Architects Journal
February 2013
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FootprintWire 01.03.13
Today’s green news: Traditional bamboo craftmanship meets digital parametrics in Hong Kong pavillion -
Report: Zero Carbon Strategies for Low and Zero Carbon Homes
Zero Carbon Hub launches new report -
RMJM legal battle intensifies
RMJM’s group commercial director Declan Thompson has been accused of ‘unlawful retaliation’ for threatening to countersue ex-employees who refused to settle over money owed to them -
‘ArchNovation’ contest opens in Russia
[Application to be returned by 15 March] The Union of Architects in Russia has opened a competition for projects in the country completed between 2010 and 2012 -
10 Design make first UK shortlist in Newcastle library contest
RMJM offshoot 10 Design is among the four teams shortlisted for Newcastle College’s new £10 million gateway building -
3DReid's Co-op HQ achieves BREEAM Outstanding
3DReid has completed a BREEAM Outstanding 45,669m² office building for the Co-operative -
5th Studio scoops planning for eco-refurb at Trinity College Cambridge
The Secretary of State has approved plans by 5th Studio for the refurb of the Grade I-listed William Wilkins’ New Court at Trinity College Cambridge -
A clear way forward: Eastside City Park by Patel Taylor
The orthogonal green and hard landscaped spaces of Patel Taylor’s Eastside City Park open routes to bind Birmingham’s old and new inner city together, writes Rory Olcayto. Photography by Timothy Soar -
A gallery of sketches: the drawings of Birds Portchmouth Russum
The AJ presents the best of the 400 drawings produced by Birds Portchmouth Russum Architects for its recently completed Downley House in Hampshire which features in this week’s magazine -
A Modernist misconception
The Lessons from Modernism exhibition in New York corrects the widespread misapprehension that Modernist architecture eschewed environmental issues -
A period of transition
Ian Martin gives up GPS for lent -
Acme wins contest for first phase of Leeds mega-project
Acme has scooped the design competition for the £120 million first phase of the huge Eastgate Quarters retail-led scheme in the centre of Leeds -
Adjaye designing post-riot Hackney fashion hub
David Adjaye is designing an east London fashion outlet village under plans to revamp Hackney following the 2011 riots -
AEW heads to High Court over Liverpool Museum job
The case against AEW Architects for ‘professional negligence’ on the £72million Museum of Liverpool will begin next month at the High Court in London -
AHMM lands planning for Willesden Green cultural centre
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) and Architecture 519 have bagged approval from the local authority for its Willesden Green Cultural Centre redevelopment in Brent, north London -
AHMM submits 22-storey Croydon tower
[First look + project data] AHMM has submitted a reserved matters application for a residential skyscraper in Croydon -
AJ exclusive: BFLS becomes Flanagan Lawrence
Hamiltons’ successor BFLS has finally rebranded itself, having lost half of its founding partners since its rebirth in 2010 -
AJ exclusive: Forgotten Spaces 2013 launched
The RIBA has launched its popular ideas competition to reimagine neglected spaces in Lancashire and London -
AJ exclusive: shortlist for Great Fen visitor centre revealed
Foster Lomas is among five practices shortlisted in the high-profile RIBA competition for a £2 million visitor centre in Cambridgeshire -
AJ Footprint's Women in Sustainable Architecture
Hattie Hartman and Laura Mark present 20 women who are leading the way in sustainable architecture -
AJ Women in Architecture Awards shortlists revealed
The shortlist for this year’s Woman Architect of the Year and Emerging Woman Architect of the Year awards have been announced -
AJ's Christine Murray to chair Women in Architecture breakfast talk
AJ editor Christine Murray will chair a debate celebrating International Women’s Day on Friday 8 March -
All systems go for Croydon as long-awaited retail redevelopment gets go-ahead
£1 billion joint venture agreement between former rivals Hammerson and Westfield set to unleash massive programme of investment in south London metropolitan centre -
Allies and Morrison’s Croydon Whitgift vision retained
Allies and Morrison’s proposal to redevelop Croydon’s Whitgift shopping centre will go ahead, however a new design team could be appointed -
Álvaro Siza unveils Portuguese fire station
[FIRST LOOK + DATA] Pritzker Prize-winner Álvaro Siza Vieira has completed this €1.1 million fire station in Santo Tirso, Portugal -
American architects' workloads soar
US architecture workloads have grown at their fastest monthly rate for more than five years -
APD extends Lochside villa
APD Architecture has renovated and expanded a Victorian villa on the banks of Loch Fyne in Argyll, west Scotland -
ARB denies RIBA 'remit breach' accusation
The ARB will ask the RIBA explain to why it falsely accused the organistion of referring to its registrants as ‘members’ -
ARB hits back at RIBA allegations of 'expansionism'
The ARB has asked the RIBA to explain why it accused the arms length body of calling architects ‘members’ -
Architect sought for £40m Northampton offices
[Tenders to be submitted before 8 March] Northamptonshire County Council is seeking an architect for a £40 million corporate office building -
Architects fear ‘super sewer’ could blight major Thameside projects
Practices raise fears over impact on public realm and major construction schemes as £4 billion Thames Tideway Tunnel goes to planning -
Architects sought for £25 million advanced metrology lab
[Expressions of interest to be received by 1 March] Research Council UK is now inviting expressions of interest from design teams for the delivery of a new Advanced Metrology Laboratory in Teddington, Middlesex. -
Architects sought for latest phases of Robin Hood Gardens redevelopment
[Requests to participate to be received by 28 March] Swan Housing Association is on the hunt for architects to design the two latest phases of its £500 million redevelopment of east London’s Robin Hood Gardens -
Architects welcome right to light move
Architects have welcomed radical plans to remove right to light protection for new buildings -
Architectural Association MArch Sustainable Design graduate show 2013
AA students on the MArch Sustainable Environmental Design course exhibit their work -
Architecture students call for an end to unpaid internships
Students have called for the RIBA to do more to put an end to unpaid internships -
Armstrong Ceilings Gets Tactile With Textiles
A range of fabric canopies has been launched by Armstrong Ceilings -
Art house: Louvre-Lens by SANAA
The concept behind an offshoot of the Louvre may have followed in the footsteps of the Tate and the Centre Pompidou, but the final product is altogether different, writes Joseph Rykwert -
Associated Architects unveils Worcester boat house
[FIRST LOOK] Associated Architects have completed a £2.5 million boathouse for King’s School Worcester, on the river Severn -
Baca bags planning for flood resilient home in Oxfordshire
Baca Architects has scooped planning permission for a timber-clad home on an Oxfordshire flood plain -
Bartlett student to build contest-winning Cornish pavilion
A student from UCL’s Bartlett School of Architecture has won a competition to design a pavilion for a Cornwall sculpture garden -
Belsize unveils 'copper' extension to listed Hampstead home
[FIRST LOOK + DRAWINGS + DATA] Belsize Architects has added this £650,000 glazed extension to a Grade II-listed house in Hampstead -
Bennetts cast in leading role for Glasgow Citizens Theatre revamp
Bennetts Associates has been chosen to redevelop Glasgow’s world-famous Citizens Theatre -
Bennetts scoops King’s Cross supermarket role
Bennetts Associates has been appointed to design a 2,700m² megastore for upmarket supermarket chain Waitrose in London’s King’s Cross -
Biomimicry in action
Exploration Architecture has completed the first pilot of its Sahara Forest Project -
Birmingham birth centre wins National Award
A midwifery-led birth centre that opened in 2010 at City Hospital in Birmingham has won The National Royal College of Midwives Award for “your Birth in our home”. It was judged by the President of the RCM and committee of judges. -
Body of work
Two new shows examine the body in 20th century art. James Pallister reports -
Bond Bryan submits Sheffield Hallam extension plans
Bond Bryan Architects has submitted a planning application for a £30 million city centre extension to Sheffield Hallam University -
Books Received - April 2013
Footprint’s pick of the best green reads this month -
Books Received - March 2013
Footprint’s pick of the best green reads this month -
Books Received - May 2013
Footprint’s pick of the best green reads this month -
Boris approves £1.5bn overhaul of Elephant and Castle’s ‘no-man’s land’
The London mayor has formally backed Make’s controversial 8.8 hectare redevelopment of the Heygate housing estate in Elephant and Castle, London -
Broadway Malyan bags Scouse ‘Parc Guell’ gold
Broadway Malyan sees off Austin:Smith-Lord, Studio Three and Cass Associates with ‘stunning and innovative’ design for Everton Park site -
Cabe backs Brentford revamp
The Cabe team at the Design Council has welcomed plans by AHMM, Maccreanor Lavington and Glenn Howells to regenerate Brentford in west London -
Cabe updates design review guidance
New guidance has been published for design reviews panels across England -
Call for proposals for Kernel Festival pavilions
[Entries may be continually submitted] The 2013 Kernel Festival is seeking proposals for ‘experimental’ pop-ups to be built for this year’s event in the Italian town of Desio -
Cameron opens door for UK architects on £16bn 'corridor' city in India
Prime minister David Cameron has paved the way for UK architects to design a 1,000 kilometre-long ‘economic corridor’ linking Mumbai to Bangalore in India -
Canadian house building plunges into decline
Canadian housing starts plummeted in January, official data has revealed -
Carillion Supports Uk-Gbc At Ecobuild
Carillion, the leading integrated support services company, will be supporting the UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC)’s Big Tent at this year’s Ecobuild - providing 20 ‘must see’ sessions throughout the three days. -
Casson Mann team lands Lascaux jackpot
A team led by London-based museum experts Casson Mann with Norway’s Snøhetta has won the international contest to design a new visitor complex at the Paleolithic cave paintings site at Lascaux in France -
CGI International Enhances Pyroguard Specification Support
CGI International, the leading independent manufacturer of fire resistant glazing, has developed an enhanced technical support package for its Pyroguard range of fire glass solutions – with the launch of a new online ‘Applications & Tests Selector’. -
Chelsea Barracks ‘to go ahead’
The £3 billion redevelopment of Chelsea Barracks in West London is reported to be back on track -
Cheltenham Design Festival
11-14 April 2013, Cheltenham -
Childcare - Women in architecture survey 2013
Raising a family and working in architecture remains challenging for women in the profession -
Chipperfield unwraps long-awaited Saint Louis Art Museum expansion
David Chipperfield has finally completed his £85 million extension to the Saint Louis Art Museum – almost eight years after scooping the high-profile job -
City Garden Project dealt final blow as Aberdeen moots £20m alternative
Resurrection for Diller Scofidio & Renfro £140 million Union Terrace Gardens overhaul is a ‘totally imaginary situation’ said a councilor -
Clapton Girls' Academy by Jestico + Whiles
Two new additions and a refurb of the existing Edwardian buildings have brought this school up to modern standards -
Competitions: Editor's Pick, 07.02.13
A laboratory design team in Middlesex, new-build academic facilities for the University of Kent and a £12.8 million housing framework. The Editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions. -
Competitions: Editor's Pick, 14.02.13
Northamptonshire County Council offices, a Miami landmark and a Northern Ireland school. The Editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions -
Competitions: Editor's Pick, 21.02.13
Housing for the isolated island of St Helena, ideas contest for a Lincoln arch and design team for Coventry primary school extensions. The editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions -
Competitions: Editor's Pick, 28.02.13
Robin Hood Gardens, St Mary’s Health Campus and Denver micro housing. The editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions -
Contest for 'pop-up' public space launched in Chicago
[Submissions are due 15 March] Architecture for Humanity’s Chicago branch has launched a design contest to reinvent public space around the Windy City -
Costs: Insulation
Get all warm and cosy with your estimating! Here, Neil Barnett, resource cost services manager of BCIS, the Building Cost Information Service of the RICS, provides the latest sample cost breakdowns for various types of heat and sound insulation products -
Cottrell and Vermeulen unwraps Royal London Hospital playspace
Cottrell and Vermeulen with Studio Myerscough has cut the ribbon on a £1 million activity space for Barts and The London Children’s Hospital in Whitechapel -
Coventry Council seeks architects for primary school extensions
[Requests to participate due 8 March] Coventry City Council is looking to appoint an architect-led team for extensions to five primary schools in the city -
CPD: Environmental performance of lead sheet
This is the last of three CPDs sponsored by the Lead Sheet Association (LSA). Lead is often perceived as a heritage material. But its sustainability credentials are leading to it seeing a revival. This CPD explores the environmental performance of the material. -
Craig White to chair Wood for Good campaign
The founder of Bristol-based White Design has been named chairman of the timber industry’s sustainability campaign group -
Curtain to raise on Eric Parry's £50m West End production
Eric Parry’s £50 million office, housing and retail redevelopment on London’s Piccadilly is nearing completion -
Daniel Libeskind: ‘I’m not interested in building gleaming streets for despots’
James Pallister speaks to Daniel Libeskind who, soon to reveal designs for the notorious Maze Prison, is well versed in emotionally sensitive projects -
Design for a wetter future today
New approaches to flood prevention can drive innovative design, writes Robert Barker -
Design team sought for County Down leisure centre
[Requests to participate due 8 March] Northern Ireland’s Down District Council is on the hunt for an integrated design team to deliver a new build leisure centre -
Design team sought for St Mary's Health Campus, Cork
[Tenders to be returned by 7 March] Ireland’s Health Service Executive is looking to appoint a design team for a Primary Care Centre in Cork -
Designing a multiple-choice me
Ian Martin dables in architectural spread-betting -
Designing office spaces for cycling to work
Impacts of increased cycling activity on the modern workplace -
Detroit City: What's Going On
Mark Binelli’s book The Last Days of Detroit is a relevant account for many languishing post-industrial cities -
Digital edition: AJ Specification, March 2013
Cladding and curtain walling -
Discrimination - Women in architecture survey 2013
Nearly two thirds of respondents have suffered sexual discrimination in their career -
disPLAY completes Chiswick home
[FIRST LOOK + DRAWINGS + DATA] Soho-based disPLAY Architecture has completed this four-storey house in the Chiswick House conservation area -
DLA floats Welwyn Garden City suburb extension
David Lock Associates has drawn up plans for a new ‘garden suburb’ extending Welwyn Garden City -
Does social sustainability matter?
A talk at PTEa focused on whether social sustainability can foster well-being through the built environment -
Does Zumthor use a Mac or a PC?
Not so hot under the bonnet, architects now care more about surface and brand, says Rory Olcayto -
Dorma All Glass Revolving Door Makes Stunning Entrance
At the £6.5 million regeneration of George House in Glasgow into high quality office space, DORMA, supplier of Premium Access Solutions installed a stunning, all glass revolving door for the feature entrance – delivering the highest standards of aesthetics, reliability and functionality and helping the project achieve BREEAM ‘Excellent’ standard for energy efficiency. -
Down deep in Deptford: Tanners Hill by Dow Jones
Dow Jones Architects’ renovation and reconfiguration of No 25 Tanners Hill into a house and gallery has involved carefully peeling back the layers of Deptford’s history. By Jay Merrick. Photography by David Grandorge -
EC Harris' Richard Taylor: ‘Iconic buildings elicit angst’
Richard Taylor, head of commercial at EC Harris, reveals how architecture affects investment decisions and tips on surviving in a tough climate -
Eco-architect Liddell dies
Architect Howard Liddell has died just days before receiving the OBE he was awarded for services to ecological design. -
Ed Vaizey lists BDP's Halifax 1974 HQ
The BDP-designed Halifax Building, head office of the Halifax Building Society, has been awarded Grade II listing by Architecture Minister Ed Vaizey -
EH refuses to back down over Chipperfield’s Elizabeth House revamp
English Heritage has written to DCLG seeking a review of Lambeth Council’s decision to approve David Chipperfield’s Elizabeth House redevelopment -
Elephant and Castle jackpots for Stanton Williams and Witherford Watson Mann
Stanton Williams has been picked to revamp the London College of Communication in Elephant and Castle -
Elips completes 'shiny' Chelsea refurbishment
[FIRST LOOK + PLANS + DATA] Elips Design has refurbished and extended a five-storey house in Chelsea, west London -
Emerging stars shortlisted in RIBA baby boomer retirement homes contest
A gaggle of emerging and up-and-coming practices has been shortlisted in the RIBA Competition to design pioneering housing for those aged 55 and over -
Emily Gee: 'There's been a real shift in interest in post-war buildings'
Emily Gee, English Heritage’s head of designation, on why the organisation is eyeing up a raft of post-war office buildings for statutory protection -
Enniskillen school revamp seeks architect
[Requests to participate to be returned by 19 March] Northern Ireland’s Western Education and Library Board is on the hunt for an architect-led design team to deliver a £5.7 million primary school from RIBA stage C -
EU tariffs on Chinese solar imports slammed by solar industry
Proposed EU tariffs on Chinese solar panel imports could cost the UK economy, the industry has warned -
European construction output plunges
Construction output in the European Union has fallen to its second lowest level of the 21st Century -
Exclusive: Zaha Hadid tipped for Boris airport role
Zaha Hadid is understood to have been chosen to work with London Mayor Boris Johnson on his aviation plans -
Ex-Infrastructure UK chief takes over at HCA
The former chief executive of Infrastructure UK Andy Rose has been appointed as the permanent chief executive of the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) -
Experts: Vauxhall Tower helicopter collision ‘was preventable’
The fatal helicopter crash at Broadway Malyan’s Vauxhall Tower construction site might have been avoided if safety concerns raised in a 2005 report had been heeded, experts have warned -
Exploring the Barents Sea: How to document a research project
Rich in resources, the Barents Sea is a hive of economic activity documented in this exemplary student research anthology -
Ex-RIBA regional director admits stealing from institute coffers
Jon Jo MacNamara, the RIBA’s former regional director in the North-East, is facing jail after pleading guilty to stealing from the institute -
FaulknerBrowns and AFL unveil new home for Brentford FC
AFL and FaulknerBrowns have revealed concept plans to build a new home for Brentford Football Club on a brownfield site next to Kew Bridge railway station, west London -
Feilden Clegg Bradley reveals new Leeds homes scheme
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has won permission, subject to s106 agreement, for this residential scheme in Globe Road, next to Leeds station -
Feilden Fowles bags planning for Welsh Code 6 house
Emerging practice Feilden Fowles has won planning permission for a £600,000 L-shaped home in Llantwit Major, South Wales -
Finger pointed at boilers for sky-high bills in Bradford eco-homes
Air source heat pump boilers have been blamed for problems at a flagship eco-homes scheme in Bradford which has been criticised for its high levels of energy consumption -
Footprint: AJ 28.02.13
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Footprint's 5 things to do this week
This week’s events include Bill Bordass speaking at a debate about professionalism and James Timberlake on prototyping architecture -
Footprint's 5 things to do this week
This week’s events include a talk at Cullinan Studios and a debate on the future of architectural education -
Footprint's 5 things to do this week
This week’s events include discussions on wave power, resource efficiency and sustainable growth -
Footprint's 5 things to do this week
This week’s events include a talk at Ecobuild by AJ sustainability editor Hattie Hartman on women in sustainable construction -
FootprintWire 04.03.13
Today’s green news: Soccket ball generates power from a game of football -
FootprintWire 05.03.13
Today’s green news: Californian solar thermal plant billed as the ‘world’s largest’ nears completion -
FootprintWire 06.03.13
Today’s green news: French architects propose mixed-use eco-towers for Shenzen, China -
FootprintWire 07.02.13
Today’s green news: Mass Design Group’s Rwandan Hospital uses natural daylight and ventilation to create a healing environment -
FootprintWire 08.02.13
Today’s green news: V-Tent parking system combines charging for electric vehicles, PV panels and shelter -
FootprintWire 11.02.13
Today’s green news: A sustainable alternative to traditional plastic Lego: the Mokulock -
FootprintWire 12.02.13
Today’s green news: Hong Kong pop-up theatre constructed from bamboo with nylon sheeting -
FootprintWire 13.02.13
Today’s green news: Carbon neutral Zurich office nears completion by Shiguru Ban Architects -
FootprintWire 14.02.13
Today’s green news: ‘Modified Atmosphere Packaging’ provides sustainable roses for Valentine’s Day -
FootprintWire 15.02.13
Today’s green news: Chapel in University of North Florida utilizes passive ventilation and natural light -
FootprintWire 18.02.13
Today’s green news: Swine Studio recycle waste plastic caught by fishing trawlers into chairs -
FootprintWire 19.02.13
Today’s green news: Urban Farm Units created from shipping containers for growing food in cities -
FootprintWire 20.02.13
Today’s green news: Arup envision future skyscraper living in 2050 -
FootprintWire 21.02.13
Today’s green news: Studio Moffitt complete self sufficient Ontario home -
FootprintWire 22.02.13
Today’s green news: Artist creates 10m high art installation from recycled plastic bags -
FootprintWire 25.02.13
Today’s green news: Climate change, poverty and development portrayed in environmental photographer of the year comp -
FootprintWire 26.02.13
Today’s green news: Chinese modular home created from stacked shipping containers clad in bamboo -
FootprintWire 27.02.13
Today’s green news: Utah home clad in recycled steel achieves LEED silver -
FootprintWire 28.02.13
Today’s green news: Brazilian eco-hotel will feature green walls and roofs -
Forbo Extends Range Of Nuway Entrance Flooring Solutions
Keen to extend the reach of its market leading portfolio of entrance flooring systems, Forbo has introduced a new range of Nuway rigid entrance mats, designed to deliver high performance and longevity in heavy traffic areas whilst offering maximum scope for colour co-ordination. -
Formica Group Marks 100 Years of Invention, Innovation and Design Leadership
Year-long celebration includes refreshed brand, new Formica® Laminate Anniversary Collection and ‘Formica® Forever’ book -
Forticrete’s Sustainable Solutions To Debut At Ecobuild 2013
Strongly committed to supplying genuinely sustainable solutions, Forticrete, the UK’s leading manufacturer of concrete construction products, will exhibit its comprehensive range of sustainable masonry and roof tiles for the first time at Ecobuild 2013. -
Foster + Partners' first 'complete' hotel opens in London
The ME Hotel, the first hotel fully designed by Foster + Partners, has opened in London -
Foster to present Thames Hub airport plans to Davies Commission
Norman Foster will submit his four-runway Thames Estuary mega hub airport to the Howard Davies-led investigation into UK airport capacity -
Foster unveils reflective events pavilion in Marseille
Foster + Partners’ Vieux Port pavilion was officially opened by the Mayor of Marseille earlier this week -
Foster's South East Asia schemes go on show
Foster + Partners has released these images of its latest schemes in South East Asia ahead of a forthcoming show in Malaysia. -
Fragments and dreams: Downley House by Birds Portchmouth Russum
A collage of fragmented forms follows its own dream logic in Birds Portchmouth Russum’s Hampshire country house, writes Jay Merrick. Photography by Nick Kane -
Freeform Solution From Formtexx
All the bespoke double curved perforated aluminium panels required to complete the spectacular archways over the road entrances to the hugely impressive L’Atoll retail complex in Angers were designed and manufactured to automotive precision standards by UK freeform curvature specialists, Formtexx. -
Fujimoto unveils 'cloud-like' 2013 Serpentine Pavilion
Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has been selected to design this year’s Serpentine pavilion -
Gareth Hoskins wins delayed Bird College contest
Gareth Hoskins Architects has finally been named as the winner in the RIBA-backed competition to mastermind the overhaul of Bird College, Sidcup -
GKD: City of hope
Research hospital in California opts for metallic mesh sun protection facade -
Glas builds ivy-inspired affordable homes for Elephant
[First look + project data] Glas Architects has completed this £2.1 million affordable housing scheme in Elephant and Castle, London -
Glasgow's George Square furore reignites
The controversy surrounding Glasgow’s George Square overhaul has ignited again, this time over the timescale for any future revamp -
Glenn Howells reveals Canary Wharf twin-tower scheme
Glenn Howells Architects has submitted plans for these for twin residential towers at Arrowhead Quay, south of Canary Wharf in London’s Docklands -
GMW reveals Olympic park data hub vision
GMW has unveiled plans to transform the London 2012 Olympics media complex into a new data centre, university and business space -
Government backs first batch of ‘Built for Life’ homes
Planning minister Nick Boles has named the first five schemes to achieve ‘Built for Life’ status - the successor to Building for Life -
Government challenged over abandoning 'conservatory tax'
The Association for the Conservation of Energy (ACE) will mount a legal challenge over the government’s scrapping of consequential improvements - also know as the ‘conservatory tax’ -
Government primes prefab for housing crisis fight
The government has renewed support for offsite manufacture in a bid to ‘revolutionise’ housebuilding -
Grafton's Farrell to speak at Women in Architecture awards lunch
Yvonne Farrell, director of Dublin-based Grafton Architects, will speak at the AJ Women in Architecture awards luncheon in March -
Guarnieri extends Bermondsey penthouse
[FIRST LOOK + DRAWINGS + DATA] Guarnieri Architects has added a roof-top extension to a flat in the Bermondsey conservation area -
Hannah Lawson on being a woman architect in a large practice
‘I’ve been asked “is she tough enough?” - a question that is unlikely to be asked of a male counterpart’ -
Haptic and NORDIC bag Norway contest jackpot
A team made up of London and Oslo-based practices has won the competition to design a new urban centre and a public square in Straume on the west coast of Norway, near Bergen -
Haute Hackney: Spoof website lampoons gentrification plans
James Pallister asks whether HackneyHaute.com is the work of satirical pranksters or particularly brazen placemaking? -
Hellman Cartoon
The Hellman Files 90: A trawl through Hellman’s archives, in which we uncover gems as relevant now as they were then -
Hellman Cartoon
The new right to light proposals - as seen by Hellman -
Hellman Cartoon
The Hellman Files 91: A trawl through Hellman’s archives, in which we uncover gems as relevant now as they were then -
Hellman Cartoon
The Hellman Files 92: A trawl through Hellman’s archives, in which we uncover gems as relevant now as they were then -
Henning Larsen beats stars to land mega-lab contest
Copenagen-based Henning Larsen Architects has seen off competition from, among others, big name British practices to claim the largest science scheme in Europe -
Historic right to light law under threat
New reforms could abolish rights of light for almost three million homes as part of government plans to further eliminate barriers to development -
Hopkins and Make shortlisted for £1bn UCL Stratford campus
The five-strong shortlist of firms competing to design University College London’s new Stratford Campus has been revealed -
House H by Sou Fujimoto Architects, Tokyo, Japan
A look at Fujimoto Architects’ family House H in Tokyo with its ‘singular continous living space’. Photography by Iwan Baan -
House mix: AJ 14.02.13
The Architects’ Journal | 14.02.13 | Number 6 | Volume 237 -
Housebuilders bounce back: Barratt's profits more than double
Housebuilder Barratt has seen a 113 per cent jump to £46.1m in pre-tax profit -
Housing starts plummet
New government figures show that the number of year-on-year housing starts plummeted in 2012 -
How architecture education is limiting students
Recently qualified Julia Wyatt of Green Tea Architects on how the architecture education system needs to engage more effectively with younger members of the profession -
Ideas contest launched for new Lincoln arch
[Submissions are due 15 March] The city of Lincoln’s Business Improvement Group has launched an ideas contest for a new archway in the cathedral city’s historic heart -
Ideas contest opens for new Miami landmark
[Registration closes 16 April] Miami-based DawnTown has launched an international ideas contest for a new landmark -
In pictures: Gehry, Hadid and Graves design ‘oriental’ rugs for Afghan women's cause
Gehry and Hadid design ‘oriental’ rugs, but how do they compare with traditional weaves? asks Rory Olcayto -
Insulation
Increasing energy-efficiency requirements are calling for greater levels of insulation. This has implications for both new-build and retrofit projects, and each hold different complications and opportunities. This month we look at how the regulations affect what products architects are specifying. -
Interview with Royal Gold Medallist Peter Zumthor
AJ exclusive: James Pallister spoke with Swiss starchitect Peter Zumthor on the eve of his RIBA Gold Medal lecture -
Is London meeting its sustainability targets?
A conference at the NLA examined how the capital intends to retrofit its existing homes -
It’s official: Chipperfield and Karakusevic Carson bag Hackney skyscrapers job
David Chipperfield Architects and Karakusevic Carson Architects have been officially named the winners of Hackney Council’s Colville Estate design competition -
Jamie Fobert Architects bags approval for Tate extension
Jamie Fobert Architects has bagged planning permission for its £13.5 million extension to the Tate St Ives. -
Jane Duncan named RIBA equality and diversity champion
RIBA vice president for practice and profession Jane Duncan has been appointed to head up the institute’s equality campaign -
JLL's Adam Challis: ‘This is build-to-let year’
Adam Challis, head of residential research at Jones Lang Lasalle, explains why build-to-let is set to be developers’ principal focus in 2013 -
John Pardey completes Welsh coast lookout
[FIRST LOOK] Following a planning battle won on appeal, John Pardey Architects’ ‘modern timber-framed Welsh vernacular’ home comes to fruition -
Join the AJ for the Women in Architecture Luncheon and Awards
Tickets are now on sale for this year’s AJ Women in Architecture Luncheon and Awards -
Joseph Rykwert: Reminiscences of Duchamp
Joseph Rykwert recalls Marcel Duchamp, whose work and influence is celebrated in a major new season at the Barbican -
Kalzip Acoustic Roof System Sounds Perfect
Kalzip’s standing seam system with a Class A [aw=0.95] sound absorption performance was specified for the roofs of Glasgow City Council’s impressive Emirates Arena which includes the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome. Designed by architect 3DReid and built by Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd, the complex will be one of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games key facilities. -
Labour criticises government over building regs delays
MPs have argued that the delays to new Part L regulations show a lack of commitment to achieving 2016 zero carbon targets -
LEED outstrips BREEAM across the globe – including Europe
New research by the AJ shows the LEED sustainable building certification system dominates everywhere except in the UK -
Levitt Bernstein completes 115 affordable homes in Croydon
[FIRST LOOK + DRAWINGS + DATA] Levitt Bernstein has unwrapped this £15 million housing development in Waddon, Croydon -
LIG launches new saturn architectural website
Saturn Architectural now boasts a revamped website www.saturnarchitectural.com to showcase its wide range of automatically operated door solutions, access control and building management systems, architectural ironmongery and integrated doorsets. -
Linsiadar House by StudioKAP
StudioKAP’s new house re-inhabits a previously agricultural site -
Liverpool University to open satellite architecture school in London
The University of Liverpool has unveiled plans for a new outpost in London teaching architecture -
Localism Act and Local Plans lose out to NPPF
The High Court has confirmed the NPPF will take priority over the Localism Act and local development plans -
London Assembly urges Boris to release cash for more homes
London Assembly has called on the Mayor of London to build more affordable homes to ease the current housing crisis -
London mayor launches £1.3bn housing drive
London mayor Boris Johnson will today float plans to invest £1.3 billion a year in new housing by retaining all stamp duty paid in the capital -
London Underground reveals largest ever art commission
The London Underground has unveiled its largest ever art commission as part of its 150th anniversary celebrations -
London's OAC reveals masterplan for huge Chinese cultural scheme
London-based Office for Architectural Culture (OAC) is hoping to bag more work in the Far East after revealing plans for a huge cultural scheme in China -
Look and learn
Despite the time and costs involved, wider acceptance of monitoring is gaining momentum. Hattie Hartman and Laura Mark report -
Loose fit, raw energy: Olympic Energy Centres by John McAslan + Partners
Rather than a white elephant, for the ODA McAslan designed a lean, rust-red monument of a power plant in Stratford, writes Felix Mara. Photography by Hufton + Crow -
Low-energy design: two views - Kieran Timberlake
Stephen Kieran and James Timberlake argue for technology as a key generator of sustainable design -
Low-energy design: two views - Piers Taylor
Looking abroad, we see many examples of intelligent passive design, writes Piers Taylor -
Luton Airport on the lookout for terminal extension architect
[Requests to tender to be received 22 March] Luton Airport near London is seeking architectural services for a terminal extension -
Made in UK - the best emerging products at Ecobuild this year
Black Architecture scoured ExCel for innovative products -
Make wins green light for City road resi-tower
Ken Shuttleworth’s practice Make has won planning permission for a 39-storey residential tower in Old Street, London -
Making old homes green: pioneering retrofit research released
The first tranche of results from the Technology Strategy Board Retrofit for the Future programme have been released -
Manchester joins London in fight against offices-to-homes free for all
Manchester City Council will seek an exemption from new permitted development rights allowing the conversion of offices into residential -
Marks Barfield to design 'London Eye' for Wirral Waters
Marks Barfield Architects, the practice which designed the London Eye, has been appointed to prepare designs for a £7m-£10m viewing tower for Wirral Waters -
Match report: Gold Medallist Peter Zumthor lectures at the RIBA
James Pallister reports from a rammed RIBA HQ to hear the Swiss master give his much-anticipated RIBA Gold Medal lecture -
McCloud calls for an end to ‘dithering’ on zero carbon homes
Kevin McCloud has urged the government to put an end to the delay in clarifying Part L changes -
McGarry-Moon completes rural home
[FIRST LOOK + DATA + DRAWINGS] Northern Ireland-based McGarry Moon Architects has completed this countryside home which took four years in the making -
Measuring the value of green infrastructure
CIRIA event highlights new tools for measuring biodiversity -
Meier beats Foster and Zaha to scoop Hamburg HQ
US practice Richard Meier & Partners has won a star-studded competition to design a mixed-use scheme in Hamburg -
Michael Graves named US government advisor
US architect and Post-modern pioneer Michael Graves has been appointed to a role within the President Obama administration -
Micro housing ideas contest opens in Denver
[Registration should be made by 1 May] Roth Sheppard Architects and the Denver Architectural League have launched a ‘Micro Housing’ design contest -
Mitchell Taylor Workshop unwraps Swanage recycling depot
Mitchell Taylor Workshop has completed a 461m2 recycling centre within an area of outstanding natural beauty on the Isle of Purbeck peninsula -
Model-maker to sell RMJM Gazprom work to highest bidder
A disgruntled model maker, owed £70,000 by RMJM, is putting his model of the bankrupt firm’s Gazprom tower up for sale -
Monitoring and the Plan of Work
Laura Mark looks at how post occupancy evaluation is accounted for in the RIBA Plan of Work -
More 60s listings as Vaizey goes post-war crazy
A home designed by Richard and Su Rogers has been listed at Grade II* while HPKA’s Cambridge Graduate Centre has also landed Grade II protection -
Moving air and light: Casa Voltes by Sergison Bates
Sergison Bates’ cool, mysterious, sunlit home in Cadaqués has the same qualities as the Costa Brava townscape, writes Mónica Rivera. Photography by David Grandorge -
Murray: 'There are more clients per m² at MIPIM than anywhere in the world'
Peter Murray explains why MIPIM is still the place to be to meet clients but warns that competition is increasing in the race to land for the ‘next big job’ -
Musashino Art University Library by Sou Fujimoto Architects, Tokyo, Japan
A review by the AJ’s sister title the Architectural Review of Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2013 designer Sou Fujimoto’s Musashino Art University Library in Tokyo. Photography by Edmund Sumner -
My question to Policy Exchange is this: did terraced housing push Ronnie and Reggie Kray over the edge?
The suggestion that tall buildings cause criminal behaviour is a dangerous error, writes Paul Finch -
Natural insulation materials
Natural insulation materials such as hemp, sheep’s wool and fl ax are becoming widely recognised for their sustainability. A growing concern for the environment, alongside a need to reduce the energy consumption of built stock, has resulted in a fl ourishing market for these materials. -
NCS Exterior
A special collection of 322 Exterior colours selected as being most suited to the exterior environment. The Exterior Design Guide included with the boxed set highlights some of the main issues which have been taken into account in compiling the collection including colourfastness and sustainability of pigments, inherent and perceived colour, and historical and contemporary exterior colour. The fanbook includes 252 matt façade colours with page size 50 x 140mm and a further 70 low sheen colour -
New Fakro ‘Z-Wave’ Electrically Operated Windows At Ecobuild
At Ecobuild 2013 FAKRO GB, on Stand N1530, will be launching its ‘Z-wave’ FTP-V and FTU-V Electro roof windows in natural and white PU-coated pine. Z-Wave is a wireless communication protocol designed either for home or light commercial use. The technology uses a low-power radio frequency embedded or retrofitted into devices and can be controlled via Smartphone. -
New practice: Architecture Initiative
The latest in a series of practice profiles looking at architects who have recently decided to go it alone either through choice or redundancy -
New practices: Stonewood Design
The latest in a series of practice profiles looking at architects who have recently decided to go it alone either through choice or redundancy -
New practices: twelve architects & masterplanners
The latest in a series of practice profiles looking at architects who have recently decided to go it alone either through choice or redundancy -
New RMJM chief: 'I can't turn things around on my own'
RMJM’s new chief executive for Europe has played down his arrival at the troubled company saying that ‘no one person’ could turnaround the practice’s fortunes -
Newt halts work on Ryder's £14m Durham police HQ
Discovery of the protected great crested newt has brought work on Ryder Architecture’s Durham police station to a halt -
Nick Willson submits West Sussex ‘eco-house’ plans
[First look] Nick Willson Architects has submitted a planning application for this 297m² private house in Rowhook, West Sussex -
No call-in for Liverpool Waters as Pickles approves £5.5bn scheme
Chapman Taylor’s controversial £5.5 billion Liverpool Waters scheme has been rubberstamped by Communities and Local Government secretary Eric Pickles -
No more excuses: we demand equal pay for women in architecture, says Christine Murray
Discrimination in architecture is insidious. Count the female directors in most practices and the glass-ceiling ratio tells its own story -
NPPF fallout: 52% of councils do not have local plans
More than half of English councils have failed to draw up local plans in time for the NPPF’s introduction later this month -
Numbers up for 'increasingly important' MIPIM
While the annual property fair is primarily a platform for developers to sell their schemes, it’s also a great showcase for architects, writes Richard Waite -
Olympic star Populous to design new Paris stadium
London 2012 Olympic Stadium designer Populous has been appointed to help create the new 82,000-seater France rugby stadium. -
Olympic trade mission: UK stars descend on Rio
Foster + Partners and Amanda Levete Architects are visiting Rio de Janeiro in a bid to win work on the city’s Olympic mega project -
OMA designs Kuwait exhibition hall
Stirling Prize 2012-shortlisted practice OMA is to design a large department store and public event space in Kuwait City -
Open for entries: Kiev's future growth contest
[Deadline for registration 6 March] Architecture festival CANactions has organised an international ideas contest for ‘simple’ ideas for Kiev in Ukraine -
Open-City announces Green Sky Thinking programme April 15 - 19
Green Sky Thinking, Open-City’s professional knowledge-sharing platform for sustainable design, will be held in April, independent of September’s Open House event for the first time -
Original architect slams Sydney Exhibition Centre revamp
Populous, Hassell and OMA’s £650 million redevelopment of Sydney’s Exhibition Centre has been slammed by the building’s original architects as an ‘act of vandalism’ -
Outside the box: Stratford Box Pumping Station by Lyall Bills & Young
Lyall Bills & Young’s Stratford Box Pumping Station in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is at once sculptural, enduring and integrated into the landscape, writes Felix Mara. Photography by Richard Chivers -
Partick HA opens £12.8 million housing framework
[Expressions of interest due 1 March] Scotland’s Partick Housing Association is calling for architects to join a four-year framework with an expected budget of £12.8 million. -
Pathfinder-style demolitions in Liverpool slammed
Campaigners have hit out at new plans which would see ‘Pathfinder-style demolitions’ of hundreds of terraced homes in Liverpool’s Welsh Streets area -
Pathways to smarter cities
Technology Strategy Board ‘Demonstrator’ and ‘Catapult’ programmes pledge £65 million for global projects. -
Pay - Women in architecture survey 2013
The AJ Women in Architecture survey is an important part of our ongoing campaign to raise the status and profile of women architects. Data, collected annually, will enable the AJ to track progress over time -
Pay in the regions - Women in architecture survey 2013
The majority of respondents to our survey are based in London, with 51 per cent of women and 53 per cent of men working there -
Petition launched against McAslan's Smithfield plans
SAVE Britain’s Heritage has launched an online petition against John McAslan & Partners’ contentious plans to overhaul Smithfield Market in central London -
Phyd completes 'concrete box' house
[FIRST LOOK + DRAWINGS] Phyd Arquitectura has unwrapped this concrete-shell house in Portugal -
Phyllis Lambert on Jane Jacobs
‘In 1958, as Jane Jacobs wrote her seminal book, I saw to the completion of the Seagram Building’ -
Pier pressure: Southend Pier Cultural Centre by White arkitekter
Battling corrosion and a Grade II listing, this offshore cultural centre triumphed over adversity, writes Felix Mara. Photography by Luke Hayes -
Pilbrow parts company with PLP
Fred Pilbrow, one of the ‘breakway five’ who controversially quit US giant KPF in 2009 to form PLP Architecture, has left to set up on his own -
Plan Nine From Outsourced Space
Ian Martin proposes the high-speed English Circle Line (ECL) -
Plan to save Preston bus station revealed
A Lancashire businessman has mounted an ambitious bid to save Preston’s iconic Brutalist bus station from demolition -
Planning approvals on the up in New Zealand
Residential building approvals soared by almost a tenth in New Zealand in December 2012, official data has revealed -
Plans for £12bn Crossrail 2 unveiled
Lobby group London First has unveiled plans for a south west to north east underground line including a combined station serving Euston, Kings Cross and St Pancras station. -
Products: Linsiadar House
A selection of the products specified for StudioKAP’s Linsiadar House -
Project starts plummet as industrial sector nosedives
The Glenigan index of construction project starts fell 15 per cent in the three months to February compared to last year -
Proposals sought for Vyksa balancing pavilion
[Registration to be completed by 22 March] The Russian cultural festival Art-Ovrag 2013: Garden City is seeking proposals for a ‘balancing pavilion’ in Vyksa -
Raft of projects triumph in 2013 BREEAM Awards
3DReid, Bennetts Associates, Woods Bagot, Scott Brownrigg and Fielden & Mawson have all received gongs in this year’s BREEAM Awards -
Reader offer: March 2013
Win a copy of Mark Binelli’s The Last Days of Detroit, reviewed in this week’s AJ -
Reconnect Your Space competition: Call for entries
The Reconnect Your Space competition by Interface invites designs for spaces inspired by nature -
Recycle and Refurbish with Rockfon
When South Tyneside Council decided to refurbish South Shields Town Hall, they turned to Rockfon to help meet their sustainability targets. -
Red Shed by Haworth Tompkins arrives on London’s Southbank
Haworth Tompkins’ temporary venue – called The Shed – is nearing completion outside the National Theatre in London -
Regional capital spending plans for schools revealed
The government is to allocate £1.6 billion of basic need capital funding over the next two years as part of a £4 billion drive to create new school places and carry out maintenance and repair work -
Reiach & Hall and Michael Laird win Glasgow college gold
The competition to build the new super-campus for the City of Glasgow College has been won by a joint venture between Reiach & Hall and Michael Laird Architects. -
Retrofitting Soho
Westminister City Council presents two new reports Improving Historic Soho’s Environmental Performance and Retrofitting Historic Buildings for Sustainability -
Revealed: Chipperfield and Maccreanor Lavington's Canada Water plans
Stirling Prize winners David Chipperfield Architects and Maccreanor Lavington have unveiled the first image of its major housing-led redevelopment of Canada Water for Sellar Developments -
Revealed: Five firms vying for Liverpool's ‘Parc Guell’ project
The AJ can reveal the five designs in the contest to create a centrepiece ‘hub’ as part of plans to transform Liverpool’s ‘underused’ Everton Park into an international visitor destination. -
Revealed: Partington and Barber unveil reworked Shoreditch scheme
Developer Londonewcastle has revealed its revised plans for its major redevelopment project in Shoreditch, east London, including a replacement for Amanda Levete’s ditched ‘twisting tower’ -
RIBA Enterprises and Aecom scrap NBS venture
The alliance between RIBA Enterprises and Aecom has been scrapped -
RIBA holds international business conference
The RIBA is holding an international business conference to introduce practices to opportunities overseas -
RIBA slams ARB for stepping on toes
Institute sends strongly worded letter of complaint to Architects Registration Board protesting against trespasses on its professional remit -
Richard Meier completes 'green' Czech office
[FIRST LOOK + DRAWINGS] Richard Meier & Partners Architects has unveiled this LEED Platinum-rated office block in Prague -
Rick Mather's Mansfield College refurb starts on site
Work has started on Rick Mather Architects’ remodelling of the Grade II* listed Mansfield College in Oxford -
Rogers to replace Cork St office
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has submitted plans for replace an ‘outdated and architecturally unsympathetic 1980s office’ refurbishment behind London’s Royal Academy of Art with flats and galleries -
Rory Olcayto: 'Why choose Fujimoto for Serpentine pavilion over rising UK stars?'
Sou Fujimoto’s design for this year’s Serpentine pavilion is no better than anything the UK’s best young architects could propose, writes AJ deputy editor Rory Olcayto -
Rykwert's Lens: AJ 21.02.13
The Architects’ Journal | 14.02.13 | Number 6 | Volume 237 -
Salt Lake City launches urban ideas contest
An international competition has been launched to redesign a key part of Salt Lake City in the US -
Search for Robin Hood Gardens architects steps up
Developer Swan Housing has restarted its hunt for architects to overhaul Robin Hood Garden housing estate in east London -
Shanghai Calling: leaving the mainland
Student Eleanor Jolliffe uses a trip to Hong Kong to renew her visa as an excuse to explore a captivating city -
Sheppard Robson finishes Strathclyde uni refurb
[FIRST LOOK + DATA] Sheppard Robson has unveiled its £14.3 million overhaul of the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow -
Smallest/Largest Art Museum by Sou Fujimoto, Aix-en-Provence, France
Proposals by Sou Fujimoto for a landscape-led art museum in Aix-en-Provence, France - as revealed in the AJ’s sister title the Architectural Review in 2011 -
Soane: ‘India must go its own way down the road to sustainable development’
Project Orange’s James Soane reports on his trip last week to India as part of prime minister David Cameron’s mission to the subcontinent to drum up UK trade -
SOM and BDP take over Foster’s New Covent Garden
SOM and BDP have been appointed to work on the Foster + Partners-masterplanned redevelopment of New Covent Garden Market in Nine Elms, London -
Sound Innovation at Blackburn BSF School
A sound investment has been made at a new secondary school in Blackburn, with aim of helping its pupils to reach their full potential. Central Blackburn High School is benefitting from an acoustic ceiling system from Ecophon, part of leading international materials company Saint-Gobain, that’s been installed throughout the school. -
South East area loses regional plan
The South East will see its regional plan abolished as part of government Localism plans -
South Shields Waterfront Park wins sustainability award
Harton Quays Park by landscape architects Grant Associates has received a ‘Very Good’ CEEQUAL award -
Southbank overhaul revealed: FCBS plans big glass box
London’s Southbank Centre has unveiled its proposed £120 million Festival Wing redevelopment, designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios -
South-East Asian border competition launches
A competition has been launched to design buildings along national borders in South-east Asia. -
SpaceMatters and Allies and Morrison shortlisted in Indian uni comp
Shortlisted Emerging Woman Architect of the Year, Amritha Ballal’s practice SpaceMatters has been shortlisted to masterplan the Nalanda University campus in India -
St Helena launches housing contest for young architects
[Entries to be submitted by 15 March] The remote island of St Helena has launched a housing design contest open to newly qualified architects -
Stanton Williams triumph in Royal Opera House revamp comp
Stirling Prize-winner Stanton Williams has beaten Witherford Watson Mann in the contest to overhaul the world famous Royal Opera House in London -
Sto to Launch New Refurbishment Systems at Ecobuild 2013
The Sto stand N610 at Ecobuild 2013 will feature both external wall insulation (EWI) and the dramatic StoVentec Glass rainscreen cladding system.Sto will also launch the new Stomix range: EWI solutions designed for social housing and funded refurbishment projects.Come and visit us Stand N610 -
Students - Women in architecture survey 2013
Thirty per cent of female students have been bullied -
Studio Weave's Lullaby Factory strikes right note
[FIRST LOOK] Studio Weave has transformed a narrow space between two buildings at Great Ormond Street Hospital, in London, into a musical installation -
Survey: London practices plan workforce expansion
A survey of architects in London has found more than half are planning to grow their workforce this year -
Sutherland Hussey wins St Andrews housing contest
Edinburgh practice sees off Reiach and Hall, cre8architecture and Nicoll Russell Studios in the competition to design a housing scheme in St Andrews -
Team hired to tackle Bridgewater tower wind dangers
TP Bennett and Buro Happold are working on a number of schemes to tackle the problems with ‘dangerous’ winds around the base of Aedas’ 32-storey Bridgewater Place skyscraper in Leeds. -
Tessera Circulate Creates Character For Mediacom
Products from Forbo Flooring Systems’ Westbond and Tessera carpet tile ranges have helped bring the refurbishment of an old mill in Leeds to life. Created as a base for leading media buying agency MediaCom, the vivid interior design incorporates Forbo’s new Tessera Circulate – a perfect reflection of the client’s forward thinking brand. -
Test the Strength of Schott Safety Glass at Bau
Innovative glass solutions open up new possibilities for a wide variety of different applications. -
The Diary of an Anonymous Academic # 10
The tenth in a series about the unreported trials and tribulations from the frontline of architectural education. This week: the Art School -
The President's Medals: rarefied or relevant?
[THIS WEEK] James Pallister asks whether the President’s Medals really encourage practical expertise -
The profession is waking up to green design
The future of green design will require a mastery of nitty-gritty metrics, says Hattie Hartman -
The pros and cons of on-site renewables
BCO event highlights challenges of using on-site renewables in central London offices -
The sorry default position of local politicians is a tighter grip on planning control
Don’t blame the housing shortage on housebuilders: they are in business and not responsible for a social programme, writes Paul Finch -
The space bubble pops
Ian Martin creates a prototype ‘pup-spa’ -
The Twitterati verdict on FCBS’ Southbank overhaul
[Warning: contains vitriol] Twittersphere reaction to Feilden Clegg Bradley’s £120 million Southbank revamp was mixed, but most agreed it looked like a ‘big glass box’ -
The Vicarage by Associated Architects
Associated Architects’ Vicarage near Stourbridge has achieved both Passivhaus and Code for Sustainable Homes Level 6 certification -
The women issue: AJ 07.02.13
This week’s AJ: now available to view as iPad edition and pdf digital edition | The Architects’ Journal | 07.02.13 | Number 5 | Volume 237 -
Touch down for Broughton’s polar field station
Hugh Broughton Architects’ £25.8 million Antarctic Research Station becomes fully operational this month -
Tropical digital designs ‘On The Beach’ with Komfort
Komfort’s unique design solutions have transformed the new offices of one of the UK’s leading Internet based holiday agencies ‘On The Beach’, in Cheadle, just outside Manchester. -
TV appearance: Brady calls for Preston Bus Station to be spot listed
RIBA president Angela Brady has demanded the government intervene to protect Preston’s iconic bus station -
Twitter brings the Living Building Challenge to the UK
Attend a lecture on the ultra-green building standard on 3 April -
UCA students collaborate with Canterbury Cathedral on exhibition space
Architecture students at the University for the Creative Arts have begun a collaboration with Canterbury Cathedral -
UEL to launch global contest for 'iconic' Docklands India centre
The University of East London (UEL) is planning an international design competition for a landmark expansion to its Edward Cullinan-designed Docklands campus -
UK faces courts over Green Deal VAT break
The European Commission has confirmed it will take the UK to court over reduced VAT rates on green construction materials -
UK-GBC calls for government to commit to zero carbon homes
The UK Green Building Council has urged the government to end the delay on new building regulations -
Uni of Birmingham seeks exhibition design services
[Responses to be received by 15 February] The University of Birmingham is on the hunt for exhibition design services for works inside the Lapworth Museum of Geology. -
University of Kent calls for design teams for business and maths blocks
[Requests to participate returned by 4 March] The University of Kent is on the hunt for a design team to develop proposals for a group of new academic building on its Canterbury campus. -
van Heyningen and Haward wins Belgium college job
London-based practice van Heyningen and Haward Architects has secured its first job outside the UK -
Walters & Cohen on how to attract, and keep, senior women in architecture
Last year’s winners of the AJ Woman Architect of the Year award, Cindy Walters and Michál Cohen speak to the AJ -
Water, water everywhere
SWIG event and competition showcase sustainable water management -
Wave of outfits bid for Olympic marketing licences
A total of 2,166 companies who worked on the Olympics have applied for licences to enable them to market their work within the first month -
We can build the way the Georgians did
Rational House shows we can build the way the Georgians did - and do it better, writes Paul Finch -
We could always rename Stansted after BoJo
Boris Johnson has set his sights on a vanity airport. He should look again, says Christine Murray -
Weston Williamson’s Woolwich Crossrail station could stand empty
Weston Williamson’s £100 million Crossrail station in Woolwich could stay incomplete if major funding obstacles remain unresolved -
What would The Pooters think?
Artist Blue Firth’s Same Old, Same Old installation raises teasing questions about perceptions of architecture in an accidentally formed space at the Royal Academy, writes Jay Merrick -
When engineers get the knife out, they can be worse than architects
Serious competitions with serious winners should not be the subject of professional sniping says Paul Finch -
Who designed the 1938 Empire Exhibition women's pavilion?
You should know, says Rory Olcayto -
Who needs Southern comfort when you can have Northern soul?
Architecture, drink and food betray the UK’s Hanseatic past, says Rory Olcayto -
Wiel Arets Architects completes glass office cubes
[FIRST LOOK + DATA] European practice Wiel Arets Architects has completed a glass walled office complex in Germany -
Wilkinson Eyre and Renzo Piano vie for Sydney skyscraper
Double Stirling Prize-winner Wilkinson Eyre is battling against Renzo Piano for a $1 billion ‘resort’ tower in Sydney -
Women in architecture 2013: Introduction
After a successful inaugural year, the AJ campaign has swapped Barbie on the cover for real women architects, says Christine Murray -
Women in Sustainable Architecture: Siân Moxon
Associate at Jestico + Whiles -
Women in Sustainable Architecture: Ann Bodkin
Consultant and architect -
Women in Sustainable Architecture: Anna Surgenor
Senior technical adviser at the UK-GBC -
Women in Sustainable Architecture: Blanche Cameron
Founding director of RESET Development -
Women in Sustainable Architecture: Cany Ash
Founding partner at Ash Sakula -
Women in Sustainable Architecture: Elena Marco
Associate head at the University of West of England -
Women in Sustainable Architecture: Fionn Stevenson
Professor at Sheffield School of Architecture -
Women in Sustainable Architecture: Fran Bradshaw
Partner at Anne Thorne Architects -
Women in Sustainable Architecture: Joana Carla Soares Gonçalves
Lecturer at the Architectural Association -
Women in Sustainable Architecture: Judit Kimpian
Director at Aedas -
Women in Sustainable Architecture: Kirsten Henson
Founding consultant at KLH Sustainability -
Women in Sustainable Architecture: Lynne Sullivan
Founding partner of SustainableBYdesign -
Women in Sustainable Architecture: Marion Baeli
Associate at Paul Davis and Partners -
Women in Sustainable Architecture: Sarah Cary
Sustainable developments executive at British Land -
Women in Sustainable Architecture: Sarah Lewis
Director at bere:architects -
Women in Sustainable Architecture: Sarah Wigglesworth
Director at Sarah Wigglesworth Architects -
Women in Sustainable Architecture: Sofie Pelsmakers
Doctoral researcher at UCL’s Energy Institute -
Women in Sustainable Architecture: Sue Riddlestone
Co-founder of Bioregional -
Women in Sustainable Architecture: Sue Roaf
Professor at Heriot-Watt University -
Women in Sustainable Architecture: Trish Andrews
Course leader on the part 2 course at the Centre for Alternative Technology -
Work begins on contest-winning T-Pylon prototype
Construction has started on a prototype for the ‘next generation’ of pylons designed by Copenhagen-based Bystrup -
Work begins on HHbR's London co-housing scheme
[FIRST LOOK + PLANS] Construction has started on this £1.6 million ‘co-housing’ scheme on a backland plot, in Stoke Newington, London, designed by Henley Halebrown Rorrison (HHbR). -
Yasmin Shariff compares women in architecture to other professions
‘Women can make it to the top but the exceptions mask a kernel of inequality and discrimination’ -
Zaha got it right: the gender debate is about equality, not pretty cities
Women in Architecture is about ensuring the best talent reaches the top, says Christine Murray -
Zaha Hadid: the UK is more misogynistic than overseas
The UK has ‘more misogynist behaviour’ in architecture than elsewhere in Europe, according to Zaha Hadid -
Zaha makes Woman’s Hour power list
Zaha Hadid has been named in a list compiled by BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour as one of the most powerful women in the UK
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