Reception Hide Complex, Titchwell, Norfolk

Reception Hide Complex, Titchwell, Norfolk

A series of unheated and unserviced timber structures sit astride a raw concrete barrier that provides some form of flood defence and creates two very different habitats: a fresh water lagoon and salt water marsh. This is a most unusual hide for bird-watching

Pod Isle of Muck: Andrew McAvoy, Blast Architects

Pod Isle of Muck: Andrew McAvoy, Blast Architects

This project involved the re-erection of Pod No 4 from the BBC’s Castaway 2000 Project, produced by Lion Television Scotland. The Pods were designed in 1999 by Andrew McAvoy of Blast Architects in direct response to the BBC Castaway survival brief and the landscape of Taransay.

Fogo Island Artist Studios, Newfoundland

Fogo Island Artist Studios, Newfoundland, Canada

Fogo Island lies outside of Newfoundland, Canada and is home to a gentle, independent people who have lived for centuries between wind and waves in pursuit of fish. Fogo Islanders live in the untamed landscape of the North Atlantic.

Nature Architecture: Inviting Nature back to Town

Nature Architecture forest

Nature Architecture: Inviting Nature back to Town. It’s always fun to see what themes emerge when a diversity of buildings are put together in one weekly list. This week’s run-down of architectural happenings could be said to be about two things: creating views and inviting nature back to town.

Tree Hotel Sweden, Harads Building

Tree Hotel Sweden, Harads Building

The starting point is to create a shelter up in the trees; a lightweight aluminium structure hung around a tree trunk, 4x4x4 meters boxes clad in mirrored glass. Northern Swedish architecture: Harads building design by Tham & Videgård Arkitekter, Sweden.

Bat House Project London Wetlands Centre

The winner in the Student/General Public Category was selected as the overall winner, to be built at the WWT London Wetlands Centre. Congratulations to Mr Jorgen Tandberg and Ms Yo Murata, who are 4th year undergraduate students at the Architectural Association.