How can architects increase the value of space? An AJ roundtable of industry experts, in association with Kinsgpan, discussed providing real value for the end client
Emrys completes ‘sunken’ student digs in north London
Emrys Architects has taken the wraps of this £2million student housing scheme in Tufnell Park, north London
Foster Wilson raises the curtain on £4.3m school theatre
Foster Wilson has created a new £4.3 million performing arts centre for Bedford School and the local community by converting a listed Moravian church and minister’s house
Wizards of Oz: how they tackle the performance gap down under
A pan-industry group is embarking on a feasibility study to emulate an Australian rating system that delivers the energy performance supplied in client briefs
Birmingham New Street Station by AZPML, Atkins and Haskoll
A new icon in a city of icons, Birmingham New Street Station might be a triumph of function over form, writes Owen Pritchard
Rolfe Judd talks shop about Carnaby Street complex
This colourful redevelopment of the former Carnaby Street Shopping Centre ‘enhances the fun and vitality that is at the very heart of this area’, says Jonathan Carter, director at Rolfe Judd
Tower Hamlets’ in-house team complete sixth-form centre
The architectural team at Tower Hamlets Council has completed this 609m² extension and revamp of Swanlea School’s sixth-form centre in Whitechapel, east London
Giles Pike completes £700k ‘industrial’ home in Hackney
London-based Giles Pike Architects has stripped back a rundown Victorian workshop to its structure and restored it as a 216m² home
Northumberland’s Arch: ‘We want the best for the North’
Paul Littlefair, director of project management at Northumberland County Council’s development company Arch, on its ‘quality-first’ approach
Design Engine unveils ‘Passivhaus’ Student Centre in Bournemouth
The Winchester-based Design Engine has completed the first stage of its transformation of Arts University Bournmouth’s Wallisdowne campus in Poole