By focusing on co-design and social value, architecture is becoming more responsive and inclusive, echoing the ‘community architecture’ of the ’90s, writes Hattie Hartman
Primary focus: Pricegore’s visual arts building in Nottingham
In a long-running collaborative effort, Pricegore is helping a Nottingham arts organisation realise its ambitions to reach out to the local community and beyond
Architectural education is changing. But is it changing fast enough?
Progress has been made in equipping students to deal with climate change yet climate literacy can still fall between the cracks, argues Hattie Hartman
AJ100 Sustainability Leader of the Year 2024 revealed
Rachael Owens, of Buckley Gray Yeoman (BGY) and the National Retrofit Hub (NRH), has been named this year’s AJ100 Sustainability Champion
Inclusive design consultant named AJ100 Change-maker of the Year
Stephanie Kyle, architect and inclusive design consultant at Maber Architects, has won the inaugural AJ100 Change-maker of the Year award for her advocacy of inclusive design
Hawkins\Brown wins AJ100 Sustainability Initiative of the Year for second time in a row
A Hawkins\Brown-designed primary school in Derby has been named AJ100 Sustainability Initiative of the Year 2024 – the practice also won the prize in 2023
‘We can’t just keep buildings the way they were’: sustainable renovation at John Gilbert Architects
Among the vital upskilling needed to tackle the climate emergency, building performance evaluation often gets overlooked. Not so at Glasgow-based John Gilbert Architects, where it has become a crucial skill
AJ100 Sustainability Champion of the Year 2023 named
Architype associate director Ann-Marie Fallon has been named this year’s AJ100 Sustainability Champion
AJ100 Sustainability Initiative of the Year winner named
A post-occupancy evaluation of a new neighbourhood at the Olympic Park, using a bespoke methodology developed by HawkinsBrown, has been named AJ100 Sustainability Initiative of the year
Reporting Scope 3 can help your business as well as the planet
Seizing ownership of carbon literacy – and carbon reduction – is a glorious business opportunity for architects, says Hattie Hartman