Wallbarn’s MetalPad EX pedestal system supports fire-safe balcony installations
AT Editor2023-08-18T11:10:02+01:00Wallbarn’s MetalPad EX pedestal system supports fire-safe balcony installations
Ask the expert: Steel
Isolde Brampton-Greene2023-08-18T11:11:15+01:00Dr David Moore, CEO of the British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) answers readers’ questions on constructional steelwork.
Still standing: Arab World Institute, Paris, 1987
Isolde Brampton-Greene2023-12-21T16:13:19+00:00The first of Mitterrand’s grands projets, the Arab World Institute was born of an unlikely marriage between a politically charged brief and an architect with a penchant for nightclubs and radical ideas.
My kind of town: Melissa Dowler
Isolde Brampton-Greene2023-12-19T13:24:29+00:00Melissa Dowler, a director of Bell Phillips Architects, on Los Angeles, a city that does not make much sense but has an unmistakeable joie de vivre.
Materials library: Foster + Partners
AT Editor2023-12-19T13:26:05+00:00Divya Patel Orbesen explains how the practice’s state-of-the-art Materials Research Centre (MRC) and Information Centre (IC) support its multidisciplinary project teams and the wider aspirations of the company.
Bathroom design enters a new era
AT Editor2023-08-18T11:20:31+01:00Geberit unveils its largest range of product and finish upgrades, combining both design and functionality.
Going the distance
AT Editor2023-08-18T11:21:32+01:00Jonathan Lowy, Operational Marketing Manager at VMZINC, explores natural zinc’s aesthetic and performance benefits, and why the company is supporting the Architecture Today Awards.
Saint Hilda’s Church and Kirkleatham Parish Centre
AT Editor2023-08-18T11:22:48+01:00Chance de Silva’s award-winning church and parish centre in Redcar establishes strong links with its site and the local community.
My kind of town: Tomáš Jurdák
Isolde Brampton-Greene2023-12-19T13:11:29+00:00Tomáš Jurdák has a special relationship with Kreuzberg, Berlin. Its youthful population has created an eclectic mixture of communities that retain the old and embrace the new.
Still standing: The Theme Building, Los Angeles International Airport, 1961
Isolde Brampton-Greene2023-12-21T16:02:02+00:00The 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.
Sheerness Dockyard Church
AT Editor2023-08-18T11:26:38+01:00Hugh Broughton Architects has skilfully transformed a historic dockyard church on the Isle of Sheppey into a community hub and business incubator for young entrepreneurs.
Best practice for designing natural slate roofs
AT Editor2024-04-16T10:05:41+01:00SIG Roofing Natural Slate Trading Director Robert Edwards discusses how architects can achieve best practice design for slate roofs.