AJ Specification Mar 2021: Façades & cladding

AJ Specification Mar 2021: Façades & claddingIncluding case studies of: The Observatory at Graveney School by Urban Projects Bureau, Hackney Primary School and 333 Kingsland Road by Henley Halebrown and 3 Arena Central by Make Architects

There are building studies of Heatherwick Studios’ Coal Drops Yard retail project in King’s Cross

and the AJ’s coach advises an architect who fears a junior they manage is being led astray

PLUS Is Manchester’s historic centre under threat from tall buildings

PLUS Features on Paulo Mendes da Rocha

queries if you can successfully design a 'design district'

AJ Sketchbook

The full list of projects shortlisted for this year’s AJ Retrofit Awards

with the introduction of two awards in addition to Building of the Year and other prestigious prizes

and architect Jo Cowen talks about the investment company she has set up alongside her practice

salary levels

PLUS the winners of this year’s Jane Drew Prize and Ada Louise Huxtable Prize

and five sustainability leaders each highlight one thing architects could do tomorrow to limit climate change