Beyond COP26 – an action plan for change
AT Editor2021-12-22T17:44:35+00:00Watch our webinar with Interface, which explores the roadmap towards a net zero construction sector, and how individuals, practices and institutions can play their part.
Learning from: COP26
Jessica Mairs2021-12-17T12:31:49+00:00Nigel Tonks, sustainable development leader at Arup and senior adviser to the UN High Level Champions Built Environment Team, outlines the key lessons from COP26 and reasserts the urgent need for the industry to work together to accelerate decarbonisation.
What next for the COP26 House?
Jessica Mairs2021-11-18T10:55:59+00:00In our video interview with Peter Smith of Roderick James Architects, the architect explains how the COP26 House – Architecture Today's temporary HQ in Glasgow – will go on to form part of a low-carbon development in the Cairngorms National Park.
COP26: a landscape architect’s perspective
Jessica Mairs2021-12-07T16:40:45+00:00Working as a landscape architect within the context of a global climate crisis can often feel frustrating, writes ADP's Head of Landscape Claire Hunt, reflecting on her time at COP26. The buzzwords flying around at COP26 all link to responses which are fundamental to a landscape architect’s role.
Glasgow School of Art to launch Biomimetic Design course
Jessica Mairs2021-11-18T10:56:09+00:00Glasgow School of Art has teamed up with Grimshaw and the Eden Project to launch a suite of biomimetic design courses exploring how nature can feed into architecture, design and fine art.
UK Green Building Council launches net-zero carbon roadmap for UK at COP26
Isabel Allen2021-11-26T18:16:39+00:00UKGBC has launched a Net Zero Whole Life Carbon Roadmap for the UK Built Environment. Chief Executive Julie Hirigoyen talks to Architecture Today about its newly published Net Zero Whole Life Carbon Roadmap for the UK Built Environment.
RIBA, ACAN, and the race to redefine practice
Isabel Allen2021-11-26T18:16:07+00:00Representatives from ACAN, RIBA, and private practice discussed the challenge of reshaping practice to address climate breakdown at a roundtable discussion hosted by Architecture Today and Medite Smartply at the COP26 House in Glasgow.
We need a plastic straw moment for housing, say industry experts at COP26
Jessica Mairs2021-11-18T10:56:17+00:00Consumer demand for sustainable materials and building techniques is key to driving change, say industry experts at a roundtable hosted by Architecture Today and Medite Smartply at the COP26 House.
Climate ready education
Isabel Allen2021-11-18T10:43:25+00:00Experts from across the industry join Architecture Today and Medite Smartply at the COP26 House to discuss how to reshape education to address the challenges posed by climate change.
UK Green Building Council launches virtual pavilion for COP26
Jessica Mairs2021-11-16T12:15:57+00:00UKGBC Chief Executive Julie Hirigoyen drops into Architecture Today's temporary HQ at the COP26 House in Glasgow to talk to Editor Isabel Allen about Build Better Now, a digital showcase of built environment projects offering solutions to the climate and ecological crises.
Building a sustainable supply chain
Jessica Mairs2021-11-15T18:03:10+00:00Editor Isabel Allen discusses the importance of building a transparent and credible supply chain with Roly Ward of Medite Smartply, the manufacturer of the sustainable timber panels used in the zero-carbon COP26 House in Glasgow.
COP26 is a stepping stone not an end point, says ACAN
Jessica Mairs2021-11-17T14:20:24+00:00Architects Climate Action Network is hosting a series of fringe events at the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow. Editor Isabel Allen speaks to ACAN's Bobby Jewell about the importance of giving the built environment a seat at the table.