Project / Ash CourtVictorian past meets sustainable future

Book / Citymakers: Pragmatics of the Picturesque

The Picturesque has come to influence how we look at and respond to the city. We investigate what the picturesque is, as both a theory of historic origins and as a practical design tool for urbanists

Talk 24.08.2022 / Twelve Journeys

What were the life and career journeys for an inspiring woman in architecture?

Project / Wood WharfCanary Wharf v 2.0

ProjectAlUla Framework Plan

Research / Making Heritage WorkTowards a better balance between heritage and growth

Commissioned by Historic England, our report 'Towards a Better Balance between Heritage and Growth' addresses public concern that many historic places are being damaged by unsustainable development.

ProjectWadham College, Oxford

Research / SustainabilityUpfront Carbon

Getting upfront with embodied carbon: a tool to empower designers at the beginning of building projects

Project / Royal Festival HallFestival refreshed

Book / Citymakers: A new Urban Model

Msheireb Downtown Doha has sought to engage with a growing Gulf city's local climate and culture. To better appreciate it, we explored it as a case study in urban change.

ProjectSimon Smith Building, Brighton College

Project / RambertDance matters

ProjectMerton College, Oxford

Research / SustainabilitySustainability Strategy

The climate emergency demands a paradigm shift in our everyday lives. This is why we have developed our Sustainability Strategy to underpin what we do and inform how we design.

Project / Grosvenor East, Manchester Metropolitan UniversityOf campus and city

Research / Fabric of PlaceDensity and its virtues

Density and its virtues: what is our residential footprint?

Book / Complex City

Complex City is a detailed mapping of London’s historic layers, emerging from our work in characterisation studies. The book puts forward a new argument for character-based development.

Project / 2150 Lake ShoreCity by the shore