Rethinking the terraced house
Isolde Brampton-Greene2023-10-18T12:07:25+01:00Zach Fluker, director of ao-ft, explains how Spruce House and Studio, constructed from CLT, establishes a prototype for sustainable housing on tight urban sites.
Meet the client: Alex Michelin, Valouran
AT Editor2023-08-16T11:19:47+01:00The founder and CEO of Valouran discusses the importance of resilience and strength when it comes to developing successful projects, and why retrofit offers the best of both worlds from a design and environmental perspective.
Introducing the July-August 2023 issue of AT
Isolde Brampton-Greene2023-08-16T11:20:34+01:00AT editor Isabel Allen unearths bamboo, a material that according engineer Neil Thomas, is "the material engineers would invent if they could design a material from scratch."
Waging war on greenwashing
Isolde Brampton-Greene2023-10-16T09:52:38+01:00With the climate emergency more pressing than ever, it is increasingly important that claims about sustainability are both accurate and substantiated. Bennetts Associates director Peter Fisher explains why the practice is on a mission to stamp out exaggerated claims about building performance and has produced a charter to promote data sharing, transparency and truth.
Materials library: Material Cultures
Jason Sayer2023-12-19T09:39:14+00:00Paloma Gormley, Summer Islam and George Massoud discuss how the Hackney-based practice is radically rethinking its attitudes towards materials for a post-carbon future.
Shortlist for the 2023 BDA Brick Awards announced
Isolde Brampton-Greene2023-08-16T11:55:28+01:00David Kohn, Squire & Partners, Hawkins\Brown, Mecanoo, Morris + Company, AHMM, FCBS and Niall McLaughlin Architects, among others, comprise the shortlist for the 2023 BDA Brick Awards.
My kind of town: Katy Marks
AT Editor2023-10-16T09:52:55+01:00Katy Marks, founder of Citizens Design Bureau, on Sarajevo, the 'Jerusalem of Europe' where culture is both a survival tool and the city's life force.
Going for gold
AT Editor2023-08-16T12:25:03+01:00Wienerberger has received 24 shortlist nominations in the BDA Brick Awards 2023.
98-100 De Beauvoir Road by Henley Halebrown
Isolde Brampton-Greene2023-08-15T17:01:24+01:00Henley Halebrown has transformed a series of early 20th century industrial buildings into contemporary workspace as part of an ongoing relationship with The Benyon Estate in east London. Adam Khan applauds a project that navigates a path between slavish conservation and the pitting of old against new.
Workplace attendance declining as offices struggle
Susan Warlow2023-08-16T12:25:39+01:00National study highlights the impact of prolonged noise exposure on office professionals.
Graphic House, by Office S&M
Isolde Brampton-Greene2023-08-16T12:26:26+01:00Office S&M's house for two graphic designers makes use of playful colours and shapes to build on the client's predilection for Art Deco motifs.
Award Winning Facades: Celebrating the past and designing for the future
AT Editor2023-09-13T15:42:58+01:00Join us on Wednesday 13th September to hear winners from this year's Schüco Excellence Awards discuss the design of their award-winning façades in detail.