Adam Richards Architects has swapped out the originally proposed clay fired bricks for natural stone in its designs for an extension to the 19th century independent Mayfield Catholic boarding school
Studio Weave director Je Ahn explains how his practice went about designing a clifftop family home in South Korea on an off-grid site
Timber Development UK, working with Waugh Thistleton Architects, has released Timber Typologies, a free downloadable ‘beginner’s guide’ for various timber solutions. Fran Williams speaks to Waugh Thistleton associate Alastair Ogle to find out what it’s all about
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
Holland Harvey director Jonathan Harvey weighs out the ingredients for his practice’s longstanding collaboration with burgeoning ethical ‘neighbourhood bakery’ brand Gail’s
Matteo Attanasio, head of sustainability at structural and civil engineering consultancy Symmetrys, tells Fran Williams about FerrousWheel, the firm’s still-evolving tool for replacing designed steel sections with a reclaimed steel alternative
Baca Architects directors Robert Pattison and Richard Coutts discuss their prefabricated outdoor holiday pods, produced by the practice’s spin-off company, Outdoor Sanctuaries
Wolfgang Küchler, Diana Tarcatu and Kimberley Androliakos from the retrofit team at URBED reflect on their experiences in the growing Social Housing Decarbonisation sector and offer tips for other architects thinking of getting involved
Sian Ricketts and Neil Michels of Carmody Groarke discuss the Gent Waste Brick, devised for the new wing of the Design Museum Gent. Photography by Cinzia Romanin and Thomas Noceto
Jonathan Burlow discusses the cantilevering structural concept behind his practice’s House with One Column in Faversham, Kent, and its earlier Over the Edge house
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