Jonathan Spratt from Bennetts Associates argues that, for ‘young’ buildings from the 1990s and early 2000s architects should steer clients away from a comprehensive retrofit approach towards a strategy of ‘keyhole surgery’ – minimal interventions that have a transformative effect.
Birmingham'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.
Watch the AT Schüco webinar exploring ways of evaluating, upgrading and repurposing our historic building stock.
Watch our webinar, in partnership with The Rooflight Company, which explores the challenges involved in adapting historic buildings to meet contemporary standards of comfort and environmental performance.
An AT Schüco webinar exploring ways of evaluating, upgrading and repurposing our historic building stock is taking place on Wednesday 29th June.
Watch our AT Schüco webinar exploring how we can adapt and improve our existing building stock to meet present and future needs.
An AT webinar with The Rooflight Company exploring ways of improving the energy efficiency of our historic building stock is taking place on Wednesday 8th June.
The refurbishment of New Court at Trinity College Cambridge, by 5th Studio and Max Fordham set out to radically improve the comfort and carbon emissions of a Grade I listed building. Five years after its completion, 5th Studio director Oliver Smith assesses the lessons that have been learnt.
Erbar Mattes Architects has skilfully remodelled a former pub in north London to create a home for an expanding family.
Watch our webinar with Schüco, exploring the future of EnerPHit and whether the standard provides a realistic and affordable roadmap to retrofitting our historic building stock.
Talk An online discussion hosted by Schueco UK and Architecture Today explored the motivations and processes behind the recent renovation of self-built houses by architects Sarah Wigglesworth and Piers Taylor.
Join us on Wednesday 11th October to see three case studies of landmark education buildings that have proven themselves and continue to serve as leading examples as places to teach and learn.
