We bring together design, research and strategic thinking to make meaningful progress towards a post-carbon built environment. We provide design services, undertake hands-on construction and refurbishment projects, and work with public, private and third sector organisations interested in developing and delivering a regenerative, low-carbon built environment.
Clients
Argent
Arup
The Architectural Association
The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL
Bauhaus Earth
Building Centre
Central Saint Martins, UAL
Charleston House
CIVIC SQUARE
Create London
The Design Museum
Evolving Forests
Fishtank
Grizedale Arts
Forestry England
HG Matthews
Hong Kong Design Institute
Human Nature
International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam
London Metropolitan University
The London School of Architecture
Naked House
Newham London Borough Council
re:arc Institute
Stiftung Sitterwerk
SOM Foundation
Timisoara Architecture Biennial
York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership
Woods into Management Fund
Wolves Lane Consortium
Directors
Paloma Gormley
Summer Islam
George Massoud
Current Team
Chai Pandya
Daria Moatazed-Keivani
Francesca Leibowitz
Rory Corr
Sally Moussawi
Shreya Sarin
Will Bradley
Collaborators
Amica Dall
Andi Amirshah
Becky Little
Cecence
Esme Walker
Ffion Blench
Henry Stringer
Jeffrey Hart
Jez Ralph
Mark Harrington
Rachael Milliner
Sara Pereira
Will Stanwix
Work Ltd
Past Team
Alastair Howard
Alessandra de Mitri
Amaya Hernandez
Aya Mousa
Caroline Esclapez
Caitlin McNamara
Ceri Hedderwick Turner
Christopher Kokarev
Christopher Gabe
Connie Beauchamp
Cosmin Chirpac
Eloise Coleman
Francesca Tattersall
Joy Mulandi
Ker Jia Goh
Louise Underhill
Margit Kraft
Marwa El Mubark
Nana Adu-Offeh
Riyam Salim
Sam Little
Sara Sherif
Sodueari Graham-Douglas
Tom Hart
William Hayter
Xiao Fang
Selected Press
08.2023
Materials library: Material Cultures, Jason Sayer, Architecture Today
08.2023
How to build a biodegradable house, by Malaika Byng, Financial Times Weekend
07.2023
In Search of Sustainable Materials, Architects are Turning to an Unusual Source: Hemp, Francesca Perry, BBC
07.2023
London architecture exhibitions 2023: a guide to the best shows this month, Ellie Stathaki, Wallpaper
06.2023
Material Reform: Building for a post carbon future, Elke Krasny, Drawing Matter
05.2023
The Big Picture: A Conversation with Material Cultures
Will Higginbotham, Well Life, Lived Well
05.2023
The Building Materials of the Future Might Be Growing in Your Backyard
Marianna Janowicz, Untapped Journal
04.2023
Material Cultures workshops support shift towards sustainable building practices, Ellie Stathaki, Wallpaper
02.2023
Green Labour: Material Reform and The Value of a Whale
George Kafka, The Architectural Review
01.2023
Homegrown show makes compelling case for post-carbon construction
Pamela Buxton, The RIBA Journal
01.2023
London architecture exhibitions 2023: a guide to the best shows this month
Ellie Stathaki, Wallpaper
01.2023
Material Reform: Building for a Post-Carbon Future
Vanessa Norwood, The London Society
Selected Writing
06.2023
Planting a Seed, Keynote article by Summer Islam, The Architectural Review, Plants Issue
Summer, 2023
On Regeneration, article by Material Cultures with Jess Gough, Real Review, Issue 14
Selected Books
Material Reform
Material Cultures with Amica Dall
2022, Mack Books
Build: From High to Low Tech
Hinterland Architecture Studio
2022, Build Porto
Manual of Biogenic House Sections
Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, David J. Lewis
2022, ORO Editions
Radical Architecture of the Future,
Beatrice Galilee
2020, Phaidon
Houses That Can Save the World
Courtenay Smith, Sean Topham
2022, Thames and Hudson
We bring together design, research and strategic thinking to make meaningful progress towards a post-carbon built environment. We provide design services, undertake hands-on construction and refurbishment projects, and work with public, private and third sector organisations interested in developing and delivering a regenerative, low-carbon built environment.
Clients
Argent
Arup
The Architectural Association
The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL
Bauhaus Earth
Building Centre
Central Saint Martins, UAL
Charleston House
CIVIC SQUARE
Create London
The Design Museum
Evolving Forests
Fishtank
Grizedale Arts
Forestry England
HG Matthews
Hong Kong Design Institute
Human Nature
International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam
London Metropolitan University
The London School of Architecture
Naked House
Newham London Borough Council
re:arc Institute
Stiftung Sitterwerk
SOM Foundation
Timisoara Architecture Biennial
York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership
Woods into Management Fund
Wolves Lane Consortium
Directors
Paloma Gormley
Summer Islam
George Massoud
Current Team
Chai Pandya
Daria Moatazed-Keivani
Francesca Leibowitz
Rory Corr
Sally Moussawi
Shreya Sarin
Will Bradley
Collaborators
Amica Dall
Andi Amirshah
Becky Little
Cecence
Esme Walker
Ffion Blench
Henry Stringer
Jeffrey Hart
Jez Ralph
Mark Harrington
Rachael Milliner
Sara Pereira
Will Stanwix
Work Ltd
Past Team
Alastair Howard
Alessandra de Mitri
Amaya Hernandez
Aya Mousa
Caroline Esclapez
Caitlin McNamara
Ceri Hedderwick Turner
Christopher Kokarev
Christopher Gabe
Connie Beauchamp
Cosmin Chirpac
Eloise Coleman
Francesca Tattersall
Joy Mulandi
Ker Jia Goh
Louise Underhill
Margit Kraft
Marwa El Mubark
Nana Adu-Offeh
Riyam Salim
Sam Little
Sara Sherif
Sodueari Graham-Douglas
Tom Hart
William Hayter
Xiao Fang
Selected Press
08.2023
Materials library: Material Cultures, Jason Sayer, Architecture Today
08.2023
How to build a biodegradable house, by Malaika Byng, Financial Times Weekend
07.2023
In Search of Sustainable Materials, Architects are Turning to an Unusual Source: Hemp, Francesca Perry, BBC
07.2023
London architecture exhibitions 2023: a guide to the best shows this month, Ellie Stathaki, Wallpaper
06.2023
Material Reform: Building for a post carbon future, Elke Krasny, Drawing Matter
05.2023
The Big Picture: A Conversation with Material Cultures
Will Higginbotham, Well Life, Lived Well
05.2023
The Building Materials of the Future Might Be Growing in Your Backyard
Marianna Janowicz, Untapped Journal
04.2023
Material Cultures workshops support shift towards sustainable building practices, Ellie Stathaki, Wallpaper
02.2023
Green Labour: Material Reform and The Value of a Whale
George Kafka, The Architectural Review
01.2023
Homegrown show makes compelling case for post-carbon construction
Pamela Buxton, The RIBA Journal
01.2023
London architecture exhibitions 2023: a guide to the best shows this month
Ellie Stathaki, Wallpaper
01.2023
Material Reform: Building for a Post-Carbon Future
Vanessa Norwood, The London Society
Selected Writing
06.2023
Planting a Seed, Keynote article by Summer Islam, The Architectural Review, Plants Issue
Summer, 2023
On Regeneration, article by Material Cultures with Jess Gough, Real Review, Issue 14
Selected Books
Material Reform
Material Cultures with Amica Dall
2022, Mack Books
Build: From High to Low Tech
Hinterland Architecture Studio
2022, Build Porto
Manual of Biogenic House Sections
Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, David J. Lewis
2022, ORO Editions
Radical Architecture of the Future,
Beatrice Galilee
2020, Phaidon
Houses That Can Save the World
Courtenay Smith, Sean Topham
2022, Thames and Hudson
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