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AJ Climate Champions podcast: ‘I’m no longer the wood weirdo,’ says Andrew Waugh
Waugh explains how building with timber can address industry transformation at scale
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News stories about and completed buildings by Waugh Thistleton
Waugh Thistleton named Architect of the Year in AJ Architecture Awards 2023
The practice, which this year completed central London’s tallest engineered-timber building, has been recognised for its cutting-edge, sustainable architecture
Waugh Thistleton submits plans to retrofit Grimsby’s historic Ice Factory
Waugh Thistleton Architects has put forward plans to transform the abandoned Grade II*-listed Grimsby Ice Factory into offices, studios and maritime renewable energy research space
‘Over 90% of concrete used in construction could be replaced with timber’
Timber Development UK, working with Waugh Thistleton Architects, has released Timber Typologies, a free downloadable ‘beginner’s guide’ for various timber solutions. Fran Williams speaks to Waugh Thistleton associate Alastair Ogle to find out what it’s all about
Timber all the way: The Black & White Building by Waugh Thistleton
When retrofitting a former Shoreditch warehouse proved unviable, The Office Group hired Waugh Thistleton Architects to replace it with what is now central London’s tallest mass timber office structure, the six-storey Black & White Building. How ambitious is its sustainability?
‘It is time no longer to praise the Seagram Building, but to bury it’
Barnabas Calder and Florian Urban compare the energy profile of Mies van der Rohe’s iconic Seagram Building with Waugh Thistleton’s 6 Orsman Road
Paolo Cossu Architects completes Phaidon Press HQ fit-out in east London
Paolo Cossu Architects (PCA), working with Canadian lighting designer Bocci, has completed the interior fit-out of publisher Phaidon’s newly relocated headquarters in Stratford, London E15
Waugh Thistleton wins approval for new council housing in Southwark
Southwark Council has given planning permission to Waugh Thistleton Architects for this 21-home council housing block, which could be built from timber
Architects slam Sadiq Khan’s ‘irrational’ combustibles ban for new homes
Architects dRMM and Waugh Thistleton have spoken out against the London mayor's tough ban on combustible materials in London, calling it a ‘huge step backwards’ for sustainable construction
Waugh Thistleton unveils design for theatre in ‘at risk’ Grimsby Ice Factory
Waugh Thistleton Architects has unveiled an early design proposal to transform the abandoned Grade II*-listed Grimsby Ice Factory into a 1,400-capacity theatre