England | Design in the making

Wright & Wright’s library for St John’s College looks to the future and past

28 November 2023

The Oxford college’s modern library concludes a decade-long project of repair

Region:: South

More:: Oxford; Wright & Wright; Newbuild; St John's College Oxford; Library; Design construction & technology; Conservation & heritage; Hugh Pearman

Tsuruta Architects’ remodelled apartment conjures a taste of Japan using SterlingOSB Zero

24 November 2023

Council flat uses SterlingOSB Zero to conjure a taste of Japan

Region:: London

More:: Refurbishment; Tsuruta Architects; Home; SterlingOSB Zero; West Fraser; Design construction & technology

Industria stacks factories to free land for housing

22 November 2023

Haworth Tompkins creates multi-level, multi-occupancy industrial building with spiral truck ramp

Region:: London

More:: Haworth Tompkins; Barking; Industrial building; Design construction & technology; Chris Foges; Ashton Smith Associates

Space, Rhythm & Light illuminates Kim Lim at the Hepworth

20 November 2023

Wakefield gallery revives modernist sculptor and exponent of ‘musicality and rhythm’

Region:: Yorkshire

More:: Exhibition preview; Review; Kim Lim; Henry Moore; The Hepworth; Barbara Hepworth; Wakefield; Art; Singapore; Modernism; Pamela Buxton

Devil in the detail on groundbreaking Passivhaus Plus school

17 November 2023

‘Thermos flask’ approach enabled steel and concrete construction

Region:: South West

More:: Passivhaus; Passivhaus Plus; Stephen Cousins; School; Climate action; Sustainable construction; Materials; Hatcher Prichard Architects; ISG; Max Fordham; Design construction & technology; Energy efficiency; Insulation

Accessible Little Big House reflects its owner’s hope, zest and drive for life

14 November 2023

A balance of aesthetic delight and essential practicality

Region:: East

More:: Knox Bhavan; Rachel Coll; Art; Design construction & technology; Accessiblity; Inclusion; Tigg + Coll Architects

Playing house: MJ Long exhibition review

14 November 2023

Portraits of a Practice at the Architectural Association

Region:: London

More:: Exhibition; Architectural Association; Pamela Buxton; MJ Long; Doll's house; Design construction & technology; Colin St John Wilson

Brent Cross Town, north London’s new £8 billion ‘park town’ takes shape

13 November 2023

The 73ha development will deliver thousands of homes, offices, parkland and a new train station

Region:: London

More:: Brent Cross Town; Allies and Morrison; Masterplanning; Squire and Partners; Maccreanor Lavington; Studio Egret West; dRMM; Bennetts Associates; Howells; Barnet; Train station; Places planning & community

Fixing the system: inside the mind of Indy Johar

10 November 2023

Why everything from mortgages to planetary health is entwined

Region:: London

More:: Indy Johar; Chris Foges; Dark Matter Labs; People