Architecture & Design Community
March 6, 2025
AT talks to… Yẹmí Aládérun and Zoë Berman about the launch of Part W’s Built Barriers campaign. Photograph by Roca London. What are Built Barriers? Our city is littered with a lack of care and thought for the needs of women and girls. Everyday, women are forced to navigate spaces that weren’t designed with them […]
February 27, 2025
Squire & Partners’ retrofit of the Grade-II listed Conran Building at 22 Shad Thames preserves Hopkins’ High-Tech architectural legacy while transforming it into a contemporary workspace. Photos Andy Stagg Squire & Partners has completed a sensitive refurbishment of the Conran Building, a recently listed landmark in the historic Shad Thames district of London. Originally completed […]
February 26, 2025
AT talks to… director at RCKa, Russell Curtis, about his practice’s modular concept that looks to use meanwhile sites for those looking for temporary housing. What inspired the initial concept for these modular homes? The issue of temporary accommodation is significant—there’s a huge amount of money being spent on it, around £1.6 billion a year. […]
February 25, 2025
In South London, a new co-working and wellness space paves the way for a high street’s regeneration and serves as an example of circular design principles in practice. Words Jason Sayer Photos Anton Gorlenko Sutton, South London, Zone 5. I grew up here and not long-ago Sutton High Street was full of the usual suspects: […]
February 24, 2025
A net zero residential development in northwest Cambridge by Alison Brooks Architects reimagines high-density, low-rise living through a cycle-centred community-focused model. Photos Hufton+Crow, Ben Hughes, Ben Luxmoore Sited at the threshold of the 150-hectare Eddington masterplan in northwest Cambridge, Rubicon by Alison Brooks Architects defines the area’s urban edge while also providing a seamless transition […]
February 14, 2025
Tyler Goodwin, founder and CEO of Seaforth Land, reflects on breathing new life into Richard Seifert and George Marsh’s 1968 Space House, the UK real estate community’s lack of appreciation for mid-century modern buildings and bonding with Amin Taha and his dog. What sets Seaforth Land apart from other developers? From an architect’s perspective, I […]
February 14, 2025
The world’s largest spherical building has been renovated and brought up to speed by HOK, C.F. Møller Architects, and schlaich bergermann partner, adding more capacity and a new acoustic system to the arena. Section of the arena draws similarities to Etienne-Louis Boullée’s Newton Cenotaph concept. (Section drrawing by HOK) Photos CF Møller Architects HOK, C.F. […]
January 31, 2025
Emil Eve’s renovation and extension of an Edwardian house in the Harpenden Conservation Area creates a flexible family home that integrates three new interlocking volumes. Photos Taran Wilkhu Emil Eve has completed the transformation of a once-institutional Edwardian property, returning it to a contemporary and highly adaptable family home. Previously used as a nursery, the […]
January 27, 2025
dRMM’s Wick Lane masterplan integrates homes, industrial, and creative spaces into a vibrant, co-located community in East London, drawing on the area’s industrial heritage and blending contemporary needs with historical character. Photos Jim Stephenson dRMM has completed a mixed-use neighbourhood at Wick Lane, a project that challenges conventional co-location design. The masterplan, set in the […]
January 27, 2025
In Hampshire, the renewal of a celebrated modernist icon, formerly Mountbatten House, integrates more than 20,000 new plants alongside new commercial workspace. Photos Andy Stagg Words Jason Sayer Plant, Basingstoke, a landmark of 1970s British modernism originally designed by Peter Foggo and Arup Associates Group 2 has been brought back to life. With planning and […]
January 23, 2025
Brown & Brown Architects has completed a sustainable and contextually-sensitive house on the Solway coastline for a retired couple relocating from Edinburgh. Photos Mart Goosens, Jim Stephenson Designed by Brown & Brown Architects, Tidal House, is a new-build residential retreat located on the Solway coast in Dumfries and Galloway. Commissioned by a retired couple relocating […]
January 16, 2025
Powerhouse Farrells completes the 15-year transformation of Lots Road Power Station – the ‘cathedral of the industrial age’ – into Chelsea Waterfront’s Powerhouse. Photos Andy Stagg, BAYA Interiors, Chelsea Waterfront, FBC London Farrells has completed the 15-year transformation of the Lots Road Power Station – the oldest of London’s three historic power stations and the […]
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