Ask the expert: Balcony connectors
AT Editor2024-12-10T10:06:12+00:00Leviat’s Nicolas De Vrieze and Nobert Omony answer readers’ questions on balcony connectors.
The Greenhill Building
Isabel Allen2024-12-03T13:02:42+00:00Chris Dyson Architects' teaching and events building for Harrow Arts Centre's London campus draws on the site's legacy of agricultural buildings to deliver a flexible space that complements the Grade-II listed Gothic Elliott Hall.
Still standing: Hundertwasserhaus Vienna, 1985
Isolde Brampton-Greene2024-12-18T13:17:12+00:00
Designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Vienna’s most fanciful social housing project combines contempt for strait-jacketed Modernism with nostalgia for an imaginary past.
Ask the expert: Thermal bridges
AT Editor2024-12-10T10:06:20+00:00Matthew Evans, Director of Technical and Regulatory Affairs at Kingspan Insulation, answers questions on thermal bridges.
School of Specification – An introduction to natural and bio-based materials
AT Editor2024-11-27T12:25:20+00:00Ian Pritchett, co-founder and Growth & Innovation Director at Greencore Homes, has produced a module on natural and bio-based materials in sustainable construction for School of Specification. Here, he discusses the methodology behind carbon budgets and targets, and the importance of the ‘one planet living’ framework.
Modulus Matrix
AT Editor2024-11-27T12:35:01+00:00Peris + Toral Arquitectes’ radical social housing scheme in Cornellà, Spain, wins RIBA International Prize for world’s most transformative building.
School of Specification – Changes to the English planning system
AT Editor2024-11-26T15:59:43+00:00Katharine Woods, Associate Director at DP9, has produced a School of Specification learning module on changes to the English planning system. Here, she explores the nature of the new legislative changes, the effect they are having on architects and clients, and what to expect next.
Ask the expert: Colour and inclusive design
AT Editor2024-12-10T10:06:29+00:00Dawn Scott, Senior Colour Designer at Dulux Trade, answers readers’ questions on the importance of colour in inclusive design.
Wool Hall
Jason Sayer2024-12-18T17:28:22+00:00Tuckey Design Studio has turned a 16th century Somerset wool hall into a recording studio and home, revealing the essence of the historic structure, finding beauty in the mundane, and celebrating the richness of the building’s past.
The rise and rise of the Interior Architect
Jason Sayer2024-11-27T17:19:02+00:00Tim Bowder-Ridger, principal at Conran & Partners, views the Building Safety Act as a welcome invitation for architects to take a holistic approach to architecture and interior design.
Stratford Works
Jason Sayer2024-12-18T17:28:22+00:00Studio MUTT strips back a 19th century factory in Stratford, rediscovering its history as a former home of the Great Eastern Railway’s printworks.
New safety features for Vision 7 door
AT Editor2024-11-25T16:01:24+00:00Reynaers has broadened the functionality of its high-performance Vision 7 Thermal Commercial Door with new panic hardware.