Anna Lisa McSweeney, UK Network Lead at Built by Nature, introduces the Principles for Responsible Timber Construction and calls on architects to submit their projects for BbN's new global prize.
A collaborative research project led by dRMM sets out the environmental and quality-of-life benefits of timber construction, and provides an open-source tool to measure building performance, including life cycle analysis and post occupancy evaluation.
Gradolà & Sanz Arquitectes has completed a nature-centred Montessori school in Paterna, Spain, where architecture and landscape merge to create an immersive and tactile environment for early learning.
Thomas-McBrien Architects and contractor New Wave London’s skilful reworking of the contractor’s London headquarters demonstrates the potential of adaptive reuse for enhancing workspace and minimising embodied carbon.
Loader Monteith and Studio SJM’s vocational learning centre in the heart of a woodland estate carefully balances student wellbeing with environmental sensitivity.
BDR bureau’s recently completed Sforzacosta Preschool in Macerata, Italy, is designed to foster social interaction and spatial exploration.
Open Practice Architecture and Kinder Design explore the potential of infill sites by turning a former MOT garage into a family home in southeast London.
A landmark timber building designed by Anttinen Oiva Architects forms the latest addition to Helsinki’s historic Market Square.
London and Rotterdam-based STORE works with summer school students create a temporary 'log cabin' in London's Granary Square as a venue for public events at London Design Festival.
John Puttick Associates’ sympathetic refurbishment of St Leonard’s Church in Hove, East Sussex, delivers an adaptable community resource marked by a striking timber porch.
A contextually-sensitive visitor centre and bus stop by henkai architekti mark the entrance to the Pustevny mountain saddle in the Czech Republic.
Bindloss Dawes has completed a striking yet sympathetic extension to a converted school house in Somerset.
