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
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
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 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
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
Messing with our heads8 May 2017CultureIs architectural psychology the solution for our cities?Is architectural psychology the solution for our cities?Region: United KingdomMore: PlanningDesigning & building itPsychologyBookModernismExternal managementUrban realmUrbanism
This year we're reading...14 December 2016CultureYou can't beat a good book at ChristmasYou can't beat a good book at ChristmasRegion: United KingdomMore: Architectural criticismJonathan GlancyMarcel GautherotWayne HeadIan NairnLucy Ryder RichardsonIsabel AllenClair NashInternal managementDesigning & building it
Head in the Cloud7 June 2017IntelligenceThe cloud will change construction's lifeThe cloud will change construction's lifeRegion: United KingdomMore: Cloud computingDigital ageInternal managementExternal managementDesigning & building itDigital working
Head of better1 October 2015BuildingsTimber is key to BSkyB's Believe in better buildingTimber is key to BSkyB's Believe in better buildingRegion: South EastMore: OfficeArup AssociatesTimber frameBSkyBSolar powerWindowsBiomassRenewable energyGlulamCarbon emissionsBelieve in Better
Obituary: Peter Jacob 1942–2023, academic who fostered a ‘sense that we were changing the world’3 November 2023CultureSupportive, compassionate and open-minded head of architecture at Kingston UniversitySupportive, compassionate and open-minded head of architecture at Kingston UniversityRegion: United KingdomMore: Peter JacobTrevor GarhnamKingston UniversityKingston School of ArchitectureLecturerAcademiaProfile
Looking to the future1 January 2014IntelligenceWhile we’re all wondering where construction is headingWhile we’re all wondering where construction is headingRegion: United KingdomMore: External management
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