Petra Heights, a 10-storey apartment building in Finchley, is Groupwork’s first large stone project for a commercial developer, so an important proof of concept of stone’s viability as a low-carbon building material ow.ly/jbG850ZZ2E4
🔢 Key metrics: which numbers do architects keep coming back to in their practice?
What are the figures that architects always keep close at hand, which drive design or recur in their work?
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Laidlaw Music Centre at St Andrews University, by Flanagan Lawrence, shows how ambitious sustainability targets can survive construction realities, a RIBAJ conference in partnership with @Aluprof_UK heard ow.ly/BrPh50ZYT58
Architecture Otherwise, the third edition of the UAE’s Sharjah Architecture Triennial, seeks to expand the understanding of architecture beyond buildings, engaging with social, environmental and cultural questions ow.ly/qoNJ50ZZo2W
🌡️ Webinar: Designing commercial spaces for a hotter planet
How can we design offices, hotels, retail units and other commercial spaces to be comfortable in the climate of 40 or 50 years from now? A RIBAJ Spec webinar debated this hot topic 👇
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Petra Heights, a 10-storey apartment building by Groupwork calls to mind an ancient monument, yet in its use of natural stone addresses the question of how you create a truly zero carbon building ow.ly/j8l850ZZ2xL
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The Discovery Building, by Hugh Broughton Architects, for the British Antarctic Survey shows how ambitious sustainability targets can survive construction realities, a RIBAJ conference in partnership with @Aluprof_UK heard ow.ly/GsWr50ZYT3N
🧯How did GRID Architects handle post-Grenfell rule changes at a new London high-rise?
Director Colin Veitch explains how homes & fire strategy were designed at Brooke House, one of the 1st buildings to incorporate the requirement for a second staircase.
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👏 Congrats to last night's winners of the RIBA Stirling Prize and International Prize
🏆 Lion Green Road, by Mary Duggan Architects with Ruff Architects wins the Stirling Prize
🏆 Nakshabid Architects' Green Field Factory takes the International Prize
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🚨@RIBA Stirling Prize 2026 winner: Lion Green Road housing by Mary Duggan Architects with Ruff Architects
Multifaceted blocks make the most of a sloping site, textured brickwork softening the impact of a scheme that extends its parkland context.
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🚨Nakshabid Architects' Green Field Factory has won the @RIBA International Prize 2026
The textile factory in Bangladesh received a unanimous vote for its biophilic design, natural ventilation and focus on the wellbeing of its 5,000 mostly female staff: ow.ly/CT4Y50ZY9KN