Author Archives: Harriet Thorpe

Growing needs: Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses in London, UK by Feilden Fowles

By Harriet Thorpe 3 July 2023 Buildings

A new events space by Feilden Fowles in London’s Brockwell Park enables a local horticultural community to expand its commercial and educational activities

Uncorked: plant-based buildings

2 November 2021 By Oliver Wilton and Matthew Barnett Howland

Cork use in construction dates back millennia, but could offer an ecological…

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Editorial: plant matter

13 June 2023 By Manon Mollard, Eleanor Beaumont and Kristina Rapacki

In June 2023, the AR examines plant-based construction at its root

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Folio: the re-thatching of Nagase house in Shirakawago

14 June 2023 By AR Editors

In Japan, thatched roof maintenance takes place in a celebrated event

Planting a seed: bio-based building

15 June 2023 By Summer Islam

As the construction industry embraces more plant‑based materials, their cultivation must be…

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Bamboo rising: Lari Octa Green shelters by Yasmeen Lari in Sindh province, Pakistan

19 June 2023 By Noman Ahmed

Thousands of bamboo and adobe shelters are providing relief in flood‑prone regions…

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Revisit: Straw Bale House in London, UK by Sarah Wigglesworth Architects

21 June 2023 By Martha Dillon

The retrofit of Sarah Wigglesworth and Jeremy Till’s London home demonstrates a…

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