AT chats to Dr Lucy Montague, Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University’s Manchester School of Architecture, and recently appointed Special Advisor to the Built Environment Select Committee, about the decline of the high street and what should be done to reverse it.
Roman Krznaric, Phoebe Tickell and Immy Kaur announced as Ambassadors for the inaugural Regenerative Architecture Index (RAI).
AT talks to Clare Cameron, Director at PRP, about recent developments within the later living housing sector, including the changing priorities of residents, the positive effect of purposeful living, and the need for improved design standards.
A compendium of the best housing schemes built across Europe in the 20th Century is an invaluable resource for architects seeking solutions to the current housing crisis.
AT330 features Kenneth Frampton's take on Europe's seminal 20th Century housing, a reflection on Paul Rudolph in Boston, new learning content covering fire safety, healthy materials, earth building and EnerPHit on School of Specification, Simon Allford on BDP's Oak Cancer Centre, Knox Bhavan's materials library, urban life in Ho Chi Minh City and much more.
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.
Architects Declare's manifesto to transform the built environment highlights the urgent need for climate literacy across the board. Isabel Allen asks if it's time to introduce compulsory training in the knowledge and skills required.
Simón Santamaria has produced a learning module on fire safety for School of Specification. He explains why the early and continuous involvement of a fire safety engineer is crucial to achieving sustainability targets without compromising safety.
Development director at General Projects, Ben Cross talks to AT about retrofitting two major buildings in London and what the market for retrofit is like at the moment and moving forward.
UK Architects Declare has published a 43-page guide, the Regenerative Design Primer, to help architects and other designers lead the transition towards regenerative design.
