Talking dirty: Will Wiles seeks a positive in the ghosts of the Underground20 March 2024CultureWhat to do about the ghosts emerging from Elizabeth Line walls?What to do about the ghosts emerging from Elizabeth Line walls?Region: LondonMore: Will WilesLondon UndergroundElizabeth LineConservation & heritageOpinion
Digital data will enable construction waste to become a resource15 August 2023CultureDigitalisation will help the industry exploit the circular economy by reusing materials, says a BSI reportDigitalisation will help the industry exploit the circular economy by reusing materials, says a BSI reportRegion: United KingdomMore: BSIRecyclingReuseSustainable architectureDesign construction & technologyDigital tools
Opinion: Will Wiles on the power of collecting16 July 2024CultureWhy do we accumulate and treasure often banal, everyday ephemera?Why do we accumulate and treasure often banal, everyday ephemera?Region: United KingdomMore: Will WilesCollectionsFetishism
London's EDGE centre will promote sustainable products in eco-focused construction showroom16 July 2021ProductsEco Design Green Environment centre will run educational events alongside product displaysEco Design Green Environment centre will run educational events alongside product displaysRegion: LondonMore: Sustainable architectureClimate emergencyEco Design Green Environment centreProcurement & contractsDesign construction & technology
Opinion: Construction of a tower reveals the joy of making2 September 2024CultureIt will be a sad day when the twin cranes move onIt will be a sad day when the twin cranes move onRegion: United KingdomMore: Design construction & technologyWill Wiles
What will happen to the office? The evidence16 October 2020IntelligenceWhat is its future role and what will city centres look like?What is its future role and what will city centres look like?Region: United KingdomMore: OfficeCovid-19CoronavirusLockdownHome workingPlaces planning & communityCity centresBrian Green
Architects can learn a lot from theatre, especially now24 August 2020CultureWill Wiles gets some ideas for post-lockdown designWill Wiles gets some ideas for post-lockdown designRegion: United KingdomMore: The Madness of King GeorgeNational TheatreRobert JonesWill WilesTheatre designYouTubeDesign construction & technologyOpinion
Will Greenwich Peninsula’s eclectic avenue make a real Design District?4 June 2021CultureArchiecture 00 and David Kohn are among nine practices designing 'blind' – will it work?Archiecture 00 and David Kohn are among nine practices designing 'blind' – will it work?Region: LondonMore: Architecture 00Mole ArchitectsHNNASelgasCano6a ArchitectsAdam Khan ArchitectsDavid Kohn ArchitectsBarozzi VeigaSchulze + GrassovDesign construction & technologyGreenwich PeninsulaPlaces planning & communityPamela BuxtonKnight DragonGreenwich Design District
Coping with Covid: How library design will need to change29 July 2020IntelligenceKey points from IF_DO’s report, Safer LibrariesKey points from IF_DO’s report, Safer LibrariesRegion: United KingdomMore: IF_DOCovid-19CoronavirusTechnologyDesign construction & technologyInteriorsThomas BryansRethink2025Post Covid-19 design
Untypically tropical: Swindon’s threatened leisure centre19 August 2021CultureDemolition of the 1970s pleasuredome would destroy the last of an entire typology, says Will WilesDemolition of the 1970s pleasuredome would destroy the last of an entire typology, says Will WilesRegion: South WestMore: Will WilesSwindonLeisure centreGillinson Barnett & PartnersMark PotiriadisListingConservation and heritage
What will your descendents thank you for?2 July 2020CultureRoman Krznaric explains why we need to think really long termRoman Krznaric explains why we need to think really long termRegion: Rest of the worldMore: BookClimate emergencyThe Good AncestorRoman KrznaricDesign construction & technologyMichael Pawlyn10,000-year Clock of the Long NowMemory of MankindBiomimicryJonas SalkSvalbard Global Seed VaultSustainable architecture
Irritating bowel disorder25 January 2022CultureThe bowels of the building are a disorientating, claustrophobic labyrinth, says Will WilesThe bowels of the building are a disorientating, claustrophobic labyrinth, says Will WilesRegion: United KingdomMore: Will WilesStudent accommodationHeating and ventilationWindowsRodents of unusual size