Materials library: Feilden Fowles
Isolde Brampton-Greene2022-11-22T12:26:26+00:00Ingrid Petit and Ben Higham of Feilden Fowles discuss how the practice’s approach to materiality is driven by context, craft, sustainability and technical innovation.
Westonbirt Shelter
Jessica Mairs2022-11-22T12:16:23+00:00Invisible Studio has worked with timber specialists Xylotek and community groups to create a hyperbolic paraboloid shelter at Westonbirt, The National Arboretum in Gloucestershire.
Kinning Park Complex
Isolde Brampton-Greene2022-12-18T21:27:03+00:00Richard Lavington applauds New Practice’s sympathetic and intelligent reworking of a vital, multi-use community resource in Glasgow Southside.
Heritage: High Street politics
Isolde Brampton-Greene2022-11-22T12:26:26+00:00Henrietta Billings, director of SAVE Britain’s Heritage, says the planning inquiry intro controversial plans to raze and rebuild Marks & Spencer’s flagship Oxford Street store could change the future of construction.
RCA Battersea South Campus
Isolde Brampton-Greene2022-11-22T12:16:25+00:00Herzog & de Meuron’s adaptable and dynamic flagship building for the Royal College of Art has its sights set firmly on the future, while also acknowledging the institution’s past successes, finds Vicky Richardson.
Morag Myerscough creates ocean plastic installation on Oxford Street
Jessica Mairs2022-11-22T12:16:26+00:00Artist Morag Myerscough has unveiled an aerial art installation running the length of London’s Oxford Street to encourage action on the transition to a low carbon future.
art’otel Hoxton
Isolde Brampton-Greene2022-10-17T12:52:12+01:00Squire and Partners has designed a bespoke ‘cogwheel’ façade for art’otel, a 26-storey art-inspired hotel in London’s Hoxton. Partner Murray Levinson talks to Architecture Today about the challenges involved.
Retrofit Reimagined
Jessica Mairs2022-11-22T12:26:28+00:00Birmingham's Retrofit Reimagined festival was a welcome switch up of the traditional archi-event and a chance for meaningful conversation on the action needed to address climate crisis, finds Bobby Jewell.
Master’s Field
Isolde Brampton-Greene2022-11-22T12:16:26+00:00Niall McLaughlin Architects has designed eight low-rise blocks of student rooms and a sports pavilion for Balliol College, Oxford. Amin Taha pays a visit.
Rise Design Studio revitalises community cinema in north London
Jessica Mairs2022-11-22T12:16:27+00:00Rise Design Studio has refurbished and extended the Lexi Cinema in Kensal Rise, adding a second screen and bar to expand the venue's offering.
Working at height: do you know your professional and legal obligations?
Jason Sayer2022-09-01T12:27:05+01:00Although most falls from height can be prevented, they remain a major cause of workplace fatalities and injuries. We look at how a RIBA-approved CPD programme from MSA Safety can support architects and specifiers.
Focus high-performance energy efficient fireplaces
Jason Sayer2022-09-01T12:23:13+01:00Innovation from France’s leading fireplace manufacturer.