Breathe easy: Shell Lace structure makes a surgical stent27 November 2018ProductsWhat: Shell Lace Stent Where: Human tracheaWhat: Shell Lace Stent Where: Human tracheaRegion: LondonMore: Tonkin LiuShell lace structureTracheaNorthwick Park Medical InstituteMaterialsTechnology
Strength and beauty10 November 2015IntelligenceShell lace structure shortlisted for President’s Awards for ResearchShell lace structure shortlisted for President’s Awards for ResearchRegion: United KingdomMore: StructureResearchRIBA Research AwardTonkin LiuMaterialsShell lace structure
Shell Lace Structure: An accidental piece of biomimicry1 January 2014IntelligenceTonkin Liu use the principles of natural shell design to change the structural conversationTonkin Liu use the principles of natural shell design to change the structural conversationRegion: United KingdomMore: ClimateDesigning & building itSustainability
Opportunities Hub: Enter the contests that get you noticed27 March 2025IntelligenceLatest: Parade float designLatest: Parade float designRegion: United KingdomMore: Architecture competitionsOpportunitiesContractsJulie ButterworthProcurement and contractsFrameworks
Making things move27 June 2017IntelligenceThe basics of designing moving structuresThe basics of designing moving structuresRegion: United KingdomMore: Structural engineeringBridgesEngineeringTall buildingsStructures
How do we optimise structure for low carbon?31 January 2024IntelligenceThere's no one-size-fits-all for real carbon-efficient designThere's no one-size-fits-all for real carbon-efficient designRegion: United KingdomMore: Climate actionAKT IISteve ToonMaterialsSustainable architectureDesign construction & technologyConcreteSteelTimber
Sponsored by the Wood AwardsStructural18 November 2014BuildingsWinner: Alfriston School Swimming Pool, BeaconsfieldWinner: Alfriston School Swimming Pool, BeaconsfieldRegion: United KingdomMore: LeisureOfficeEducationStructure
Charley Brentnall, 1956-2024, pioneer in timber structures12 March 2024CultureExpert in structural timber who taught and learnt in equal measure through rich collaborationsExpert in structural timber who taught and learnt in equal measure through rich collaborationsRegion: United KingdomMore: Charley BrentnallPiers TaylorStructural timberConservation & heritageDesign construction & technologyInvisible StudioProfile
Shell Lace Stent, London5 June 2020BuildingsArchitects move to medical research with biomimicry and digital designArchitects move to medical research with biomimicry and digital designRegion: LondonMore: RIBA Regional Awards shortlist 2020Tonkin LiuArup
Woven flax structure creates sustainable waves30 August 2024ProductsHybrid flax fibre/CLT roof for prototype pavilion enables column-free spansHybrid flax fibre/CLT roof for prototype pavilion enables column-free spansRegion: EuropeMore: University of StuttgartFlax industryMaterialsStephen CousinsCLT structuresSustainable architectureDesign construction & technologyBio-based construction
She sets sea shells...1 January 2014ProductsAn entire room made of shellsAn entire room made of shellsRegion: YorkshireMore: Interiors
Rising Star: Greg Storrar23 October 2019IntelligenceStorrar's visionary research opens up whole new worlds for architectureStorrar's visionary research opens up whole new worlds for architectureRegion: United KingdomMore: AwardsAsif KhanMuseum of LondonShell lace structureR&D