Materials library: Material Cultures
Jason Sayer2023-12-19T09:39:14+00:00Paloma Gormley, Summer Islam and George Massoud discuss how the Hackney-based practice is radically rethinking its attitudes towards materials for a post-carbon future.
Materials library: Foster + Partners
AT Editor2023-12-19T13:26:05+00:00Divya Patel Orbesen explains how the practice’s state-of-the-art Materials Research Centre (MRC) and Information Centre (IC) support its multidisciplinary project teams and the wider aspirations of the company.
Materials library: Mæ
AT Editor2023-12-19T09:39:33+00:00Alex Ely discusses how and why environmental issues have come to underpin the practice’s approach to design, materiality and construction.
Materials library: DSDHA
AT Editor2023-12-19T09:39:44+00:00David Hills, Michael Breen and Anne Wynne discuss how the practice’s approach to materiality is informed by contextuality, environmental concerns, and the accumulated knowledge of previous projects.
Materials Library: Bureau de Change
Isolde Brampton-Greene2023-08-08T10:33:13+01:00Katerina Dionysopoulou and Billy Mavropoulos discuss the importance of material research and establishing close working relationships with specialist suppliers and subcontractors
Materials library: Emil Eve
Jason Sayer2023-12-19T09:39:55+00:00Emma and Ross Perkin explain how they harmonise craft, tradition and natural materials to deliver projects that will age gracefully and are robust.
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.
Materials library: Waugh Thistleton
Jason Sayer2023-12-19T09:40:06+00:00Director Andrew Waugh and associate Rachel Crozier discuss working with timber and other low-carbon materials and the challenges involved in changing the way we build.
Materials library: Assemble
Peter Songi2022-05-23T16:31:43+01:00Maria Lisogorskaya discusses the collective’s approach to combining bespoke materials and finishes with off-the shelf products.
Materials library: Groupwork
Peter Songi2022-07-20T17:52:04+01:00Amin Taha and Jason Coe explain the guiding principles behind the practice’s often innovative and always expressive use of materials.
Materials library: White Red Architects
Peter Songi2022-07-20T17:52:12+01:00Director Joe Haire explains how the practice’s growing interest in sustainability and the circular economy is reshaping its approach to design and materiality.
Materials library: Hawkins\Brown Architects
Peter Songi2022-07-04T10:56:29+01:00Morag Morrison and Massimo Tepedino talk about promoting the use of colour and materiality in projects and how the practice’s H\B:ERT tool shows the carbon embodiment of each material used.