AJ Specification Oct 2023: Natural materials

AJ Specification Oct 2023: Natural materialsNatural materials: 32 East Arts Centre by New Makers Bureau; Spruce House and Studio by ao ft; and An Office and Two Houses by Loader Monteith

designed by its in-house team

and John Puttick Associates’ youth centre in a former power station in Blackburn

a critical appraisal and the architect’s own account of how they built the project

Bushey Cemetery by Waugh Thistleton and Guy's Cancer Centre by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

the winners of the Sunday Times British Homes Awards and much more

and explore a system for re-using concrete

and Hattie Hartman applauds workshops educating schoolchildren about the built environment’s effect on carbon emissions

while this month’s sketches are courtesy of Jack Oaten

staff reductions and a drop in salary levels

AJ Sketchbook entry from Valentina Capelo

and Greenhill Building at Harrow Arts Centre by Chris Dyson Architects

This issue features building studies on three projects which draw on the past in contemporary forms