AOC’s expanded Locomotion is an engine shed with a differenceBuildingsParapets above entrances at either end give Shildon’s new building presenceParapets above entrances at either end give Shildon’s new building presenceRegion: North EastMore: AOC ArchitectureJohn JervisDesign construction & technologyTransportCounty DurhamRailways
AOC’s reworked Craft Council Gallery is tactile but not too folksy21 July 2021BuildingsThe Crafts Council Gallery is back in action following a revamp to give it a more welcoming public spaceThe Crafts Council Gallery is back in action following a revamp to give it a more welcoming public spaceRegion: LondonMore: Crafts CouncilAOCGeoff ShearcroftGalleryLondonConservation and heritagePamela BuxtonFurniture
AOC wraps a forest-inspired extension around a north-east London home4 August 2022BuildingsGill Lambert and Geoff Shearcroft on adapting their Victorian semi to meet the needs of a family of fiveGill Lambert and Geoff Shearcroft on adapting their Victorian semi to meet the needs of a family of fiveRegion: LondonMore: AOCGeoff ShearcroftGill LambertExtensionHighams ParkWoven hazelDesign construction & technology
School Green Centre, Shinfield, Berkshire15 May 2024BuildingsAOC Architecture turns village hall into community centre for growing populationAOC Architecture turns village hall into community centre for growing populationRegion: SouthMore: ShinfieldReadingAOC Architecture2024 RIBA South AwardBerkshireClient of the Year
Favourite books: Sympathies and affinities with the creative process12 December 2023CultureGeoff Shearcroft recommends Art is Magic by Jeremy DellerGeoff Shearcroft recommends Art is Magic by Jeremy DellerRegion: United KingdomMore: Geoff ShearcroftAOCArt is MagicJeremy DellerCollaborationArt
Q&A: The V&A's director of design, estate and futureplan Philippa Simpson22 March 2019IntelligenceHow the Museum of Childhood will create a child-friendly experienceHow the Museum of Childhood will create a child-friendly experienceRegion: LondonMore: Museum of ChildhoodV&AAOCDe Matos RyanDesign construction & technologyLeisureMuseum
School children help make Young V&A a place of wonder and delight7 July 2023BuildingsFrom assertive consultees to active users: under-18s inform museum designFrom assertive consultees to active users: under-18s inform museum designRegion: LondonMore: V&ADe Matos RyanAOC ArchitectureBethnal GreenDesign construction & technologyInclusive environmentsYoung V&APamela Buxton
CUTE is a delight for the senses but has a darker complexity22 January 2024CultureAn exploration of cuteness in contemporary culture and how it can help navigate a route through the worldAn exploration of cuteness in contemporary culture and how it can help navigate a route through the worldRegion: LondonMore: CUTESomerset HouseAOC ArchitecturePamela BuxtonExhibition designCats
Rethink: The post-pandemic view for galleries and museums8 July 2020CultureIs this the end of the blockbuster exhibition?Is this the end of the blockbuster exhibition?Region: United KingdomMore: Stanton WilliamsAOCNatural History MuseumJamie Fobert ArchitectsNissen Richards StudioDesign construction & technologyCovid-19CoronavirusRethink 2025MuseumGallery
The Green21 December 2016BuildingsResidents' group gets the home it wantedResidents' group gets the home it wantedRegion: LondonMore: Community centreAOCPublic buildingSouthwarkPlacemaking
Our top five Culture stories of 202410 December 2024CultureCute memes, south London modernism and refections on life and work all caught readers’ attention this yearCute memes, south London modernism and refections on life and work all caught readers’ attention this yearRegion: United KingdomMore: GreenwichBlackheathAOCCUTECharley BrentnallAlex ThomasGustafson Porter + BowmanPaloma Gormley
Croydon gets real about improving public space17 May 2017IntelligencePlanning ‘visions’ are easy to come by but achieving them is a lot more difficultPlanning ‘visions’ are easy to come by but achieving them is a lot more difficultRegion: United KingdomMore: University of WestminsterUniversity of Sao PauloEDAWWill AlsopJon RouseAOC