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Belsize Architects’ contentious Kensington timber block finally approved
Belsize Architects has won approval for a timber-framed commercial and housing development in west London – four years after it first submitted plans for the site
Tag: Timber
Government to announce roadmap for boosting use of timber in housebuilding
The government is set to announce a timber-house-building roadmap to push for lower embodied carbon in the construction of England’s homes
Waugh Thistleton named Architect of the Year in AJ Architecture Awards 2023
The practice, which this year completed central London’s tallest engineered-timber building, has been recognised for its cutting-edge, sustainable architecture
Fletcher Priest wins approval for timber cycle pavilion in Oxford
Oxford City Council has approved a two-storey, timber-frame cycling hub by Fletcher Priest Architects – part of Oxford’s £700 million ‘innovation district', which is currently under construction
Can building with timber save the planet?
Built by Nature’s Joe Giddings spoke about the importance of timber in tackling the climate crisis, its use in adding extra floors to existing buildings, and how fire and insurance issues are being tackled. Phototography Theo Wood
AJ Climate Champions podcast: Je Ahn on setting up Studio Weave and working with found materials
Studio Weave founding director Je Ahn explains the challenges of sourcing timber from London’s streets and parks
AJ Climate Champions podcast: Material passports and Architects Declare four years on
Julia Barfield of London Eye architect Marks Barfield describes how the climate emergency has changed her practice and outlines what’s ahead for Architects Declare
Concéntrico 10 pop-ups, Logroño
Spain’s Concéntrico 10 festival has launched a trio of international contests for landmark architectural interventions in the city of Logroño [Deadline: 20 December 2023]
AJ Climate Champions podcast: Architects must re-educate themselves on timber sourcing
Montreal-based architect and systems thinker Scott Francisco explains why architects must rethink their timber sourcing strategies
A call to arms: mass timber extensions can help pay for a retrofit revolution
We can make retrofit the norm by making it more profitable, adding storeys to existing buildings made of renewable low-carbon timber, argues engineer Kelly Harrison