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
Sponsored by the Wood AwardsStructural18 November 2014BuildingsWinner: Alfriston School Swimming Pool, BeaconsfieldWinner: Alfriston School Swimming Pool, BeaconsfieldRegion: United KingdomMore: LeisureOfficeEducationStructure
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
Swell idea30 September 2016ProductsInflatable structure is popping up all over LondonInflatable structure is popping up all over LondonRegion: LondonMore: Temporary structureLondonDOSIS ArchitectureSecond Home
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
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
Maggie’s Merseyside25 January 2016Buildings‘Great example of temporary architecture’‘Great example of temporary architecture’Region: North WestMore: HealthcareCarmody GroarkeTemporary structureRecyclePalliative careMerseysideMaggie'sLiverpool
Rise21 December 2016BuildingsTemporary theatre to accommodate huge castTemporary theatre to accommodate huge castRegion: LondonMore: Collective WorksPerformance spacesThe Old VicTemporary structureThe Community Company
It’s the thought that counts16 June 2017CultureShort-life structures or forever buildings?Short-life structures or forever buildings?Region: LondonMore: Craig HamiltonIF_DODesigning & building itTemporary structureMausoleumPavilion
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
Pandemic has forced us to reinvent the outdoors8 July 2021CultureRestrictions on indoor hospitality have raised questions over what constitutes an outdoor structureRestrictions on indoor hospitality have raised questions over what constitutes an outdoor structureRegion: United KingdomMore: Will WilesCoronavirusPandemicTemporary structureHospitalityPubsRestaurantOutdoor activitiesPlaces planning & community