Architecture needs a ‘rinse and repeat’ approach
We should move away from the idea of architecture as a finite product and instead embrace ongoing maintenance for our creations, argues Toko Andrews
By Toko Andrews 30 August 2023 1,995 Views
We should move away from the idea of architecture as a finite product and instead embrace ongoing maintenance for our creations, argues Toko Andrews
By Derin Fadina 24 August 2023 1,051 Views
MSOMA Architects has designed the exhibition with sustainability and circularity in mind, creating a display that will naturally biodegrade after use
By Peter Murray 25 July 2023 933 Views
The government’s headline-grabbing rejection of Pilbrow & Partners’ M&S Oxford Street plan highlights how far off the UK is from producing circular economy projects like those of Danish architect Anders Lendager, argues Peter Murray
By will hurst 21 July 2023 1,646 Views
The government urgently needs to join the dots between its landmark verdict on Marks & Spencer’s demolition proposal and the policy vacuum on limiting embodied carbon in construction, writes Will Hurst
By Simon Henley 14 July 2023 2,505 Views
As Michael Gove prepares to announce his verdict on the proposed demolition of M&S Marble Arch, let’s hope he has considered our memories and understanding of the place we know as Oxford Street, writes Simon Henley
By Craig Robertson 10 July 2023 556 Views
AHMM head of sustainability Craig Robertson responds to a recent appeal from big-name developers for architects to include the carbon impact of their projects as part of their own Scope 3 emissions
By AJ news desk 26 May 2023 2,506 Views
Retrofit and the AJ’s RetroFirst campaign will be discussed at the Ecocity World Summit, taking place at London’s Barbican next month
By Kunle Barker 18 May 2023 1,019 Views
Energy-hungry data centres already match the aviation industry in terms of their contribution to global warming. Could they be adapted to heat other buildings as standard, wonders Kunle Barker
By Merlin Fulcher 2 May 2023 858 Views
The South Downs National Park Authority is recruiting a design team for a new climate resilient playground at Middle Street Primary School in Brighton [Deadline: 5 June 2023]
By will hurst 24 March 2023 5,088 Views
London mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged to investigate a claim that around 1,000 homes in the capital have been wrongly labelled ‘obsolete’ and earmarked for demolition