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October 4, 2022

October 4, 2022

The Lower Third at Outernet, London chosen as venue for the 2022 Archiboo Awards

The Lower Third at Outernet, London chosen as venue for the 2022 Archiboo Awards

The Archiboo Awards 2021 is being held at The Lower Third at the Outernet, London. Designed by Orms, the ambitious mixed-use development opened this autumn.

The Archiboo Awards 2021 is being held at The Lower Third at the Outernet, London. Designed by Orms, the ambitious mixed-use development opened this autumn.

The most sustainable buildings are the ones we love

The most sustainable buildings are the ones we love

Battersea Power Station is not simply one of London's most iconic landmarks. It's also one of the capital's greenest says Wolf Mangelsdorf, who joined Buro Happold in 2002 as the project's lead engineer.

Battersea Power Station is not simply one of London's most iconic landmarks. It's also one of the capital's greenest says Wolf Mangelsdorf, who joined Buro Happold in 2002 as the project's lead engineer.

Breaking the glass ceiling

Breaking the glass ceiling

Like many practices, SOM has struggled with gender equity for years. Twenty years ago there were more female leaders at the practice than there are today. But in order to encourage more women to stay in architecture, they have to be convinced it's a career where they can advance, says SOM's Julia Skeete.

Like many practices, SOM has struggled with gender equity for years. Twenty years ago there were more female leaders at the practice than there are today. But in order to encourage more women to stay in architecture, they have to be convinced it's a career where they can advance, says SOM's Julia Skeete.

What is going on with Instagram?

What is going on with Instagram?

Architects have joined the chorus of those who are saying that the platform is ‘dead’.

Architects have joined the chorus of those who are saying that the platform is ‘dead’.

DROO wins the Architect Pitch

DROO wins the Architect Pitch

Architect chosen by UPP will “challenge the way it thinks” about student housing.

Architect chosen by UPP will “challenge the way it thinks” about student housing.

Seven chosen for the Architect Pitch with UPP

Seven chosen for the Architect Pitch with UPP

Seven architects have been shortlisted to pitch ideas for the next generation of student housing design that is inspiring with high sustainability credentials and reflects a new emphasis on student mental health and wellbeing.

Seven architects have been shortlisted to pitch ideas for the next generation of student housing design that is inspiring with high sustainability credentials and reflects a new emphasis on student mental health and wellbeing.

Mark Shaw – timing is crucial

Mark Shaw – timing is crucial

Mark Shaw won the Architect Pitch in 2017 and was invited by developer HB Reavis to work on a new commercial building in Farringdon. It was later appointed to work on all the common areas in the building, including a gym, bar, café and auditorium.

Mark Shaw won the Architect Pitch in 2017 and was invited by developer HB Reavis to work on a new commercial building in Farringdon. It was later appointed to work on all the common areas in the building, including a gym, bar, café and auditorium.

The Architect Pitch will help challenge our way of thinking

The Architect Pitch will help challenge our way of thinking

Adam Tyson is Managing Director of Asset Management at student accommodation infrastructure provider UPP, leading the delivery of its construction projects and strategic asset management. Here he explains why purpose-built student accommodation is ready for a shakeup

Adam Tyson is Managing Director of Asset Management at student accommodation infrastructure provider UPP, leading the delivery of its construction projects and strategic asset management. Here he explains why purpose-built student accommodation is ready for a shakeup

Winning was “an important accolade, a high profile endorsement of our approach.”

Winning was “an important accolade, a high profile endorsement of our approach.”

Jennifer O’Donnell, director of Glasgow-based practice O'DonnellBrown, won the Architect Pitch in 2020 impressing the panel with a series of self-initiated projects. Here she explains what happened next.

Jennifer O’Donnell, director of Glasgow-based practice O'DonnellBrown, won the Architect Pitch in 2020 impressing the panel with a series of self-initiated projects. Here she explains what happened next.

Architect and engineer support 2022 Activism Award

Architect and engineer support 2022 Activism Award

This category was added to the awards in 2021 to recognise the increasing amount of action taking place in the built environment, addressing issues such as diversity, inequality, disability rights and the climate emergency

This category was added to the awards in 2021 to recognise the increasing amount of action taking place in the built environment, addressing issues such as diversity, inequality, disability rights and the climate emergency

August 21, 2021

August 21, 2021

Who are we designing for?

Who are we designing for?

Rachel Sayers is an architect and partner in Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios where she heads their Equality and Diversity Group. She is a judge for the Archiboo Awards inaugural Activism Award What do understand by the term activism? Personally I think strongly held values is at the root of all activism....

Rachel Sayers is an architect and partner in Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios where she heads their Equality and Diversity Group. She is a judge for the Archiboo Awards inaugural Activism Award What do understand by the term activism? Personally I think strongly held values is at the root of all activism....

August 16, 2021

August 16, 2021

Be wise to your own priorities

Be wise to your own priorities

Ewa Effiom is an architect currently working for Gort Scott. He is a judge for the Best Use of Video category...

Ewa Effiom is an architect currently working for Gort Scott. He is a judge for the Best Use of Video category...

Activism Award longlist announced

13 practices, organisations and individuals have made it through to the shortlist stage for the annual activism prize – supported by Heatherwick Studio.

January 24, 2024

The Year Ahead: From AI to Activism

2024 will be a tough year and marketing budgets may be under scrutiny. So, what are the best ways to get your practice noticed and what should you prepare for?‍

January 11, 2024

Service, please!

This year’s Archiboo Awards party will take place at the Shoreditch Arts Club, a private members club launched, designed and owned by Buckley Grey Yeoman. It joins a growing list of architects who are investing in London’s ever-evolving restaurant, club and café scene.

December 13, 2023

AI will replace the 'grunt work' but it won't replace us, say architects

While architects’ attention has focused on AI’s image-making tools ChatGPT’s ability to answer questions, tell stories, process data and deal with reams of technical information will have a much greater impact on the profession, architects believe

November 29, 2023

Eight activist architects

The Activism Award rewards a practice, individual or organisation whose work is making a differnce on critical issues. Here’s eight notable architect activists past and present.

Simple Works win first Engineer Pitch

A competition that highlights the critical role played by engineers in retrofit and low carbon development, has been won by Simple Works.

Seven chosen for Engineer Pitch

Developer HUB has selected seven structural engineering practices to pitch ideas for repurposing commercial buildings to provide homes using low-carbon solutions.

New Makers Bureau wins the Architect Pitch

Judges praised the winning pitch that explored the idea of sourcing building materials from within a 50-mile radius to reduce the embodied carbon of a neighbourhood.

February 22, 2023

Seven chosen for Architect Pitch with Max Fordham

Seven architects have been shortlisted to pitch ideas for the UK's first net zero neighbourhood promoted by the environmental engineering firm, Max Fordham. Here, the selected architects tell us why they want to pitch

January 26, 2023

Hugh McEwen - We were keen to show how we could re-think the office and move further into this sector

Winning the Architect Pitch in 2021 was an opportunity for Office S&M to work for a client who shares its aspirations for the workplace that has culminated in a wellbeing fit out guide for a new office campus in Manchester

December 2, 2022

Is there a resurgence of young architects willing to be identified with a cause?

Like most architects, Marco believed the best way of bringing about change is through building which is what we were going to thrash out over lunch. Marco sadly died this summer but I think he would have been surprised (and pleased) to see more practices taking an activist stance and using their knowledge to help solve some of society’s big knotty problem such as homelessness.

November 16, 2022

‍The Archiboo Awards – takeaways from the winners. ‍

Just as we launched this year’s Archiboo Awards Instagram changed its algorithm prioritising entertaining short-form videos over photos. For practices, as for many other creatives who were winning work via the platform, this posed a question. ‍

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