The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
Knight Architects-designed bridge between Germany and Poland opens
A 266m-long rail bridge designed by Knight Architects with civil engineers Schüßler-Plan is the world’s first to use carbon hangers
Homepage
Secular and sacred: Westminster Coroner’s Court by Lynch Architects
The renovation of the Grade II-listed Westminster Coroner’s Court on Horseferry Road and the construction of a two-storey, barrel-vaulted extension affords additional space and facilities to fulfil the evolving needs of the Coroner’s service. Rob Wilson visits
GT3 designs sports, leisure and library hub in Northumberland
The sports and leisure centre is designed to revive Morpeth’s town centre by offering sports and learning facilities to help foster local community wellbeing
The Regs: Do I need building regs approval? (Part 2)
The second of Geoff Wilkinson’s three-part, back-to-basics reminder of when Building Control approval is required on a project
Where the 15-Minute City model falls short
Moving to Spain has convinced Kunle Barker that walkable access to nearby infrastructure isn’t enough. To foster community, he argues, we need social encounters, too
Fathom Architects upgrades 10-year-old King’s Cross workspace
Fathom Architects has revamped communal spaces over three floors at 2 Pancras Square, which was originally designed by Allies and Morrison 10 years ago
Featherstone Young adapts lock-up garage as two-storey studio
The project on a tight landlocked site in East London has created a flexible two-storey studio space while retaining the character of an existing mews
Haysom Ward Miller completes Cambridgeshire almshouses
Cambridge-based Haysom Ward Miller has completed 21 community-led homes in Great Shelford, just outside Cambridge
Nissen Richards completes first phase of new-build estate in Berkshire
Once both phases are complete, the estate, in Newbury, will have 167 apartments, central landscaping and a new link road, making it the practice’s largest project to date
A century on from his birth, Colin Ward’s ideas are more relevant than ever
Cristina Monteiro hopes radical writer Colin Ward’s values of social justice, ethics, and empowerment can still guide us towards creating places where people can connect, feel authorship and be creative