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Technical Study: Cutting 75% of emissions from Powell & Moya’s Wolfson College, Oxford
Embarrassed by being one of the worst carbon culprits in the region, the college set out to be net zero by 2030. Retrofitting 763 windows was just the start of it, finds Thomas Lane
Brixton Windmill Centre, London, by Squire & Partners
Gallery: Architect completes education and community centre to support grade II* landmark
The world’s hottest projects in 2020
Ike Ijeh tours the planet to report on this year’s most anticipated completions
Murray Kerr’s inspiration: SESC Pompéia, São Paulo
The Denizen Works director recalls his first visit to the social and cultural centre in a Brazilian barrel factory
Building Study: Walker’s Court, Soho, by Soda Studio
The Walker’s Court development, on the site of the famous Raymond Revuebar, could help Soho rediscover some heart
Technical Study: Science Museum supporters’ centre, by Hat Projects
The conversion of a former Royal Mail sorting office into the £3.5m Smith Centre required instinct and guts, writes Elizabeth Hopkirk
Building Study: The Twist, Norway, by BIG
Bjarke Ingels’ new art gallery over a river might have the whiff of gimmickry but Ike Ijeh finds himself beguiled
Technical Study: Old Admiralty Building, London by BDP
After a £60m refurb, the top-secret former haunt of Churchill and Ian Fleming is back in Her Majesty’s Service, writes Elizabeth Hopkirk
Floating church, Olympic Park, by Denizen Works
In pictures: The congregation will literally be able to raise the roof thanks to a bellows-like innovation
Sam Jacob’s inspiration: Avebury stone circle
Wiltshire’s other mysterious Neolithic circle is architecture in its purest form and would give Mies a run for his money, says the FAT co-founder
Building Study: Town House, Kingston University, by Grafton Architects
Grafton’s first UK building is a thrilling reinterpretation of the university library, writes Ike Ijeh
Building Study: Churchill College housing, Cambridge, by Cottrell & Vermeulen
The postgraduate block is a deft study in how to do contextual architecture when the context happens to be your own work, writes Ike Ijeh
Technical Study: Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, London
Carl Turner tells Elizabeth Hopkirk how he won the biggest project of his career – and then had to design it a nerve-wracking three times
‘You don’t get involved in a project like this for the glory or the money’
Keppie was working on an extension at Glasgow’s SEC events centre when the brief changed dramatically. Elizabeth Hopkirk hears from the architects
NHS Nightingale: How we built a hospital in 10 days
As the first patients arrive at London’s coronavirus surge hospital, BDP’s James Hepburn tells Elizabeth Hopkirk how they designed it
Maggie’s Centre at the Royal Marsden, Sutton, by Ab Rogers Design
For his first building the designer has gone head-to-head with his father – but he was more intimidated by Rem Koolhaas, he tells Elizabeth Hopkirk
Technical Study: Park Crescent, Regent’s Park, by PDP London
Amanda Birch talks to the architects who demolished and rebuilt a grade I-listed Nash crescent – for a second time
Building Study: Barts Square, London, by Sheppard Robson
The architect worked with other practices to bring a richness to this new development which is surrounded by some of London’s oldest fabric
The world’s hottest projects in 2020
Ike Ijeh tours the planet to report on this year’s most anticipated completions
Technical Study: Kingston Cycle Hub, Sarah Wigglesworth Architects
Kingston council has spent £32m upgrading the borough’s cycle facilities, including a storage hub beside the station that is no ordinary bike shed, finds Thomas Lane
Antarctica: Designing for the planet’s most hostile continent
A £100m Antarctic infrastructure programme presents some unique design challenges – like deflecting snow and elephant seals. Elizabeth Hopkirk hears about the hardships and rewards of building at the bottom of the world
The world’s hottest projects in 2020
Ike Ijeh tours the planet to report on this year’s most anticipated completions
One Triton Square by Arup: a refurbishment with a difference
A 20-year old office block increased its net area by 57% but still saved 40,000 tonnes of carbon. How did the project team do it?
Building Study: 22 Handyside Street, King’s Cross, by Coffey Architects
The YAYA winner’s shimmering King’s Cross office more than justifies the developer’s decision to put its faith in emerging talent, writes Elizabeth Hopkirk
Building Study: Barts Square, London, by Sheppard Robson
The architect worked with other practices to bring a richness to this new development which is surrounded by some of London’s oldest fabric
Technical Study: Restoring Birmingham Selfridges’ cladding
Future Systems’ Selfridges has donned temporary garb of greater gaudiness while faults are fixed in the glittering blue chainmail below. Thomas Lane explains the technical challenges. Photography by Oliver Lane
Technical Study: Cutting 75% of emissions from Powell & Moya’s Wolfson College, Oxford
Embarrassed by being one of the worst carbon culprits in the region, the college set out to be net zero by 2030. Retrofitting 763 windows was just the start of it, finds Thomas Lane
One Triton Square by Arup: a refurbishment with a difference
A 20-year old office block increased its net area by 57% but still saved 40,000 tonnes of carbon. How did the project team do it?
Technical Study: Restoring Birmingham Selfridges’ cladding
Future Systems’ Selfridges has donned temporary garb of greater gaudiness while faults are fixed in the glittering blue chainmail below. Thomas Lane explains the technical challenges. Photography by Oliver Lane
The world’s hottest projects in 2020
Ike Ijeh tours the planet to report on this year’s most anticipated completions
Technical Study: Stratford Pavilion by Acme
This substantial structure at the Olympic Park had to be built over a DLR tunnel, setting the team major challenges. Ike Ijeh reports
Antarctica: Designing for the planet’s most hostile continent
A £100m Antarctic infrastructure programme presents some unique design challenges – like deflecting snow and elephant seals. Elizabeth Hopkirk hears about the hardships and rewards of building at the bottom of the world
Building Study: Zayed Centre, Great Ormond Street, by Stanton Williams
The £90m research centre for rare diseases gives the world-famous children’s hospital civic presence for the first time, writes Ike Ijeh
Building Study: Charlie Bigham’s, Somerset, by Feilden Fowles
Ike Ijeh on a winning recipe for that most functional of building types: the food production plant
Building Study: 22 Handyside Street, King’s Cross, by Coffey Architects
The YAYA winner’s shimmering King’s Cross office more than justifies the developer’s decision to put its faith in emerging talent, writes Elizabeth Hopkirk
Building Study: Barts Square, London, by Sheppard Robson
The architect worked with other practices to bring a richness to this new development which is surrounded by some of London’s oldest fabric
Technical Study: North West Cambridge housing by Stanton Williams
The architect’s first affordable housing creates a sense of intimacy while complying with tough daylight regulations, writes Elizabeth Hopkirk
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