Profile: Alex Thomas on a rare career path and the joy of making with wood13 August 2024CultureThe founder of Timber Workshop on speed, noise, and the screenThe founder of Timber Workshop on speed, noise, and the screenRegion: South WestMore: Timber WorkshopAlex ThomasEleanor YoungWoodworkMaterialsDesign construction & technologyMakingCraft skills
Even extremist planner Thomas Sharp couldn’t control the car16 December 2020CultureNo amount of urban destruction could keep traffic in checkNo amount of urban destruction could keep traffic in checkRegion: United KingdomMore: Will WilesPlaces planning & communityThomas SharpUrban planningTraffic
Alex Ely on ants, brains, cities and software10 January 2019CultureAlex Ely chooses his book of the yearAlex Ely chooses his book of the yearRegion: United KingdomMore: Friedrich EngelsJane JacobsFlorenceManchesterTechnologySlime mouldSocial mediaEmergence theoryDecentralisation
Slow Architecture: Art Barn by Thomas Randall-Page4 May 2021BuildingsBarn unfurls to reveal sculptor’s archiveBarn unfurls to reveal sculptor’s archiveRegion: South WestMore: Thomas Randall-PageChris FogesRustic barnDesign construction & technologyConservation & heritageSlow architectureDevonWorkspace
Alex Scott-Whitby1 November 2016IntelligenceAlex Scott-WhibyAlex Scott-WhibyRegion: United KingdomMore: Collaborative workingEducationHousingLeadershipMiddle EastScottWhitbyStudioWinchester
Lighting the fantastic: Thomas Hastings24 October 2018BuildingsRe-imagining San Francisco's ephemeral Tower of JewelsRe-imagining San Francisco's ephemeral Tower of JewelsRegion: Rest of the worldMore: Thomas HastingsThe Tower of JewelsPanama-Pacific International ExpositionNew York Public Library
High contrast: books from John Tuomey and Thomas Heatherwick21 November 2023CultureNoisy marketing fails to eclipse the thoughtful genesis of an architectNoisy marketing fails to eclipse the thoughtful genesis of an architectRegion: United KingdomMore: BooksThomas HeatherwickJohn TuomeyHugh PearmanDesign construction & technologyModernismIreland
Saintly progression: St John at Hackney refurbished and rebranded by John Pawson23 June 2021BuildingsJohn Pawson and Thomas Ford & Partners have restored the east London church and concert venueJohn Pawson and Thomas Ford & Partners have restored the east London church and concert venueRegion: LondonMore: HackneyChurchChurch of EnglandJohn PawsonThomas Ford & PartnersRefurbishmentMusic venueConservation and heritageKate Jordan
Becca Thomas: Postcard from Ventnor, Isle of WightBuildingsThe spa town’s varied and charming roofscape is star of the showThe spa town’s varied and charming roofscape is star of the showRegion: South EastMore: Becca ThomasIsle of WightNew PracticeGlasgowVentnorRoofSeasideSpas
Alex Monroe Workshop, Tower Bridge15 May 2018BuildingsAlex Monroe WorkshopAlex Monroe WorkshopRegion: LondonMore: RIBA Regional Awards 2018DSDHATower Bridge
Bristol modular housing factory offers jobs and training18 January 2022BuildingsAlex Dutton / SNUG Homes' Lockleaze factory is in one of the city's most deprived neighbourhoodsAlex Dutton / SNUG Homes' Lockleaze factory is in one of the city's most deprived neighbourhoodsRegion: South WestMore: MacEwen AwardBristolModular homesArchitecture for social purposeDesign construction & technologyAlex DuttonSNUG HomesMacEwen Award 2022
How we restored a historic tower to make it watertight1 February 2024IntelligenceLessons learned from Thomas Ford & Partners’ restoration of 19th-century Beckford’s Tower in BathLessons learned from Thomas Ford & Partners’ restoration of 19th-century Beckford’s Tower in BathRegion: South WestMore: Thomas Ford & PartnersBathTowerGeorgian architectureWaterBeckford’s TowerConservation and heritageClimate action