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Sketchbook: Diana Chirescu
The AJ’s Sketchbook series is a showcase of sketches and concept drawings by architects and designers. Today’s sketches are by Diana Chirescu, an architect at Architype
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News stories about and completed buildings by Architype
Newly launched carbon database could be ‘game changer’ for architects
A newly launched, free-to-use database of the carbon used to create both products and completed buildings could be a game changer for the architecture industry if used effectively, say sustainability specialists
AJ Climate Champions podcast: ‘Net Zero has almost lost its meaning’
Delivering net zero is not just technical. Understanding how people use buildings and their role in the community is crucial, says AJ100 sustainability champion and Architype associate director Ann-Marie Fallon
‘Shocking’: RIBA slams closure of 150+ schools over safety fears
The closure of facilities at more than 150 schools in England has been described as ‘shocking’ by the RIBA, which has repeatedly warned about their structural safety
AJ100 Sustainability Champion of the Year 2023 named
Architype associate director Ann-Marie Fallon has been named this year’s AJ100 Sustainability Champion
Architype wins AJ100 Collaboration of the Year for Cambridge scheme
Architype has won the AJ100 Collaboration of the Year award for its work with Peter Kelly at ISG and Eve Waldron on the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s Entopia Building, Cambridge
RIBA repeats warnings on school buildings as new funding pledged
RIBA president Simon Allford has repeated warnings over the state of England’s school buildings following a government funding announcement
RIBA presses govt to publish survey of collapsing school buildings
RIBA president Simon Allford has called on the government to reveal which schools are most at risk of collapsing following a delay in the publication of a survey into building safety
Building study: Entopia, Cambridge, by Architype
Architype and Feilden + Mawson’s retrofit of a 1930s telephone exchange into the Entopia Building for the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership has exemplary environmental credentials. But are they at the expense of its character and delight? asks Tom Holbrook. Photography by JackHobhouse/SOLK Photography
AJ100 Building of the Year 2021 shortlist announced
Architype and AJ100 newcomers Morris+Company are among the eight practices shortlisted for AJ100 Building of the Year 2021