CopenHill named WAF World Building of the Year
Jessica Mairs2022-05-11T11:52:16+01:00BIG's combined waste-to-energy power plant and ski slope in Copenhagen has been named World Building of the Year at World Architecture Festival 2021.
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.
SpACE – a new architecture centre for Edinburgh
Jessica Mairs2022-05-11T11:52:22+01:00Ten case studies exploring how typical Edinburgh buildings can be adapted for carbon reduction are on show at SpACE, a new architecture centre in the city. Rab Bennetts discusses its mission to show how net-zero can produce inspiring buildings as well as a cleaner environment.
Balancing comfort with environmental performance
AT Editor2021-12-07T11:41:06+00:00Watch our webinar with Schüco, which explores ways of optimising indoor comfort while maintaining environmental performance.
Beyond COP26 – an action plan for change
AT Editor2022-11-22T12:17:10+00:00An AT webinar, supported by Interface, exploring the roadmap towards a net zero construction sector is taking place on Tuesday 30th November.
Intelligent specification for a zero-carbon future
AT Editor2021-12-06T12:43:25+00:00Watch our webinar in partnership with Medite Smartply, which explores how successful approaches to design, specification and procurement can benefit clients, building users, and the environment.
It’s time to tackle embodied carbon
AT Editor2022-01-05T17:01:15+00:00Mike Stevenson, Senior Manager Strategic Markets at NorDan UK, discusses how low embodied carbon can be designed into new-build and retrofit projects, as well as the company’s involvement with the COP26 House.
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.
Sound, light and air – balancing comfort with environmental performance
AT Editor2021-11-24T17:04:29+00:00An AT Schüco webinar exploring ways of optimising indoor comfort while maintaining environmental performance is taking place on Wednesday 24th November.