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AJ 40 under 40: NOOMA
16 December 2020 By Fran Williams, illustration by Simon Hayes
The Tottenham-based AJ 40 under 40 practice says it is founded on diversity and has a ‘co-creation methodology’. It is currently developing a construction block made from recycled waste
Formed by 36-year-old director Ramsey Yassa only last year, Tottenham-based NOOMA’s members are from ‘non-traditional backgrounds’, which, they say, make up ‘London’s cultural mosaic’.
The studio states that it is ‘founded on diversity’ and its ‘collaboration co-creation methodology is our way of making things happen’. The nine-strong collective of architects, community builders and ‘experience designers’ have backgrounds in a range of practices such as aLL Design, HOK, MVRDV, Kengo Kuma and Associates and Heatherwick Studio. Their educational backgrounds include the CASS (particularly Robert Mull’s Free Unit) and the Bartlett.
Macquarie Asset Management sets sights on net zero portfolio by 2040
Credit: Macquarie Group
Australian banking giant becomes latest major investor to announce plans to decarbonise its portfolio
Australian banking giant Macquarie Group this week moved to mark the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement by announcing its asset management arm will work to deliver a net zero emission portfolio by 2040.
In a letter to investors released yesterday, Martin Stanley, head of Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), set out a series of steps designed to put the company on track to decarbonise its portfolio in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.