Themes
Six themes, one brief
Every project is measured against the same six commitments. Each has its own page, with what the usual way assumes, what we think instead and what we don't know yet.
These are the lenses we read the news through each week, and the headings our questions and essays sit under. A project that meets five of them has not met the brief.
more with lessNet-Zero Architecture
Buildings that use little energy, water and carbon over their whole life, judged by what each measure displaces in the place where it is built.
loved enough to be keptBeauty
Aesthetic excellence, ethical integrity and ecological responsibility, pursued together or not at all. The most sustainable building is the one loved enough to be kept.
keepCircular Construction
Buildings as material banks: keep what exists, design the next change, and waste nothing that still has value.
AEC Innovation
Counter the building industry's fragmentation, thin margins and waste through integrated delivery, shared data, measured results and new methods.
for the people in itPeople
Architecture is for people: well-being, safety, dignity, community and a lasting commitment to place.
Nature
Design buildings and their living landscapes together, with equal care, so each restores the other.