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Another absolutely amazing #nerdworking! Thanks so much to The Building Society for having us, such a great place! It was great to see so many new faces tonight, fantastic to keep adding more people to the Nerd Herd! If you missed out on tickets this time, then I hope you can join us next time - keep your eyes on my feed for upcoming events! Thanks as always to Vandersanden and Seven for making these nights possible!

The second project highlight from August 'Practice of the Month' New-works This is Low Line Arches The Low Line is a network of creative and cultural nodes that follows the Victorian railway viaducts running through Bankside, London Bridge and Bermondsey. Our Low Line arches retrofit concept brings redundant railway arches back into use to the benefit of the surrounding communities and small businesses. Our design explores the powerful sense of ‘remaining space’ under the Victorian viaducts. The project creates discrete spaces-within-spaces by placing prefabricated galvanised steel Nissen sheds of differing sizes in the volumes under the arches. They are demountable and transferable, cost-efficient and recyclable. The prefabricated galvanised steel Nissen sheds have now been installed in two Bankside arches, as a cost effective alternative to filling the envelope of the arch with a fit-out with no loss of usable space. The adapted spaces are able to accommodate workspaces, meeting rooms, catering or washrooms, or be left as voids to host a variety of uses, including performing and visual arts. They have already undergone changes in use, attesting to the flexibility of the design. Image 1 name and credit: Ewer Street Low Line arches – Proposed axonometric. Image: New-works Image 2 name and credit: Southwark Street Low Line arches – Proposed axonometric. Image: New-works Image 3 name and credit: Construction detail, Ewer Street. Image: Mickey Lee Image 4 name and credit: Southwark Street Low Line arches. Image: Ed Bishop Image 5 name and credit: Southwark Street Low Line arches. Image: Ed Bishop

📢 Happy to announce another sold out #Nerdworking We can’t wait to see you all there! 👏 at The Building Society. Don't worry if you missed the chance to get a ticket for this session, many more events coming this year! #followoursocials 🏦 Special thanks to our amazing sponsors' Vandersanden & Seven for supporting this great event! #Nerdworking #RIBALondon

Join us for Series 3 of Cooking with an Architect, where we’re excited to have James Furzer as our featured speaker. Renowned for his innovative work in designing spaces for the homeless, James has made a significant impact on the architectural world. His Homeless Beacon was showcased on Grand Designs, and his TEDx talk has inspired architects to use their skills for meaningful change. In this series, we’ll delve into what motivated James to create spaces for vulnerable communities, all while he prepares his chosen dish. Don’t miss out on these insightful discussions—subscribe to the Bold Platform YouTube channel today! Sponsored by RIBA Local Initiative Funding. 📸: James Furzer #cooking #architecture #architect #riba RIBA London

How will AI change architecture? A sweeping transformation or something more subtle? Tomas Millar, director of Millar Howard Workshop, looks at the insights of the latest tranche of the RIBA Horizons 2034 future-scanning programme: https://ow.ly/GwRU50STG7m

A message from RIBA President Muyiwa Oki PRIBA – this week’s news ⬇️ “I am deeply disturbed to see this week’s reports of violence and hatred in communities across the UK. I know this directly impacts many of our members and the teams you work with, alongside friends and family. Racist abuse, intimidation and violence are corrosive to our society and our wellbeing, and present an irrational obstacle to building a society where all are afforded opportunity and dignity. While we still have a way to go to increase representation in architecture, the wealth of diversity in the UK’s cultural industries is what makes it one of the most celebrated in the world, and provides the skills and perspectives we need to address the big societal challenges only architecture can. We’re proud and thankful for the increasingly multi-ethnic and diverse profession of architecture and the teams you work with.”

📢One week left for #Nerdworking at The Building Society. Limited tickets remain—secure your spot using the link below and experience Nerdworking for yourself! Our sessions would not exist without our fantastic sponsors Vandersanden whose continued support of our format helped us introduce over 200 attendees so far, some of whom became regular #nerds! and our new sponsor Seven joining this amazing project. Peter Greaves 📅 Thursday, 15 August 2024 ⏰ 6:30 to 9:30pm 📍 The Building Society 55 Whitfield Street London W1T 4AH 🎟️ https://ow.ly/WSO750STBCk..

Today, we are pleased to reveal the first project highlight from August's 'Practice of the Month' New-works This is Great Suffolk Yard Great Suffolk Yard is a 7,623m2 retrofit and new build commercial development in the Liberty of the Mint Conservation Area in Borough. The project reinstates the warehouse and yard typology that characterises the area. Three existing buildings and four new buildings enclose a central yard to create a thriving new multi-aspect workspace peppered with terraces. Whereas other schemes for the site had sought to demolish the existing fabric on the site, our scheme embraced the canyon-like yards typical of the area and reinstated this typology. The yard condition allowed us to create a unique workplace focused on wellbeing, outdoor terraces, cross ventilation, and multi-aspect spaces. The proposals were developed by splitting the plot into key massing elements and rebuilding it holistically. The result is a sense of spatial generosity, vistas and connectedness that unifies the buildings. Image 1 name and credit: Great Suffolk Yard: Great Suffolk Street Frontage, Photography: Taran Wilkhu Image 2 name and credit: Great Suffolk Yard: The Works Building corner, Photography: Taran Wilkhu Image 3 name and credit: Great Suffolk Yard: The Yard, Photography: Taran Wilkhu Image 4 name and credit: Great Suffolk Yard: New knits with refurbished fabric, Photography: Ed Reeve Image 5 name and credit: Great Suffolk Yard: View across The Yard, Photography: Ed Reeve Find out more about them, by reading our interview with them https://ow.ly/FBIa50SQ5sA

"Good, high-quality design is important; it helps you live a better life", says RIBA President Muyiwa Oki PRIBA, in an exclusive interview with The Guardian about the Government's proposed planning reforms. “When you have high quality, it considers context, community, layout, as well as things like space, form, light etc – things and attributes that can bring out the best possible outcomes for the local community, for people and society at large.” Although he saw opportunity in the plans to make it easier to build on the green belt, Oki said we “need to think where to site [estates] and is it appropriate in that location”. This included engaging with the local community and ensuring their needs were served, such as access to transport and green space. “It’s my view that the term ‘beauty’ doesn’t really speak to those measures.” ➡️ Read the full interview: https://ow.ly/8HbG50SQcBQ #architecture #placemaking

Meet August‘s 'Practice of the Month' New-works This month we will be highlighting some of their amazing projects. They are architects who believe in a new way of working rooted in greater specialism, collaboration and well-being. The team see multiple benefits to this way of working for themselves, their collaborators and clients. Before New-works, co-founders Tom Lewith and Doug Hodgson founded and ran TDO for 14 years. Find out more about them, by reading their interview with them https://ow.ly/LTzA50SPUyx