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  1. Products

Heritage experts back advice tackling RAAC in listed buildings

Guidance from Purcell stresses the need to use heritage-trained architects, spend time and effort on detailed design, and collaborate with council conservation officers

28 March 2024

  1. Products

Zero to Hero – design a venue for our fantasy games

In an Olympic year and with a Commonwealth Games due to be staged in two years’ time, impress us with a bold, temporary sporting arena in Edinburgh or London for a chance to win a £2500 prize

28 March 2024

  1. Culture

How the House of Architecture will help inspire confidence

Our role as architects encompasses much more than design alone, says Muyiwa Oki. Reassuring our clients is an essential part of the service

27 March 2024

MacEwen Awards 2024 winners

‘Architecture that is healing people’: Hope Street in Southampton is a generous and visionary scheme by Snug Architects that almost had one of the judges in tears

Snug Architects’ project encapsulates the notion of architecture for the common good

Volunteering, donation and reused materials found a way to help James Boon Architects turn the ruined Aqueduct Cottage into an asset for Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

‘Really passionate people’ volunteered to help rescue historic ruin

HAT Projects’ holistic approach to Sunspot business centre has brought new livelihoods and liveliness to an isolated and deprived community

Holistic approach revives life and belief at neglected Jaywick Sands

Archio’s much-needed affordable homes in south London prioritise robust details and community input to squeeze the most from a tight budget

Archio’s robust details squeeze the most from a tight budget

MMAS’ pro bono start and commitment enabled St James’ Community Farm in Belfast to grow into a flourishing cross-sectarian neighbourhood asset

MMAS balances cost and aesthetics to draw in all-comers at inner-city farm

Roofing and cladding

It might not be especially well-known - certainly up against slate - but phyllite is an excellent material and harder, denser and stronger than many alternatives

Phyllite is harder, denser and stronger than many alternatives

This solar PV solution provides fully integrated sustainable electricity generation without compromising aesthetics

Integrated solar PV electricity generation can look good too

Natural slate and red clay capped angle ridge tiles provide a striking solution at an Edwardian building of luxury flats near Roundhay Park in Leeds

Natural slate and red clay ridge tiles make an impression in Leeds

Introducing an invisible clip-based system for the rapid installation of flawless, hidden-fix wooden cladding and decking

Invisible clip-based system 50 per cent faster to install

Zinc is the material of choice for three innovative projects, including a Stirling Prize winner

Zinc is the material of choice for three innovative projects

Opportunities Hub: Projects to add to your bid list

Industrial unit design in Sevenoaks, a daylighting contest for architecture students and a new home counties planning/design framework: these are some of the latest architecture contracts and competitions from across the industry

  1. Buildings

Look at what you can’t have now: the intense reality of the Las Vegas Sphere

Populous’s high-tech music and entertainment venue fits beautifully into Vegas’s postmodern cityscape – but the scrapping of an east London version highlights the planning process’s inherently political nature, says Jan-Carlos Kucharek

27 February 2024

Medina House in Hove is new and old at the same time

Epic yet compact and welcoming, the ocean-facing house by Pilbrow & Partners preserves a piece of the Hove seafront, combining references both to that heritage and the exotic

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