shoreditch during the pandemic has given us a new home within a creative community and the opportunity to experience the area’s continual transformation – as London’s neighbourhoods continue to adjust to life post-Covid. Nestled between the overland rail link and surrounding warehouses, the view from the fifth-floor terrace of our studio provides […]
June 14, 2023
Still standing: The Theme Building, Los Angeles International Airport 1961 The enigmatic concrete spaceship that stands at the centre of Los Angeles International Airport stands as a monument to misplaced optimism, missed opportunities and swinging sixties glamour. The 25-metre-tall saucer is straddled by two perpendicular arches that connect to the central disc via thin concrete […]
February 28, 2023
As a sector, we are getting more adept at producing designs and specifications that reduce operational carbon, but there is less clarity on how to reduce the embedded carbon in the projects we deliver. Tom Webster, one of our three industry experts, gives his view as to how this should be addressed. Bicycle storage facility […]
February 28, 2023
As a sector, we are getting more adept at producing designs and specifications that reduce operational carbon, but there is less clarity on how to reduce the embedded carbon in the projects we deliver. Greg Shannon, one of our three industry experts, gives his view as to how this should be addressed. The Drysdale Building, […]
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