Tag: <span>Sustainable Architecture</span>

Week 16: How A Trip To America Led To The First SIPs House In The UK

June 23, 2026 / By rachel

Some projects are ahead of their time. This one was so far ahead of its time that part of the job involved explaining what the construction method actually was. For Week 16 of our 40 Projects in 40 Weeks series, we are revisiting what is believed to be the first SIPs house in the UK, […]

Week 12: Edw Cottage, A Riverside Cottage With A Childhood Story

May 27, 2026 / By rachel

Some projects start with a brief, this one started with a memory. For Week 12 of our 40 Projects in 40 Weeks series, we are heading to Edw Cottage, a small  cottage in Aberedw, Wales, on the banks of the River Edw. It has stone walls, a beautiful valley setting, plenty of wildlife and, allegedly, […]

Hereford Architects: RRA’s Hay Festival Eco-Pavilion

May 18, 2026 / By rachel

Some projects begin with a careful brief, a detailed programme and a client meeting or twelve. This one began with a rather brilliant question: could a team of Herefordshire architects help bring a little bit of Hay Festival into the centre of Hereford? As today marks the opening day of Hay Festival 2026, Week 11 […]

COP30 Comes To Cheltenham

November 14, 2025 / By rachel

13 November 2025 – Cheltenham Borough Council Chambers swapped their day to day rountine to host ‘global’ climate negotiations as students from 14 Gloucestershire secondary schools took part in the Gloucestershire Climate Conference, part of InterClimate Network’s UK-wide Schools COP30 programme. Around 65 students from 14 local schools stepped into the shoes of international delegates, […]