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.
Articles by
Martin Guttridge-Hewitt
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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.
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Sustainable Practice: “Permanently Impermanent Buildings Are the Future”
Can designs for temporary, prefabricated cultural spaces answer multiple sustainability issues, from economics to ecology?
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Natural Architecture: 7 Landmark Builds Making Landscape the Star Attraction
While architects often look to transform a location, these breathtaking projects achieve monumental impact by allowing the landscape to dominate.
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Sustainable Practice: How To Decarbonize A Protected Heritage Building
An historic landmark completed in 1472, the net zero transition at York Minster offers a blueprint f or others to follow.
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Sustainable Practice: Architects Are Critical to Biodiversity Net Gain — Will New Legislation Enshrine This Role?
Amid a flurry of legal headlines and new bills passed in various countries, designers can no longer afford to ignore their responsibilities.
