Retrofitting a 1960s modernist house to Passivhaus standards31 March 2023IntelligenceRDA Architects brings a 1960s modernist house up to EnerPHit standards – the Passivhaus criteria for retrofitsRDA Architects brings a 1960s modernist house up to EnerPHit standards – the Passivhaus criteria for retrofitsRegion: LondonMore: RDA ArchitectsRichard DudzickiSustainablityClimate actionMichael BlackstockHouseSustainable architectureDesign construction & technology
In association with RockpanelSustainable facades11 September 2015ProductsSustainable facades refresh 1960s housing schemeSustainable facades refresh 1960s housing schemeRegion: United KingdomMore: ColourManchesterCollyhurst1960sSocial housingRefurbishmentRetrofitSustainable
Radical 1960s architecture and planning still echo in our cities14 May 2019CultureWhat the 60s did for usWhat the 60s did for usRegion: United KingdomMore: Urban planningUrban realmConservationArchitectural history
Curl la Tourelle Head makes 60s library swing again6 April 2021BuildingsThe practice has sensitively refurbished Hornsey’s much-loved public libraryThe practice has sensitively refurbished Hornsey’s much-loved public libraryRegion: LondonMore: Curl la Tourelle HeadLibraryHornseyHaringeyNorth LondonRefurbishment1960sConservation & heritageSustainable architectureElain Harwood
Mæ’s Passivhaus block in Camden sets tone for new London vernacular19 October 2021BuildingsCapital idea: how the Agar Grove estate is reviving the idealism of 1960s Camden housingCapital idea: how the Agar Grove estate is reviving the idealism of 1960s Camden housingRegion: United KingdomMore: Thermal insulationDistrict heating systemsClimateHeat pump heating systemsClimate actionCamdenCamden CouncilLondon
Revisiting Newcastle’s concrete dreams6 September 2024CultureNewcastle's 1960s/70s ambitious transformation of its urban fabric is revisited at the Farrell CentreNewcastle's 1960s/70s ambitious transformation of its urban fabric is revisited at the Farrell CentreRegion: North EastMore: Newcastle upon TyneTynesideThe Farrell CentreConcreteUrban planningBrutalismSmithsonsPlaces planning & community
Guttfield Architecture gives modernist makeover to 1960s brick box house14 July 2022BuildingsPractice director Fred Guttfield talks about transforming Weir Grove House in BerkshirePractice director Fred Guttfield talks about transforming Weir Grove House in BerkshireRegion: EnglandMore: RefurbishmentExtensionModernistGuttfield ArchitectureBerkshireConcreteDesign construction & technology
Feeling groovy24 December 2015CultureWhen architects let it all hang outWhen architects let it all hang outRegion: EuropeMore: Giancarlo CapoleiFrancesco CapoleiRadical Design movementLeisureManilo CavalliItalian discoDiscoSuperstudioSpace ElectronicGruppo 99991960sItaly
Great Brockeridge, Bristol4 May 2022BuildingsCaSA Architects for private clientCaSA Architects for private clientRegion: South West & WessexMore: CaSA ArchitectsGreat BrockeridgeBristolExtensionSouth westRIBA Regional Awards 20221960s
Georgie Wolton's glass house was a Corten trailblazer8 March 2022CultureThe co-founder of Roger and Foster's Team 4 built this experimental house for her family in SurreyThe co-founder of Roger and Foster's Team 4 built this experimental house for her family in SurreyRegion: South EastMore: Georgie WoltonTeam 4GlassHouseSurrey1960sDesign construction & technology
Photo opportunity24 February 2017Products1960s office reborn as Brighton Photography Centre1960s office reborn as Brighton Photography CentreRegion: United KingdomMore: UniversitiesReuseNex–Refurbishment
Elain Harwood turns to Brutalist Britain8 November 2022CultureThe historian's favourite selections from her new bookThe historian's favourite selections from her new bookRegion: United KingdomMore: Book reviewElain HarwoodBrutalismJames StirlingMichael NeylanNeylan & UnglessColwyn Foulkes & PartnersModernism