Refurbishing the interior of architecturally important buildings has attracted criticism. But Box Architects Chris Marlow argues that when carried out with sensitivity and imagination it…
Support from London’s borough councils shows that self-build housing is not just the stuff of prime-time television. More and more local authorities throughout the UK…
Is air space development the answer to the UK’s housing crisis? Box Architects’ Associate Director, Angela Newton explores how modern methods of construction are transforming…
After spending most of his working life immersed in ‘traditional construction’, Box Associate Simon Stallard says that modern methods of construction (MMC) in house building…
As the Department for Education gets set to launch a framework for off-site construction techniques, Senior Architect Lee Holmes investigates what modern methods of construction…
The culture of long working hours within architecture is damaging individual practices and the profession as a whole, says Box Architects director Graham Place. “The…
Following his observations at Clerkenwell Design Week, Box Architects designer Aiden Kearney argues that we must take a responsible and sustainable approach to colour. “At…
The construction industry is antiquated. As a sector, we’ve not invested in, nor capitalised on, the opportunities that technology brings. As a result, our industry…
With the expansion of the SBS Modular Building Framework, there are signs that the NHS is beginning to embrace the idea of modular construction as…
It’s one of the big questions of our time. Can MMC bring social value to new developments? We think they can. Since the introduction of…
Chris Marlow, an architectural assistant at Box Architects, recently attended Futurebuild 2019. Here, he discusses whether we are about to witness the return of Metabolism.
The construction industry is on the cusp of fully embracing the digital world. This means that it is more important than ever to be ahead…