Research

  1. Research / Making Heritage Work Towards 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.

  2. Research / Sustainability Upfront Carbon

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

  3. Research / Sustainability Sustainability 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Book / Citymakers: Exploring Models of Urban Development

    To understand how new pieces of city emerge (or how existing ones evolve), we went back to study three models of urban development.

  6. Research / Fabric of Place Density and its virtues

    Density and its virtues: what is our residential footprint?

  7. Research / Fabric of Place Eminent Ground: tall buildings in the city

    Eminent Ground: tall buildings in the city

  8. Book / Fabric of Place

    The Fabric of Place explores how cites, towns and villages can evolve and change by building on their historic form and identity rather than by sacrificing them.