RIBA, ACAN, and the race to redefine practice
Isabel Allen2021-11-26T18:16:07+00:00Representatives from ACAN, RIBA, and private practice discussed the challenge of reshaping practice to address climate breakdown at a roundtable discussion hosted by Architecture Today and Medite Smartply at the COP26 House in Glasgow.
We need a plastic straw moment for housing, say industry experts at COP26
Jessica Mairs2021-11-18T10:56:17+00:00Consumer demand for sustainable materials and building techniques is key to driving change, say industry experts at a roundtable hosted by Architecture Today and Medite Smartply at the COP26 House.
Jay Gort and Matthew Barac in conversation with Isabel Allen
Isabel Allen2021-11-15T18:04:43+00:00The Rock – a manifesto house in Canada's Whistler mountain resort, designing for extreme weather conditions and striking a balance between aesthetic purity and the messy reality of family life.
Ask the expert: zinc
Peter Songi2022-06-23T13:31:08+01:00In the first of a regular series, Jonathan Lowy from VMZinc answers readers’ questions on zinc.
Climate ready education
Isabel Allen2021-11-18T10:43:25+00:00Experts from across the industry join Architecture Today and Medite Smartply at the COP26 House to discuss how to reshape education to address the challenges posed by climate change.
UK Green Building Council launches virtual pavilion for COP26
Jessica Mairs2021-11-16T12:15:57+00:00UKGBC Chief Executive Julie Hirigoyen drops into Architecture Today's temporary HQ at the COP26 House in Glasgow to talk to Editor Isabel Allen about Build Better Now, a digital showcase of built environment projects offering solutions to the climate and ecological crises.
New funding body for timber construction
Jessica Mairs2021-11-05T09:59:52+00:00Built by Nature, a new body promoting mass-timber construction in Europe, has launched alongside a fund offering grants of up to €250,000 for projects tackling barriers to building with timber.
Building a sustainable supply chain
Jessica Mairs2021-11-15T18:03:10+00:00Editor Isabel Allen discusses the importance of building a transparent and credible supply chain with Roly Ward of Medite Smartply, the manufacturer of the sustainable timber panels used in the zero-carbon COP26 House in Glasgow.
Achieving higher performance standards with flat roof designs
AT Editor2022-02-14T13:14:56+00:00Daniel Bosworth, Design & Technical Manager at SIG Design and Technology, discusses how flat roofs on new-build residential projects can be designed to meet the demands of the Future Homes Standard with Architecture Today’s Technical Editor John Ramshaw.
COP26 is a stepping stone not an end point, says ACAN
Jessica Mairs2021-11-17T14:20:24+00:00Architects Climate Action Network is hosting a series of fringe events at the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow. Editor Isabel Allen speaks to ACAN's Bobby Jewell about the importance of giving the built environment a seat at the table.
The Rock
Peter Songi2022-11-22T12:17:13+00:00Jay Gort talks to architect and academic Matthew Barac about The Rock, a house designed by Gort Scott Architects for an extraordinary site in the Canadian mountain resort of Whistler.