RIBA London Awards 2016 – Housing and housing

Joy for the residents, enhancement for the streets. Click on the images to find out more

Corner House, Fitzrovia — Corner House, Fitzrovia Credit: Christoffer Rudquist

Covert House — Covert House Credit: Christoffer Rudquist

Ely Court, South Kilburn — Ely Court, South Kilburn Credit: Paul Riddle

Garden House, Hackney — Garden House, Hackney Credit: Killian O'Sullivan

Godson Street, Croydon — Godson Street, Croydon Credit: Jack Hobhouse

Greenwich housing — Greenwich housing Credit: Edmund Sumner

House of Trace — House of Trace Credit: Tim Crocker

Modern Mews — Modern Mews Credit: Timothy Soar

Modern Side Extension — Modern Side Extension Credit: Timothy Soar

Royal Road, Southwark — Royal Road, Southwark Credit: Morley von Sternberg

Plimsoll Building, King's Cross — Plimsoll Building, King's Cross Credit: John Sturrock

Tin House — Tin House Credit: Luke Caufield

Trafalgar Place, Elephant and Castle — Trafalgar Place, Elephant and Castle Credit: Alex de Rijke

Vaudeville Court, Finsbury Park — Vaudeville Court, Finsbury Park Credit: Tim Crocker

Weaverbird nest inspires waste plastic brick

13 December 2019

Plastic brick could replace foam insulation in cavity walls

Region:: United Kingdom

More:: De Montfort University; Research; Sustainability; Cavity wall insulation

Arup’s Josef Hargrave describes four scenarios for our future

13 December 2019

The UK Future Industrial Strategy group’s report ‘Absolute Zero’ argues that there should be no UK airports by 2050. Does engineering consultancy Arup’s report ‘2050 Scenarios: Four Plausible Futures’ go as far? We ask its author, Josef Hargrave of Arup’s Foresight, Research & Innovation Team

Region:: United Kingdom

More:: Arup; Climate emergency; Sustainability

Cassina announces London sample sale

13 December 2019

Cassina sample sale offers a piece of design history

Region:: United Kingdom

More:: Cassina; Interior design; Furniture design; Mario Bellini; Le Corbusier