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In practice: Gort Scott on retrofitting historic buildings at 3 Mills Studio
Gort Scott associate Sela-Jaymes Taylor talks to Fran Williams about the recently completed retrofit of historic buildings at 3 Mills Studios in east London
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Pricegore extends Brutalist townhouse in Kensington
The practice has reconfigured a 1960s house, improving thermal performance while using raw materials throughout to amplify the qualities of the original architecture
A black RIBA president doesn’t mean architecture’s race problem is sorted
We should celebrate the election of the RIBA’s first black president but that mustn’t be an excuse for avoiding tackling the lack of wider diversity in the profession, says Toko Andrews
Costs: Roofing & drainage
The latest sample cost breakdowns for roofing and drainage
Grandorge: April in Paris
Lacaton & Vassal’s refurbishment and extension of a 16-storey social housing tower in Paris followed extensive discussions with its tenants
University of Westminster completes community space at London’s Cody Dock
The Growing Space, designed by master’s students at the University of Westminster’s Live Design Studio, provides space for community horticultural activities in Newham, east London
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
Moxon Architects converts Highland farmstead into guesthouse and studio
A collection of 19th-century agricultural buildings in Aberdeenshire has been restored and repurposed using a combination of traditional and contemporary methods
How London can learn from Tokyo’s public toilets
Public toilets are the low-hanging fruit that benefit health, disabled access, walkability and social cohesion. We need architects to help realise them, argues Clare Delmar
TDO Architecture delivers a retrofit in the heart of Dickens land
The courtyard development employs reuse and retrofit alongside new build to realise creative office spaces for the post-Covid era