We Brits love bricks. Why not use stone alternatives? Combine natural stone with structural timber and you have a recipe for decarbonising construction, says Amin Taha. Photography of three Groupwork projects by Timothy Soar
The Glasgow office of jmarchitects has completed a £2.2 million ‘Bothy and Tùr’ in Cuningar Loop Forestry Park in South Lanarkshire to enhance visitor experiences
Nest House, built with Studio Bark’s open-source U-Build timber flatpack system, is small-scale, circular construction which, says Ewa Effiom, throws down a sustainability challenge to architects at large. Photography by Jim Stephenson, Andy Billman and Studio Bark
The project, which involved the refurbishment and extension of a Victorian terraced house, has seen the creation of a top-lit living space that is also designed for music practice
Spain’s Concéntrico 09 festival has launched a trio of international contests for landmark architectural interventions in the city of Logroño [Deadline: 10 January 2023]
An ideas contest is seeking innovative proposals to boost the amount of sustainable timber construction in the South of England and South Wales [Deadline: 30 November 2022]
Edward Williams Architects has completed its Chobham Road development, a 900m² housing scheme for developer Cliveden Land in the London Borough of Newham
Emerging practice Delve has completed new nursery The Learning Tree in a former Romford warehouse for just £90 per square foot
Scott Brownrigg has completed a 3,972m² primary school for Aberdeen City Council providing increased capacity for 434 pupils and an additional 60 Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) places
The London-based practice has transformed a run-down garage and stabling block into 120m2 of additional accommodation for a client’s family
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