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Kirkland Fraser Moor builds ‘bungaroosh’ Paragraph 84 home
Kirkland Fraser Moor has completed a single-storey ‘country house clause’ home in rural Hertfordshire using waste brick
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ISG fallout: ‘Most of the industry is sailing dangerously close to the wind’
What does the ISG collapse say about today’s construction sector? That it is an old dog with no new tricks, writes crisis consultant Abigail Hall
Kissing gates to sex toys: this year’s Sculpture in the City
New pieces, including works by Julian Opie and Daniel Silver, have been unveiled as part of this year’s Sculpture in the City in time for London Sculpture Week (21-29 September)
Fardaa extends one-bed London house into family home
A distinctive, compact house has been adapted, extended and environmentally upgraded for the architect’s own home
Case study: Studio for a Potter by Clementine Blakemore Architects
The practice has transformed a a Grade II-listed terraced house in London into a ceramics studio for potter Tanya McCallin. Photography by Lorenzo Zandri
Konishi Gaffney completes Cumbrian beachfront café
The café and visitor hub, featuring an exposed timber roof and external shutters, is perched alongside the only beach in the Lake District
The quest for sexy architecture is harming architects
To improve the state of architecture we need to drop the obsession with good-looking buildings and get the basics right, says Toko Andrews
John Puttick Associates refurbishes Hove church, adding timber porch
The refurbishment of St Leonard’s Church has created a new entrance with a 4.5m-tall Glulam porch and a pitched, standing seam zinc roof
Wright & Wright’s British Academy refurb opens to the public
The refurbishment of the Nash-designed headquarters in central London transforms the lower floors into a destination for events and public engagement
Grenfell Inquiry: moving from finger-pointing to collective reflection
The Grenfell Inquiry has taught us there is little value in trying to identify a single villain in the tragedy – but it does offer a crucial chance for self-reflection, writes Colm Lacey