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August 7, 2024
Lauma Balina, Principal Engineer, Partner at Max Fordham, answers readers’ questions on Heritage buildings and Part L compliance. The deep retrofit of Grade I listed New Court at Trinity College, Cambridge, by 5th Studio and Max Fordham included the use of internal wall insulation, and reduced window heat loss by 80 per cent (photo: Timothy […]
August 2, 2024
As the pressures of the Climate Emergency intensify, a key challenge for the nation’s historic institutions is how to reconcile the demands of modern – and still evolving – standards of sustainability within highly sensitive settings. How can historic buildings and estates be made genuinely fit for the future? Over the last decade, Wright & […]
May 29, 2024
A week-long training event in Buckinghamshire offers ‘deep immersion’ in the wonders of earth building. Clayfest, an annual training event dedicated earth building will take place from Monday 15th July to Saturday 20th July 2024. The first four days will be hosted by HG Matthews at its factory in Buckinghamshire and will include workshops on […]
May 24, 2024
Gensler’s Richard Harrison explains why BCO Conference is better than Mipim and why it’s a privilege to take a building into the next chapter of its life. What brings you to BCO Conference? I come every year. It’s better than Mipim. It’s a much more focused and concentrated sector of the market that I’m particularly […]
May 23, 2024
Francesca Ghavami-Milnes reflects on her role as Chair of BCO’s NextGen Midlands Committee, working at Howells and blurring the boundaries between work, rest and play. What’s your involvement with the BCO? I’m the Chair of the NextGen committee for the Midlands. We gather together every four to six weeks and come up with ideas for […]
May 23, 2024
Chloe Prince reflects on BCO Conference, working at Landsec, managing buildings and the battle to make the industry inclusive and diverse. What brings you to BCO Conference? I’m part of the Next Gen committee and I focus particularly on wellbeing, social value and inclusive design. I’ve been involved for about three years and that includes […]
May 9, 2024
AT chats to… Footprint founders Tim Pyne and Emily Day about the show’s move to the City of London, the importance of being close to the financial sector and having the best name. What made you move Footprint from Brighton to London? We moved to London primarily because this whole carbon reduction process has been […]
April 15, 2024
AT talks to Alex Ely, founding director of Mæ, about the challenges and benefits of B Corp certification, and what the practice is doing to further expand its environmental knowledge base. Congratulations on attaining B-Corporation certification! Why did the practice decide to follow this path? First of all, we felt that as a practice we […]
April 12, 2024
Laura Davies talks to Madeleine Jacob about repurposing old furniture and making a studio that’s visually coherent and designed to last. Laura Davies chats to colleague Giovanni Bonavia Pelà in the practice’s new London home. Photograph by Paul Riddle. Tell us about White Arkiteker’s office retrofit. What prompted the move? We outgrew our previous office […]
March 27, 2024
AT chats to Anica Landreneau, Director of Sustainable Design at HOK about the Buildings and Climate Global Forum which took place in Paris. What’s going on at the Buildings and Climate Global Forum (BCGF)? The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has been meeting since 1995 to tackle global climate change through international […]
February 21, 2024
AT chats to… Michael Pawlyn about post-apocalyptic London, the Regenerative Architecture Index and encouraging clients to focus on their long-term legacy. What is Exploration working on at the moment? We’ve got some really nice clients. We’re working for Vivobarefoot, who make shoes, and in addition to being very committed to regenerative design they are committed […]
February 8, 2024
AT chats to… Anna Lisa McSweeney about educating politicians, the Regenerative Architecture Index and why every practice has a part to play. What’s happening at Architects Declare? It’s a really exciting time. There has been the appearance of dormancy, but there’s been all this stuff bubbling away in the background and it suddenly feels as […]
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