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Case study: Riverside Primary School by Architype
The 550-pupil school in Perth is Scotland’s first certified Passivhaus school. Photography by David Barbour
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What will the new biodiversity laws mean for architects?
Anna Highfield speaks to architects welcoming the biodiversity rule changes – and those eyeing the potential barrage of pitfalls and challenges
Architects have ‘196 times’ more power to cut carbon through work than lifestyles
Architects have 196 times the power to slash carbon emissions through work on large projects than through changes to their own lifestyles, according to a member of Architype's climate action team
Sketchbook: Diana Chirescu
The AJ’s Sketchbook series is a showcase of sketches and concept drawings by architects and designers. Today’s sketches are by Diana Chirescu, an architect at Architype
Newly launched carbon database could be ‘game changer’ for architects
A newly launched, free-to-use database of the carbon used to create both products and completed buildings could be a game changer for the architecture industry if used effectively, say sustainability specialists
AJ Climate Champions podcast: ‘Net Zero has almost lost its meaning’
Delivering net zero is not just technical. Understanding how people use buildings and their role in the community is crucial, says AJ100 sustainability champion and Architype associate director Ann-Marie Fallon
AJ100 Sustainability Champion of the Year 2023 named
Architype associate director Ann-Marie Fallon has been named this year’s AJ100 Sustainability Champion
Architype wins AJ100 Collaboration of the Year for Cambridge scheme
Architype has won the AJ100 Collaboration of the Year award for its work with Peter Kelly at ISG and Eve Waldron on the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s Entopia Building, Cambridge
Building study: Entopia, Cambridge, by Architype
Architype and Feilden + Mawson’s retrofit of a 1930s telephone exchange into the Entopia Building for the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership has exemplary environmental credentials. But are they at the expense of its character and delight? asks Tom Holbrook. Photography by JackHobhouse/SOLK Photography
AJ 40 under 40: Ann-Marie Fallon
The AJ 40 under 40 architect is associate director at Passivhaus specialist Architype, for whom she has established its Edinburgh office