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Sketchbook: Philip Etchells
The AJ’s Sketchbook series is a showcase of sketches and concept drawings by architects and designers. Today’s sketches are by Philip Etchells, an architect at OMI Architects
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Bristol’s Rupert St car park is a giant of post-war architecture. It must be saved
No other surviving UK car park is as dramatic as the unique, helical structure on Bristol’s Rupert Street, says Simon Henley
BDP completes £150m cancer research facility in Manchester
BDP has completed the new Paterson building at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, replacing a previous facility which was significantly damaged by fire in 2017
Gilbert & George Centre: a shrine to themselves
SIRS Architects has converted a former brewery off London’s Brick Lane into a three-gallery centre dedicated to the work of the distinctive East End-based artists
Reporting Scope 3 can help your business as well as the planet
Seizing ownership of carbon literacy – and carbon reduction – is a glorious business opportunity for architects, says Hattie Hartman
Evoking the spirit of White Eagle: James Gorst’s pared-back Hampshire temple
James Gorst Architects has created a striking new temple for the esoteric White Eagle Lodge spiritual organisation, marrying Byzantine forms with sustainable building design
Opinion: Sometimes making redundancies is the only way to save your practice
In the uncertain economic climate, architects are voicing fears over survival. Best to get independent advice swiftly and be open to making redundancies, argues Kunle Barker
Case study: Riverview House by Mole Architects
A highly insulated timber frame and a high degree of airtightness reduce energy consumption for this new house built along the River Cam. Photography by Jim Stephenson
Coach: My inept colleagues keep taking advantage of me
An architect is frustrated by working with disorganised and inept people. But if they find a new job, what is to stop the pattern repeating itself? Matthew Turner advises
Grafton completes workspace on Oxford Street
Grafton has completed the Parcels Building on Oxford Street, a sustainable workspace neighbouring Grade II-listed Selfridges, for Duke Street Property