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  • 3 days ago | ribaj.com | Chris Foges

    Wright & Wright is retrofitting the Archbishop of Canterbury’s 800-year-old Thameside home. Practice partner Stephen Smith showed Chris Foges how the work is progressingHeritage buildings pose a particular challenge in meeting national net zero commitments. England has around 400,000 listed buildings, where retrofit options are limited, so it is essential to develop workable, high-performance solutions.

  • 1 week ago | ribaj.com | Chris Foges

    A new book by the co‑founders of Jeddah-based practice Bricklab looks to revive the reputation of the Saudi city’s architecture between 1938 and 1964While architects marvel over the historic heart of Jeddah, the city’s equally impressive modernist heritage has been overlooked. That could change with the publication of a hefty new book, edited by brothers Abdulrahman and Turki Gazzaz, co‑founders of Jeddah-based practice Bricklab.

  • 1 week ago | architecturalrecord.com | Chris Foges

    ExclusivesDesign VanguardFirm Profiles Architects & Firms The founders of Sala Hars like to joke that their base in Mexico City is a natural midpoint between their hometowns—though it is hardly convenient for either. Juan Sala grew up 2,000 miles away in Colombia, while Douglas Harsevoort hails from distant Wisconsin. Nevertheless, the pair found more significant advantages in their adopted home, where they have worked since graduating.

  • 3 weeks ago | architecturalrecord.com | Chris Foges

    ProjectsBuildings by TypeAdaptive Reuse and RenovationMuseums & Art Centers Annabelle Selldorf will be happy if no one remembers the changes that her three-year renovation has brought to the Sainsbury Wing of London’s National Gallery. That will show that the museum has achieved its main goal—to bring millions of visitors through its new front door in an easy, intuitive way.

  • 1 month ago | ribaj.com | Chris Foges

    How did this project evolve? Traditional Irish settlements had ‘rambling houses’ whose door was always open. Harpists, fiddlers and singers would turn up on a rainy night and need to be put up somewhere. Our experimental Rambling Houses are for the encouragement of gathering and conversation. I’d met the furniture maker Joseph Walsh at a crafts exhibition. Having asked us to design a test piece, he spotted a sketch in my notebook of a conceptual ‘vessel’ for zenithal light, and offered to make it.

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