Architecture Today

The January-February issue of Architecture Today is here! Use the link below to read the digital edition in which you can catch: - Specially commissioned, up-to-date photography of the winners in the Architecture Today Awards! Timothy Soar travels up and down the country to capture the winning projects in the test of time awards as they are today.   - Glenn Howells, Sasha Bhavan and Ian Ritchie CBE RA Hon FRAM Hon FREng are just some of the architects who discuss their award-winning projects with collaborators and clients, and discuss the way the buildings have stood the test of time.   - Tom Bloxham looks back on 30 years of Urban Splash – Tom Bloxham explains how Urban Splash defied the naysayers to create a successful business out of breathing new life into buildings that had been written off as having passed their sell-by date - My kind of town – Fernando Sordo Madaleno explains how Mexico City’s melodramatic, multi-layered city has been shaped by a history of cataclysmic events. Read AT 335 here: https://lnkd.in/eXqvy9tn

Reinventing practice: studio 8FOLD! "Retrofitting the physical world is one thing but you have to retrofit the user. We start every project with a workshop where we ask the client 'what does sustainability mean to you?' If we asked 'what does regenerative architecture mean to you?' they’d probably say 'Huh?'" Aleksandar Stojakovic and Alexander Frehse, co-founders of studio 8FOLD, discuss teaching students on site in South Africa, building with rammed earth, reusing timber and how clients react when asked what sustainability means to them ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/ebF7T3Dt Portrait by Timothy Soar

Missed our recent AI and New Digital Tools in Practice webinar? You can now rewatch the session online! Chaired by AT's Jason Sayer, the webinar brought together expert voices to explore how #AI is transforming architecture and construction — from design and project management to sustainability and ethics. Featuring: - Keir Regan-Alexander of Arka Works Ltd and OmniChat.uk - Luka Stefanovic – Senior Architecture Industry Specialist at Vectorworks - Lilian Ho – Senior BIM Manager & Digital Lead at AECOM, and Programme Director at ZIGURAT Institute of Technology - Bret Tushaus – VP, Product Management at Deltek - Nasrine Tomasi – Head of AI at Mott MacDonald Unable to watch? You can read the write-up of the session as well to discover how leading voices are applying AI and #digitaltools in real-world practice. https://lnkd.in/eFCjXjZH #Architecture #AIArchitecture #DigitalDesign #ConstructionTech #Webinar #EmergingTech

What are the main types of balcony? According to BS 8579:2020 there are six types: projecting open, projecting enclosed, recessed open, recessed closed, freestanding, and access (also referred to access decks or walkways). But why does what type of balcony you're specifying for matter? Architecture Today’s John Ramshaw discussed best practice for waterproofing balconies, including specification, regulatory compliance, and maintenance, with AccuRoof Technical Director Daniel Bosworth. Read on, in the link below ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eaq6jSPR #balcony #terrace #waterproofing #roofing #specification

Get free membership to our Specifying inclusive and sustainable bathrooms module! We are pleased to offer a special promotion in collaboration with VitrA Bathrooms, a world-leading manufacturer of bathroom products. VitrA has partnered with the School of Specification to provide free annual membership to this module. Led by Gokce Ersel Otkun, Senior Sustainability Manager at Eczacıbaşı Yapı Ürünleri and Nicola Friel, Showroom Manager at VitrA London, the module provides practical insights into designing and specifying #bathrooms that are both #inclusive and sustainable. This course focuses on designing bathrooms that meet the needs of users across all ages, abilities, and living arrangements. It also highlights sustainable #design strategies, covering lifecycle assessments, responsible manufacturing practices, and effective end-of-life management for bathroom products. Select the Specifying inclusive and sustainable bathrooms membership at checkout before 1st May to claim yours. Start learning for free, here: https://lnkd.in/e3BY8hgk #inclusivedesign

David Kohn Architects’ expansion of New College, Oxford, reinterprets the university’s long-standing quadrangle tradition with a curving, contemporary form that fosters an open relationship between college and city. Read about how carved #stone grotesques by Fergus Wessel have been embedded into to load-bearing stone façades, of which have been designed to last for centuries; plus hear from Miles Young, Warden of New College in the link below ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/es_iQRDZ Client: New College, Oxford Architect: David Kohn Architects Structural engineer: Price & Myers Mechanical and engineering consultant: Skelly & Couch Quantity surveyor: Arcadis Project manager: Ridge and Partners LLP Principal designer: OXFORD ARCHITECTS LLP Approved building inspector: Oxford City Council Main contractor: Sir Robert McAlpine Landscape design: TLG Todd Longstaffe-Gowan Artwork: Eva Rothschild, Monster Chetwynd Stonemason: Fergus Wessel Planning consultant: Bidwells Theatre consultant: Charcoalblue Stone façade contractor: Grants Group Timber roof specialist: Blumer Lehmann Gate fabricator: The White Wall Company

Hollick & Bucknall House in Haddenham was completed in 1998, but today, as Tim Crocker's contemporary photos prove, the home has flourished over time. The project was a winner in the 2024 AT Awards (Entry for 2025 is 23rd June!) and in the link below you can read Stephen Proctor and Andrew Matthews of Proctor & Matthews Architects in conversation with their client David Hollick about the influence of Peter Aldington and the way Hollick & Bucknall House has become embedded in its landscape over time. "Peter has been a great influence on us as architects; he taught us at university and we’ve stayed in touch since. He was also instrumental in helping David and Caroline to find an architect for their two houses. The interesting thing about Turn End is the relationship between the house’s internal spaces and the external spaces of the gardens that surround it. David and Caroline are both involved in horticulture, and David, who is a wonderful constructor and designer of gardens, has worked with Peter over the years. So we knew that this relationship between garden and home was very important." Read on, here: https://lnkd.in/eYtpD8Aj

Collaborative #façade design: Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings. Project leaders from Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBStudios), AKT II, Arkoni Ltd, and Schüco UK Limited discuss the collaborative processes and technical challenges behind the façade of Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings, Shropshire, with AT’s Technical Editor John Ramshaw. Use the link below to hear from Christopher Blust, Design Director at AKT II, Geoff Rich, Partner, Director of Heritage & Creative Reuse at FCBS, Simon Black, Team Leader – North, Metal Construction, at Schüco, and Lee O'Donnell, Managing Director at Arkoni Ltd. https://lnkd.in/e3RDAePT Photos by DANIEL HOPKINSON ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY LTD and AKT II. FRIENDS OF THE FLAXMILL MALTINGS #facadedesign

Somerset studio bindloss dawes has given new life to a run-down Victorian property in Stoke Newington, turning a neglected house into an elegant, modern family home. The house, located within the Lordship Park Conservation Area which, retains much of its original features and introduces new timber and concrete elements inspired by brutalism from the Sri Lankan tropics and mid-century Modernism from Los Angeles. See more photos from Nick Dearden plus hear from George Dawes, director at Bindloss Dawes and client Emma Dahlman in the link below ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eHwGyrBg Client: Emma Dahlman + Nick Illston Interior Design: Emma Dahlman Architect: Bindloss Dawes Structural engineer: Elliott Wood Partnership Creative direction: Emma Dahlman Stylist: Nina Lilli Holden Contractor: Charles Alexander Concrete floor: Lazenby Group Windows: Corvisiòn Plus Bricks: wienerberger UK Kitchen: REFORM KITCHENS LTD

The deadline for the Schüco UK Limited Excellence Awards is fast approaching! Make sure you've enter by 11th April 2025. Submit your project for free here: https://lnkd.in/eTXk2Zi5 #facades #facadedesign #schuecoawards