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
SpecStudio’s directors Matt Fox, Craig Brown and Richard Jackson speak to Fran Williams about their consultancy’s role in architecture projects and its aims for the future
Nick Cramp discusses the huge but largely hidden role environmental engineering plays in the regenerative development of heritage buildings
Joshua Scott, associate director at dMFK, describes the practice’s ‘build less’ approach to heritage, conservation and environmental performance on three recent large-scale refurbishment projects
Increasing regulation on thermal efficiency means a radical change is on the way for the traditional sliding sash window, says Robert Adam
Stephen Bates, co-founder of Sergison Bates architects, discusses the thinking behind the practice’s recent mansion block project in Hampstead, designed for older residents
An arrangement that would make it easier for UK-registered architects to work in the US is a step closer after American licensing boards approved an agreement
Steve White, director of McGregor White Architects, and Wai Lun Ho, director of AHR, discuss their AJ Retrofit Award-winning project – Chris Payne House, which they moved across London in June 2020
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