Specified: Lighting demonstrates its flexibility
Murano glass, Limoges porcelain and futuristic designs show the many applications of the right lighting in the right place
8 January 2025
Mediæval Calverley cleverly resuscitated
Cowper Griffith Architects’ painstaking restoration and conversion of Yorkshire’s Calverley Old Hall preserves and updates with charm, warmth and surprise
7 January 2025
The persuaders: How Lake | Flato makes progress
In oil-rich Texas, sustainable design is a bit of a non-starter. AIA Gold Medal winner Lake | Flato takes an oblique route to achieve the seemingly impossible
7 January 2025
Is Paris’s Wood Up a template for future timber housing projects?
LAN Architecture’s 16-storey tower, Wood Up, is the tallest timber building in France
Behind closed doors: The Orchards by Prewett Bizley
Serenity depends on putting it all away
In association with Surface Design Show
Surface Design Show 2025: the best in material innovation
Over 180 exhibitors provide architects with a first look at the latest sustainable materials
Promise of a massive built-environment upgrade offers hope to some
A built-environment reboot will bring opportunities, threats and frustrations
The life and death of Here Lies Geoffrey Barkington
The trials and tribulations of winning an architectural seating competition
In association with Blauberg UK
Custom air handling units for new-build and retrofit
4 reasons to add these German-engineered systems to your spec list
House extensions 2024
Serenity depends on putting it all away
Architecture for London’s extension creates a sense of rhythm through its use of brick
A three-volume full-width rear extension is influenced by Nordic and Japanese traditions
N4 Architecture’s Birch Pavilion provides a space for work, relaxation and listening to music
Draper Studio’s addition to a mid-terrace Victorian house pioneers the domestic use of limestone brick product
Sketches reflect Hong Kong’s uniqueness as showcase and incubator for design talent
These drawings of Hong Kong demonstrate how sketching remains an invaluable practice within architecture
Our top five house extension stories for 2024
Our account of a mint ice-cream-coloured extension to a Hampstead house was among this year’s most-read stories
Specification tips in practice: Robust, contextual materials repay careful application
Key specification moves in Archmongers’ house extension
In association with Crittall
Why steel is a sustainable choice for modern architecture
Materials that combine longevity, performance and recyclability will become increasingly valuable
Building Safety Regulator ups collaboration with industry voices to improve competence
Learn more about how the Building Safety Regulator is using industry steering groups, new British Standards for 2025 and how architects can help shape the future of competency
In association with Bauder
Blueprint for a greener business environment
Sustainable workspace in Stirling sets benchmark for eco-conscious design
Roofing and cladding
Zinc is the material of choice for three innovative projects
A modern new-build completely at home in its Loire Valley setting
Integrated solar PV electricity generation can look good too
A1/A2 fire rated panels in aluminium, fibre cement and extruded porcelain
It's the entire roof build-up that's important - not just the vegetation
Pride of place: Sydney’s new metro stations
In a city that seldom celebrates its everyday architecture, new stations by UK architects Fosters, Grimshaw and McAslans, along with Australian practice Woods Bagot, have provoked public joy at their sheer grandeur, writes Sydney-based critic Elizabeth Farrelly
29 October 2024
Our top five Products stories for 2024
A report on the growing demand for TV and film studios in the UK was among this year’s most-read stories
Our top five professional features for 2024
From fee scales to, yes, building regulations, this year’s professional features continue to provide guidance and best practice solutions.
Grohe’s first UK showroom is a regular Santa’s grotto
Stephen Cousins pays a festive visit to the kitchen and bathroom supplier's new London showroom
In association with Surespan
Clearly more than a hatch
Innovative glazed solutions make roofs and terraces easily accessible while bringing extra light to interiors
In association with Access Panels Direct