The elephant in the roof
AT Editor2024-08-29T08:32:11+01:00Paul Trace from Stella Rooflight discusses the practicalities involved in specifying large rooflights.
Specifying structural glass – key considerations to avoid risk
AT Editor2024-12-12T15:28:21+00:00Watch the AT online panel discussion, in partnership with Kuraray, on avoiding risk when specifying structural glass.
Constructing a safer future, together
AT Editor2024-06-12T11:36:29+01:00NBS explores where the current ‘knowledge gaps’ lie in respect of the new Building Safety Act, and how these can be addressed.
Materials library: Marks Barfield Architects
AT Editor2024-12-18T13:24:36+00:00Julia Barfield, Ian Crockford and Thomas Henderson Schwartz discuss how the Climate Emergency is reshaping the practice’s approach to design, construction and materiality.
Materials library: Knox Bhavan Architects
AT Editor2024-12-18T13:24:05+00:00Sasha Bhavan and Ben Hair reflect on how issues relating to sustainability, reuse, and modern methods of construction, are reshaping the practice’s approach to materiality.
Can we trust in timber? What certification really means in material specification
AT Editor2024-04-16T13:44:39+01:00Dan Pope, architect at THISS Studio, discusses the importance of responsible timber specification, highlighting the complexities of certification systems, prompting a critical reevaluation of sourcing practices and verification methods.
AT Technical Seminar: Roof Design and Specification – Ask the experts
Jason Sayer2024-04-16T09:24:54+01:00Ask technical experts on best practice for roofing design and specification. Sit down with specialists on Thursday 18 January to discuss your project and more.
Materials Library: Eric Parry Architects
AT Editor2024-02-07T15:08:55+00:00Hannah Tourell, Derek Gibbons and Eric Parry discuss how the practice has utilised long-standing relationships to maximise shared learning on materials and ensure a smooth specification process.
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.
Essential learning: Collaborative Construction Procurement and Contracting (CCPC)
Peter Songi2023-08-16T12:29:34+01:00Experts from Kings College London's Centre of Construction Law and Dispute Resolution have produced a course on CCPC for School of Specification. Tutor Darya Bahram asks why adversarial models of procurement and contracting persist.
Essential learning: bamboo’s critical role in the transition to net zero
Peter Songi2023-08-16T12:31:54+01:00Atelier One has produced a course on bamboo for School of Specification. Head of Bio-based Materials David Trujillo and Associate Director Chris Matthews explain why the practice is on a mission to educate the industry about the wonders of bamboo.
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.