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
Pop-up shelters aim to improve refugee experience4 February 2022ProductsCurl la Tourelle Head Architecture has designed a lightweight low-cost structure from 2m-long timber cassettesCurl la Tourelle Head Architecture has designed a lightweight low-cost structure from 2m-long timber cassettesRegion: United KingdomMore: Pop-upModular constructionShelterRefugeesFolkestoneCurl la Tourelle HeadArchitecture for social purposeDesign construction & technology
Alfreton Park SEND School occupies the high ground9 April 2024BuildingsCurl la Tourelle Head makes a social, happy hilltopCurl la Tourelle Head makes a social, happy hilltopRegion: East MidlandsMore: Curl la Tourelle HeadAlfretonDerbyshireDisabilityDesign construction & technologyInclusive environmentsHugh PearmanSEND
Alfreton Park Community Special School, Derbyshire23 May 2024BuildingsCurl la Tourelle Head’s school wins Building, Client and Project Architect of the Year AwardsCurl la Tourelle Head’s school wins Building, Client and Project Architect of the Year AwardsRegion: East MidlandsMore: Curl la Tourelle HeadDerbyshireAlfretonSchool2024 RIBA East Midlands AwardClient of the YearProject Architect of the YearBuilding of the Year
Favourite books: How Detroit’s industrial decline drove its counterculture12 December 2024CultureWayne Head is enthralled by this account of how Detroit's underground music scene benefited from the city's industrial declineWayne Head is enthralled by this account of how Detroit's underground music scene benefited from the city's industrial declineRegion: Rest of the worldMore: DetroitUSACurl la Tourelle HeadWayne HeadCounter-cultureMusicPlaces planning & community
2024 RIBA Awards East Midlands23 May 2024BuildingsStudio Partington’s 63 Energiesprong homes take Sustainability AwardStudio Partington’s 63 Energiesprong homes take Sustainability AwardRegion: East Midlands
Interview: Christopher Laing explains why he set up the Deaf Architecture Front20 June 2023IntelligenceChristopher Laing on the obstacles that led to the founding of DAFChristopher Laing on the obstacles that led to the founding of DAFRegion: United KingdomMore: Deaf Architecture FrontDeafnessBusiness clients & servicesInclusive environments
Out with the new18 September 2018CultureJames Stevens Curl vents his spleen on modernismJames Stevens Curl vents his spleen on modernismRegion: United KingdomMore: NazisJames Stevens CurlLe CorbusierWalter GropiusDaniel LibeskindModernismDystopiaInternational styleAugustus PuginRuskinDesign construction & technology
Laing O’Rourke switches to low-carbon concrete on all UK projects10 May 2023ProductsContractor says the move will cut its embodied carbon by 28 per centContractor says the move will cut its embodied carbon by 28 per centRegion: United KingdomMore: ConcreteLaing O"RourkeSustainable ArchitectureDesign construction & technologyLow carbonStephen Cousins
RSHP leaps out with Château La Coste gallery6 May 2021BuildingsRichard Rogers treats his cantilever with characteristic styleRichard Rogers treats his cantilever with characteristic styleRegion: EuropeMore: Château La CosteFranceRSHPRichard RogersSteelDesign construction & technology
The Bathing Pools, Guernsey15 May 2024BuildingsDLM Architects’ restored La Vallette pools revive a tradition begun in 1865DLM Architects’ restored La Vallette pools revive a tradition begun in 1865Region: South EastMore: DLM ArchitectsLa ValletteGuernsey2024 RIBA South East Award
Aymaran vernacular22 February 2016BuildingsA new sort of building is popping up in La PazA new sort of building is popping up in La PazRegion: Rest of the worldMore: BoliviaFreddy MamaniAymaran buildingsLocal vernacularDesigning & building itPhotographyPublic realmLa Paz