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Squire and Partners completes cogwheel-shaped hotel in Shoreditch
The exterior design of the 26-storey 357-bedroom hotel is intended to recall the cogwheels of early computers in a nod to nearby tech hub Silicon Roundabout
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Want your practice to be greener? Our group can help
The Heads of Sustainability group (HoS), established in the same year that Architects Declare launched, now numbers over 100 participants and is promoting a culture of real collaboration, says Diana Dina
The Coach: ‘I just drift from job to job. How can I make more of my career?’
The Coach advises an architect looking for a more focused career path
Could a solution to the housing crisis also save our high streets?
Thousands of new homes could be created from empty shops but we need to convince the public and planners about the benefits, says Lee Mainwaring
Foster + Partners completes Phase 3 of Battersea Power Station masterplan
A mixed-use building with roof gardens and an office building providing over 18,500m2 of workspace have been completed as part of the Battersea Power Station masterplan
Studio Bark designs off-grid Suffolk house
Water Farm, a country house clause house, has a geometric timber roof form inspired by local timber-framed buildings
Grandorge: Living on an island
A photograph of the Suffolk coast has David Grandorge thinking about nearby Orford Ness, once a site of military experiments, now owned and carefully managed by the National Trust
Ahead of the curve: Brighton College arts centre
Dutch practice krft, working with Nicholas Hare Architects as delivery architect, has created a unique and striking performing arts centre for private school Brighton College, says Rob Wilson
Peter Barber: ‘Build the 8,000-Mile Island to make us food and energy self-sufficient’
In the latest in the AJ series Blueprints for Change, Peter Barber proposes a bold four-point plan to avert climate catastrophe, solve the national housing crisis and make the UK self-sufficient in food and energy
The Regs: Do I need building regs approval? (Part 1)
Geoff Wilkinson goes back to basics and provides a reminder of when Building Control approval is required