Born again: St John’s Waterloo renovated by Eric Parry
Jason Sayer2022-11-22T12:16:20+00:00Eric Parry Architects has given a new lease of life to the Grade II* listed St John’s church in Waterloo, which only just survived the Blitz.
Mae designs John Morden Centre for older people
Jessica Mairs2022-11-22T12:16:23+00:00Mae has designed a community building that provides well-being and recreational facilities for the later living residents of London’s Morden College in Blackheath. Mary Duggan appreciates a sophisticated, humane design that reflects and anticipates social change.
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.
Low-carbon brick production gets go ahead
AT Editor2022-08-01T14:20:02+01:00Michelmersh is set to produce the world’s first 100 per cent hydrogen-fired clay bricks.
200 Becontree
Jessica Mairs2022-11-22T12:16:33+00:00Archio has created two ‘super-sized’ villas containing dense infill housing on east London’s historic Becontree Estate. Marwa El Mubark enjoys a contemporary project that builds on the social aspirations of the original designs.
Herzog & de Meuron completes RCA Battersea campus
Jason Sayer2022-11-22T12:16:39+00:00Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron has completed its much-anticipated new campus for the Royal College of Art in Battersea, south west London.
Ask the expert: Brick
Peter Songi2023-08-01T17:35:41+01:00Patrick Lewis from the Brick Development Association answers readers’ questions about bricks.
The changing shape of biodiversity in the built environment
AT Editor2022-05-03T10:19:51+01:00Wienerberger UK and Ireland’s latest report explores the role of Eco-habitats in driving Biodiversity Net Gain across construction projects.
The Blockmakers Arms
AT Editor2022-11-22T12:16:58+00:00Erbar Mattes Architects has skilfully remodelled a former pub in north London to create a home for an expanding family.
Cloak House
Jessica Mairs2022-11-22T12:16:58+00:00Threefold Architects has extended and remodelled an Edwardian home in Muswell Hill, north London, adding a contemporary extension behind the restored red brick facade to create a "house of two halves".
HOOBA Design Group wins RIBA Emerging Architect Prize 2021
Jessica Mairs2022-01-26T09:06:59+00:00HOOBA Design Group has been named as the recipient of the RIBA Emerging Architect Prize Winner 2021 for its Kohan Ceram Central Office Building, a perforated brick tower in Tehran.
To reclaim or not reclaim
AT Editor2022-05-11T11:52:26+01:00Keith Aldis, Chief Executive of the Brick Development Association, explores the dos and don’ts of using reclaimed bricks.