Countdown to the 2024 Games: The Award-winning Aquatics Centre
100 years after it last hosted the games, Paris is gearing up for 2024. Having created the design for the Aquatics Centre, architect firms VenhoevenCS and Ateliers 2/3/4/ are thrilled to witness its realisation.
Snøhetta Unveils the World’s Largest Climatised Reading Space
Snøhetta’s Beijing City Library has opened doors for visitors as the world’s largest climatised reading space. It is the firm’s latest innovation in the library typology, 35 years after it began work on Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt. The project introduces a contemporary yet indelible place for learning, knowledge sharing and socialising to Beijing’s rich cultural and intellectual scene.
World’s First Green Hydrogen Refuelling Network for Recreational Boating to be Built by ZHA for NatPower H
The world’s first green hydrogen refuelling infrastructure for the recreational boating industry will be initiated in 25 Italian marinas and ports with refuelling stations designed by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA).
Architect in Profile - Jon Ackroyd
Jon Ackroyd is this month’s exclusive Q&A profile. Jon is an Architect, retrofit champion, Carpenter and Founder of Ackroyd Lowrie, an award-winning, east London-based practice. Here, Jon discusses his inspiration, how he learnt to harness the power of dyslexic thinking to forge a successful career, his advice for aspiring architects and how Ackroyd Lowrie is supporting future generations.
A Sound Solution – Addressing Acoustics in Residential Buildings
Unwanted noise in the home continues to have a direct impact on the wellbeing of homeowners, particularly in the bathroom, with research showing that the issue is far bigger than many of us might think. Here, Sophie Weston, Head of Marketing at Geberit, explores the challenges of designing out noise inside the home.
Vicaima Present Another Dimension for Interiors with Dekordor 3D
Popular for over a decade, the Dekordor® 3D range from Vicaima has long been a first choice with specifiers of living and working spaces.
Ted Todd Launches Two New Collections and a Click System Floor
Hardwood flooring specialist Ted Todd has launched two new flooring collections, Residence and Connect, the first new collections the brand has added to its portfolio for ten years.
One new Act. Two different perspectives.
The new safety regime introduced by the Building Safety Act 2022 came into force on 1 October 2023 putting residents at the heart of a new system of building safety. It makes all players in the construction industry more accountable for keeping buildings, and their occupants, safe. A leading architect and safety manufacturer each offer their thoughts on what the implications of this new act will be for architects.
Smart Spaces Delivers the World’s First Implementation of HID’s Mobile Credentials in Google Wallet at Workspace
Smart Spaces announces today that it has partnered with trusted identity provider, HID, to make access to Workspace’s The Light Bulb building in South West London fast, simple and secure by making door access credentials available in Google Wallet for all SME customers who lease offices and studios at the centre.
Cellecta ScreedBoard 20, 28 & 30
We often get asked the main differences between the three different types of ScreedBoard® that Cellecta manufacture, is it just the thickness - 20, 28 & 30?
