Blazing Trails: Flame-Guard Architecture on the Climate Crisis Frontline
This simple fire tower set amid spectacular scenery is the humble vanguard of 21st century architect ural theory, construction process and purpose.
Articles by
Martin Guttridge-Hewitt
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Shrinking Spaces, Expanding Horizons: Navigating Tiny Living in an Off-Grid Houseboat
In Germany, renewable energy is powering a unique take on houseboat design based on the principles o f the tiny home movement.
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Participatory Construction: Housing NOW’s Emergency Myanmar Intervention
Rapid response residences for the victims of a brutal conflict offer a blueprint for circular materi al use while re-establishing a sense of ownership.
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Engineering at the Edge of the Universe: “The Structural Timber Equivalent of Rome’s Pantheon”
From Stockholm to deep space, a timber dome for 3D visuals beneath a stunning 155-foot (47-meter) va ulted ceiling invokes the fragility of Earth.
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Pre-Fab Timber Frames Are the Tip of the Iceberg as Amsterdam Sets a New Precedent in Sustainable Housing
As the housing crisis becomes a ballot-box issue worldwide, Amsterdam's AMST development stands as n ew low-impact, mixed-market landmark.
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Rethinking Recess: How Architects Are Playfully Nurturing a Water-Resilient Generation
Playing in this new park space teaches children about water management, conservation and catastrophe .
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Sustainable Practice: 7 Environmental Design Principles for Residential Design
From supply chains and workforce to airflow and temperature control, these standout homesteads refle ct architectural rules for the climate age.
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Sustainable Practice: When Will Architectural Localism Become a Norm Instead of an Exception?
Why do we still consider this approach to be the outlier?
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Sustainable Practice: Futurism Meets Localism in the Architecture of Agro-Hospitality
With the right design, inviting people to stay on a farm can be a powerful tool for unpicking decade s of learned behavior.
