Week 7-10
The large advertising billboards within our cities could be redesigned to be occupied behind by greenhouses, affordable apartments and community facilities. This is proposed by Tomiris … Continue reading Week 7-10
Category: case studies
London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI)
The London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI) is a network of over 1000 built environment professionals that are working together to put London on the path to a zero carbon future. The voluntary group is made up of developers, engineers, housing associations, … Continue reading London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI)
Rugeley in Resilience by John Cruwys
The project is part of a two-year investigation into how contemporary ideas of work, craft and ritual can shape perceptions of value in the built environment, applied to create an essay film that follows the delivery of twin public buildings, … Continue reading Rugeley in Resilience by John Cruwys
New Socialist Village
An interesting article in the AR, discussing Darryl Chen’s recent thinktank at the Architectural Association: (full link here) What happens when the ideals of Chairman Mao meet the theories of David Cameron? The most compelling nugget of the British contribution to the … Continue reading New Socialist Village
From Religion to the Everyday Life – the Renewal of ShiMa Town
Chen YANG, Jianyun CAI, School of Architecture Huaqiao University The design is located in Shima Town, Fujian Province, China, which has a rich marine culture and … Continue reading From Religion to the Everyday Life – the Renewal of ShiMa Town
Mapping the Bankside Urban Forest
The Webiste of the Project: Better Bankside_Bankside Urban Forest Full Reports: Bankside_Urban_Forest_part_one & Bankside_Urban_Forest_part_two Background: In 2007, Witherford Watson Mann Architects were appointed as lead consultants for … Continue reading Mapping the Bankside Urban Forest
Project – Locating Helsinki (2)
This project is a Masterplan for the Helsinki metropolitan area assembly, done by Jamie Lilley, from the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL in 2015. This work awarded Distinction … Continue reading Project – Locating Helsinki (2)
Project – Locating Helsinki (1)
This project is a Masterplan for the Helsinki metropolitan area assembly, done by Jamie Lilley, from the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL in 2015. This work awarded Distinction … Continue reading Project – Locating Helsinki (1)
Architecture: MArch Studio at Northumbria University 