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To achieve replication at scale, Nicolas Coekelsberg of Brussels-based BC Materials favours compressed earth blocks over rammed earth

Carmody Groarke sustainability lead Sian Ricketts explains how architecture can adapt to the reality of finite resources and an abundance of waste

Structural engineer David Watson describes the enduring appeal of brick and its underexploited superpower: reuse

Two Public Practice associates explain how working in the public sector has increased their agency as designers

In this episode, Ahn describes how he realised his ambition to use local timber from London’s trees at Lea Bridge Library Pavilion despite no sales

Francisco believes greater use of timber in construction in coming decades will be essential to meet global population increase, particularly in the

In this episode, we hear about Architype’s success in influencing policy changes in Scotland, which includes funding tied to performance-based targets for

During an Obel Award panel at the UIA conference in Copenhagen, Heringer seized the opportunity to ask the global audience for ‘forgiveness’ on behalf of

In this episode, we explore the global phenomenon of shrinking villages in the countryside, hearing about a remarkable series of interventions in villages

Morwenna Slade, a conservation-accredited building surveyor with a deep interest in both the natural and built environment, explains Historic England’s