Second edition: Hastings printworks gets new lease of life
IF_DO has transformed a former newspaper printworks into a community building for social enterprise Hastings Commons
17 September 2024
War and peace: Story of Emily Museum
Stonewood Design’s museum uneasily combines a restored Victorian Cornish rectory with a stark exhibit on Boer War concentration camps
16 September 2024
Contacts Book: Sanchez Benton’s most valued collaborators
The sustainability-focused architecture practice's go-to contacts include a professor of planting design, a bespoke joiner and a specialist in green oak carpentry
16 September 2024
Lean design is nothing new, we just need to relearn it
Today’s technology makes building waste more avoidable than ever
Unconventional projections throw a fresh light on architecture
Unusual, engaging and enlightened architectural projections feature in a new book
In association with The Rooflight Co
Secure rooflight solutions for sensitive buildings
SBD accreditation ratings help architects determine a glazing product's intrusion resistance
RIBA president on preventing another tragedy
The RIBA is committed to providing the guidance you need following publication of the Grenfell report
Justin Nicholls: Postcard from the Swiss Alps
Buildings appear in harmony with the landscape and use mostly local materials
In association with Franke
WDUs: why every sink you specify should have one
Cut waste going to landfill, reduce the number of bins in your kitchen designs, improve air quality
Eye Line competition 2024
Gathering evidence on embodied carbon
An evidence base for Essex county council could help everyone
Foster + Partners’ masterplan sets scene for new creation of old Antakya
Masterplan is part of critically speedy rebuild
In association with Stella Rooflight
How to design light into houses with north-facing back gardens
Strategic positioning of rooflights lifts a south London property out of the gloom
In association with Markilux
Simple solution creates shade anywhere
Awning unit can be installed integrated or freestanding to maximise useability of outside space
The Grenfell Report: lessons for architects
Summarising the report's findings and recommendations for the architecture profession
Basket-weave stone brickwork animates the facade of Hackney house extension
Draper Studio’s addition to a mid-terrace Victorian house pioneers the domestic use of limestone brick product
Roofing and cladding
Zinc is the material of choice for three innovative projects
A modern new-build completely at home in its Loire Valley setting
Integrated solar PV electricity generation can look good too
A1/A2 fire rated panels in aluminium, fibre cement and extruded porcelain
It's the entire roof build-up that's important - not just the vegetation
Doors and windows: make the most of your in/out interface
PiP’s specified selections are pure poetry and romance
In association with Eba Interiors
How to utilise plinth space for storage
Introducing the innovative drawer that pulls out from under kitchen units
Three things that head CarverHaggard’s specification list
Stone, glass and paint preferences from William Haggard
In association with Offsite Expo