WW+P secures go ahead for 91-storey Toronto skyscraper

The Architects’ Journal WW+P secures go ahead for 91-storey Toronto skyscraper WW+P has won planning for a 91-storey skyscraper in Toronto, Canada, which will be the practice’s tallest building yet The post WW+P secures go ahead for 91-storey Toronto skyscraper appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Gino Spocchia

Exclusive: Winner named in contest to rethink BRIT School

The Architects’ Journal Exclusive: Winner named in contest to rethink BRIT School Stride Treglown has seen off big names, including a Stirling Prize winner, to land the job of developing a strategic masterplan for London’s famous BRIT School The post Exclusive: Winner named in contest to rethink BRIT School appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Richard Waite

Pensaer hoping to scoop approval for ice cream depot-to-housing plans

The Architects’ Journal Pensaer hoping to scoop approval for ice cream depot-to-housing plans Pensaer has submitted plans for a playful dessert-inspired neighbourhood on the site of a former ice cream depot in Hackney The post Pensaer hoping to scoop approval for ice cream depot-to-housing plans appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Tom de Castella

Piercy&Company submits Westminster office scheme

The Architects’ Journal Piercy&Company submits Westminster office scheme Piercy&Company has submitted proposals for a new 12-storey office building in Victoria Street, Westminster, which would replace two post-war blocks The post Piercy&Company submits Westminster office scheme appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Gino Spocchia

Astragal: Heatherwick hallucinates the wrong BT Tower

The Architects’ Journal Astragal: Heatherwick hallucinates the wrong BT Tower Does Heatherwick Studio know something we don’t about plans to bring London’s BT Tower back into use? The post Astragal: Heatherwick hallucinates the wrong BT Tower appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Astragal

Architects' Jounal - Fulton Centre by Grimshaw

Interesting video of Grimshaw's design for the Fulton Centre (subway and retail complex) centered at the intersection of Fulton Street and Broadway in Lower Manhattan, New York City Hear from the Metropolitan Transport Authority’s Bill Wheeler on the vision for the project, and witness a day in the life of attendant, Chris Bennet.

Architects' Journals - AJ Specification - walls, ceilings and partitions, 06082020

What are architects currently specifying for walls, ceilings and partitions? Three recent buildings are discussed by their designers, who explore their approach to specification, materials and detailing

Architects' Journal - RetroFirst: The Greenest Building is the One that Already Exists (long version), 27052021

This video promotes the Architects’ Journal’s RetroFirst campaign and highlights why we should consider RetroFit first. A staggering 50,000 buildings are demolished every year. Fossil fuel-hungry materials like cement and steel are gobbled up as they are erased and replaced with shiny new structures. This wasteful system is encouraged by the planning rules and a system of VAT which makes demolition and rebuild cheap and refurbishment and retrofit expensive.

Architects' Journal - Zaha: An Architectural Legacy

This film takes a look at Zaha Hadid's career and legacy through five stages which signal significant progressions in her work. The film begins with her drawings and paintings while at the Architectural Association, then captures her first built project at Vitra, moving on to the Stirling Prize-winning MAXXI, which secured her place in the architectural canon, and the London Aquatics Centre and finishes with the Maths Gallery at the Science Museum, completed just months after her death.

Architects' Journal - RetroFirst: The Greenest Building is the One that Already Exists, 27052021

A staggering 50,000 buildings are demolished every year. Fossil fuel-hungry materials like cement and steel are gobbled up as they are erased and replaced with shiny new structures. Shockingly, this wasteful system is encouraged by the planning rules and a system of VAT which makes demolition and rebuild cheap and refurbishment and retrofit expensive. But what if we reform this approach to reuse existing buildings wherever possible?