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Materials in motion: Mirrl Materials in motion: Mirrl

ARCHITEXTURES takes you behind the scenes at the Mirrl workshop.

Materials in motion: No Rules Wallpaper Materials in motion: No Rules Wallpaper

ARCHITEXTURES takes you behind the scenes at the No Rules Wallpaper studio.

Materials in motion: Tiny Temple Materials in motion: Tiny Temple

ARCHITEXTURES takes you behind the scenes of the Tiny Temple workshop.

Sharing stories with... Hortus Collective Sharing stories with... Hortus Collective

Vanessa Norwood sat down with Hortus Collective Directors Amy Langron and Mark Rogers to talk about all things landscape, from materials reuse, the importance of creating biodiverse small spaces and the architect who was happy with flowers of any colour - except yellow!

Streets ahead Streets ahead

A Victorian terrace in Birmingham becomes a living laboratory of ecological retrofit and community co-creation.

The tree that keeps its skin The tree that keeps its skin

There is a saying in Portugal, that ‘whoever cares about their grandchildren plants a cork oak’. The proverb is a clock.

Finchley Road by Groupwork: advancing the new Stone Age Finchley Road by Groupwork: advancing the new Stone Age

Groupwork’s latest project, now rising on Finchley Road, extends the practice’s investigation into structural masonry at an unprecedented scale. The mixed-use residential building comprises three buildings that form a complete stone skeleton of over 400 Larvikite beams and columns.

Solutions for a more sustainable interior design practice Solutions for a more sustainable interior design practice

The interior design industry utilises many more materials and processes than the fashion industry, yet much less is known about it. We mine and extract products from finite materials, process products at high temperatures and use large amounts of water and toxic chemicals.

Exploring ARCHITEXTURES’ wallpaper collection Exploring ARCHITEXTURES’ wallpaper collection

We love wallpaper at ARCHITEXTURES. Our vast online library boasts a rich world of high-quality, seamless materials for architectural drawings and 3D models and wallpaper is an integral part of our digital universe.

Sharing stories with... Tiny Temple Sharing stories with... Tiny Temple

Vanessa Norwood spoke to Beren Yeshua, founder of Tiny Temple, about the almost endless possibilities of timber cladding and a business founded on the practice of meditation and the principles of lean manufacturing.

Sharing stories with... Raghav Kumar and the Tiny Farm Fort Sharing stories with... Raghav Kumar and the Tiny Farm Fort

Vanessa Norwood spoke to Raghav Kumar about his ethos of building through care, community and conscious materials, all powered by a serious amount of dancing!

Sharing stories with... Piers Taylor Sharing stories with... Piers Taylor

Vanessa Norwood spoke to Piers about the architect as lone author, how architecture needs to change and the joy of a more collective architecture through participation.