AJ 08.08.19: Recycle, Reuse, Revisit

AJ 08.08.19: Recycle, Reuse, RevisitWe profile three sustainable projects in this special issue. Two are in Europe: Resource Rows in Copenhagen by Lendager Group, and Lacaton & Vassals Grand Parc refurb, Bordeaux. We also revisit Hopkins Architects Living Planet Centre six years after completion to see how its performing. PLUS a news feature looks at how material passports literally finding value among rubble may be a gamechanger for construction; we reveal the winners of a contest to

News features: the fallout from the Patrik Schumacher email leak

PLUS Will architects cut down on concrete after a  report says it is responsible for 8 per cent of global CO2 emissions

and as PLP’s 22 Bishopsgate tower nears completion

five case studies of community-led schemes – from cooking and teaching facilities in London to affordable homes on micro-sites in Bristol

and the David Kohn-led winning scheme for Birmingham Smithfield market

and the latest fruits of Doncaster Council’s housing programme

we reveal the winners of a contest to design affordable housing in the rural North

PLUS the winners of this year’s AJ Retrofit Awards

We also pick out the people to watch in 2019 and highlight eight key buildings set to complete

In the AJ’s annual women in architecture special

The AJ goes on holiday in this issue

MICA Architects’ Centre Point redevelopment in central London and Foster + Partners’ Principal Tower luxury housing scheme PLUS the RIBA Stirling Prize 2018 – did the money win it for Fosters’ Bloomberg HQ