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AJ Climate Champions podcast: Material passports and Architects Declare four years on
Julia Barfield of London Eye architect Marks Barfield describes how the climate emergency has changed her practice and outlines what’s ahead for Architects Declare
Tag: Timber
Concéntrico 10 pop-ups, Logroño
Spain’s Concéntrico 10 festival has launched a trio of international contests for landmark architectural interventions in the city of Logroño [Deadline: 20 December 2023]
AJ Climate Champions podcast: Architects must re-educate themselves on timber sourcing
Montreal-based architect and systems thinker Scott Francisco explains why architects must rethink their timber sourcing strategies
A call to arms: mass timber extensions can help pay for a retrofit revolution
We can make retrofit the norm by making it more profitable, adding storeys to existing buildings made of renewable low-carbon timber, argues engineer Kelly Harrison
‘A big step forward’: insurer opens door to more engineered timber buildings
Architects have welcomed insurer Aviva’s decision to ‘expanding its appetite’ to include engineered timber in commercial property developments
James Gorst Architects completes Suffolk timber community hall
James Gorst Architects has completed a 237m² double-height timber frame community hall in Framlingham, rural Suffolk
‘Over 90% of concrete used in construction could be replaced with timber’
Timber Development UK, working with Waugh Thistleton Architects, has released Timber Typologies, a free downloadable ‘beginner’s guide’ for various timber solutions. Fran Williams speaks to Waugh Thistleton associate Alastair Ogle to find out what it’s all about
Amin Taha: Switch to stone and timber to make construction planet-friendly
We Brits love bricks. Why not use stone alternatives? Combine natural stone with structural timber and you have a recipe for decarbonising construction, says Amin Taha. Photography of three Groupwork projects by Timothy Soar
jmarchitects completes ‘bothy’ with tower at Clyde Gateway
The Glasgow office of jmarchitects has completed a £2.2 million ‘Bothy and Tùr’ in Cuningar Loop Forestry Park in South Lanarkshire to enhance visitor experiences
Generous is beautiful: Studio Bark’s radical low-impact Para 80 experiment
Nest House, built with Studio Bark’s open-source U-Build timber flatpack system, is small-scale, circular construction which, says Ewa Effiom, throws down a sustainability challenge to architects at large. Photography by Jim Stephenson, Andy Billman and Studio Bark