shedkm has won the first ever Creative Re-use award for turning a Newcastle-under-Lyme Brutalist car park into 111 flats.
Shedkm wins RetroFirst-inspired housing award for car park-to-homes conversion
Shedkm wins RetroFirst-inspired housing award for car park-to-homes conversion
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September 29, 2026 at 11:45 AM
shedkm has won the first ever Creative Re-use award for turning a Newcastle-under-Lyme Brutalist car park into 111 flats.
WR-AP director Sean Weston tells the AJ how his practice is retrofitting three properties to create an expanded homelessness accommodation hub in Guildford.
RetroFirst Stories: how WR-AP is upgrading a homelessness hub in Guildford
RetroFirst Stories: how WR-AP is upgrading a homelessness hub in Guildford
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
September 27, 2026 at 3:46 PM
WR-AP director Sean Weston tells the AJ how his practice is retrofitting three properties to create an expanded homelessness accommodation hub in Guildford.
RetroFirst Stories: Studio BAD on rescuing a derelict Chichester landmark
RetroFirst Stories: Studio BAD on rescuing a derelict Chichester landmark
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
June 28, 2026 at 8:32 AM
RetroFirst Stories: Studio BAD on rescuing a derelict Chichester landmark
Yes, @unistrathclyde.bsky.social has some wonderful modernist heritage, much of it significantly underappreciated and underexploited. I hope they have plans to retrofit the building for new uses, and make the stunning reliefs a major feature. #retrofirst
December 7, 2024 at 9:48 AM
Yes, @unistrathclyde.bsky.social has some wonderful modernist heritage, much of it significantly underappreciated and underexploited. I hope they have plans to retrofit the building for new uses, and make the stunning reliefs a major feature. #retrofirst
WR-AP director Sean Weston tells the AJ how his practice is retrofitting three properties to create an expanded homelessness accommodation hub in Guildford.
RetroFirst Stories: how WR-AP is upgrading a homelessness hub in Guildford
RetroFirst Stories: how WR-AP is upgrading a homelessness hub in Guildford
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
September 24, 2026 at 2:50 PM
WR-AP director Sean Weston tells the AJ how his practice is retrofitting three properties to create an expanded homelessness accommodation hub in Guildford.
RetroFirst Stories: Studio BAD on rescuing a derelict Chichester landmark
RetroFirst Stories: Studio BAD on rescuing a derelict Chichester landmark
Studio BAD Architects discuss their plans to transform a run-down, unlisted Victorian-era pavilion into a new community and arts facility
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
June 19, 2026 at 7:35 AM
RetroFirst Stories: Studio BAD on rescuing a derelict Chichester landmark
My kind of live event - President Macron visits the reopened Notre-Dame LIVE #heritage #retrofirst #Paris
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Macron Visits Notre-Dame
French President tours cathedral ahead of it's reopening after devastating fire in 2019
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November 29, 2024 at 10:53 AM
My kind of live event - President Macron visits the reopened Notre-Dame LIVE #heritage #retrofirst #Paris
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The latest in an ongoing AJ series looking at architects who have saved buildings from the bulldozers or given them a new lease of life
RetroFirst Stories: How Ian Chalk is creating a net zero home at a former tin mine
RetroFirst Stories: How Ian Chalk is creating a net zero home at a former tin mine
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The latest in an ongoing AJ series looking at architects who have saved buildings from the bulldozers or given them a new lease of life
Separate and apart from the ignominy of its architect, the #HistoricPreservation & #AdaptiveReuse of this market hall is a win for this local community—civically and ecologically—as it halts the #RazeAndRebuild cycle & saves #EmbodiedCarbon.
#RetroFirst #reuse #sustainability #DemolitionMoratorium
#RetroFirst #reuse #sustainability #DemolitionMoratorium
Good News Friday: Wakefield’s modern Market Hall has been spared demolition and relaunched as Wakefield Exchange (WX) - a new venue for live music, comedy, food, art and events.
Completed in 2008, the 4,000-square-metre market was the first public building designed by architect David Adjaye.
Completed in 2008, the 4,000-square-metre market was the first public building designed by architect David Adjaye.
May 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Separate and apart from the ignominy of its architect, the #HistoricPreservation & #AdaptiveReuse of this market hall is a win for this local community—civically and ecologically—as it halts the #RazeAndRebuild cycle & saves #EmbodiedCarbon.
#RetroFirst #reuse #sustainability #DemolitionMoratorium
#RetroFirst #reuse #sustainability #DemolitionMoratorium
Congratulations to HOME and Jon Matthews Architects for winning @news.architectsjournal.co.uk Retrofit & Reuse Award for Adaptive Reuse for the fantastic HOME Arches project
We were lucky enough to get a sneak preview of the space last year as part of our conference
#RetroFirst
We were lucky enough to get a sneak preview of the space last year as part of our conference
#RetroFirst
September 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Congratulations to HOME and Jon Matthews Architects for winning @news.architectsjournal.co.uk Retrofit & Reuse Award for Adaptive Reuse for the fantastic HOME Arches project
We were lucky enough to get a sneak preview of the space last year as part of our conference
#RetroFirst
We were lucky enough to get a sneak preview of the space last year as part of our conference
#RetroFirst
And a couple of more recent examples of glass block: LACMA (1983-86), and Best Products Corporate Headquarters (1978-80)—both by the same architects: Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates—and both victims of the now-antiquated, 20th c. notion of #RazeAndRebuild.
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#RetroFirst
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#RetroFirst
May 1, 2026 at 1:26 PM
And a couple of more recent examples of glass block: LACMA (1983-86), and Best Products Corporate Headquarters (1978-80)—both by the same architects: Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates—and both victims of the now-antiquated, 20th c. notion of #RazeAndRebuild.
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#RetroFirst
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#RetroFirst
RetroFirst Stories: Studio BAD on rescuing a derelict Chichester landmark
RetroFirst Stories: Studio BAD on rescuing a derelict Chichester landmark
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
June 18, 2026 at 3:14 PM
RetroFirst Stories: Studio BAD on rescuing a derelict Chichester landmark
RetroFirst stories: how Office S&M is converting a cake shop into new homes
RetroFirst stories: how Office S&M is converting a cake shop into new homes
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 12:02 AM
RetroFirst stories: how Office S&M is converting a cake shop into new homes
RetroFirst stories: how Office S&M is converting a cake shop into new homes
RetroFirst stories: how Office S&M is converting a cake shop into new homes
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 9:22 PM
RetroFirst stories: how Office S&M is converting a cake shop into new homes
Studio McW’s Greg Walton explains how the practice is refurbishing and extending a 1930s Art Deco house in Cambridgeshire.
RetroFirst stories: How Studio McW is revamping a ‘fragmented’ 1930s house
RetroFirst stories: How Studio McW is revamping a ‘fragmented’ 1930s house
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
March 30, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Studio McW’s Greg Walton explains how the practice is refurbishing and extending a 1930s Art Deco house in Cambridgeshire.
Not good at all, for heritage or the environment. A terrible precedent. 😢 #retrofirst
December 5, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Not good at all, for heritage or the environment. A terrible precedent. 😢 #retrofirst
Studio McW’s Greg Walton explains how the practice is refurbishing and extending a 1930s Art Deco house in Cambridgeshire.
RetroFirst stories: How Studio McW is revamping a ‘fragmented’ 1930s house
RetroFirst stories: How Studio McW is revamping a ‘fragmented’ 1930s house
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
April 11, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Studio McW’s Greg Walton explains how the practice is refurbishing and extending a 1930s Art Deco house in Cambridgeshire.
WR-AP director Sean Weston tells the AJ how his practice is retrofitting three properties to create an expanded homelessness accommodation hub in Guildford.
RetroFirst Stories: how WR-AP is upgrading a homelessness hub in Guildford
RetroFirst Stories: how WR-AP is upgrading a homelessness hub in Guildford
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
September 21, 2026 at 12:50 PM
WR-AP director Sean Weston tells the AJ how his practice is retrofitting three properties to create an expanded homelessness accommodation hub in Guildford.
The latest in an AJ series looking at architects who have saved buildings from the bulldozers or given them a new lease of life
RetroFirst stories: How Michael Collins is returning a rotting mansion to the community
RetroFirst stories: How Michael Collins is returning a rotting mansion to the community
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The latest in an AJ series looking at architects who have saved buildings from the bulldozers or given them a new lease of life
In the latest in our series on architects giving buildings a new lease of life, Rhys Owen of Pensaer talks about providing a new home for the Embassy and Consulate General of Brazil in central London.
RetroFirst Stories: How Pensaer is restoring Brazil’s London embassy
RetroFirst Stories: How Pensaer is restoring Brazil’s London embassy
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
April 26, 2026 at 12:12 PM
In the latest in our series on architects giving buildings a new lease of life, Rhys Owen of Pensaer talks about providing a new home for the Embassy and Consulate General of Brazil in central London.
In the latest in our series on architects giving buildings a new lease of life, Rhys Owen of Pensaer talks about providing a new home for the Embassy and Consulate General of Brazil in central London.
RetroFirst Stories: How Pensaer is restoring Brazil’s London embassy
RetroFirst Stories: How Pensaer is restoring Brazil’s London embassy
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
April 23, 2026 at 10:53 AM
In the latest in our series on architects giving buildings a new lease of life, Rhys Owen of Pensaer talks about providing a new home for the Embassy and Consulate General of Brazil in central London.
The latest in an ongoing AJ series looking at architects who have saved buildings from the bulldozers or given them a new lease of life
RetroFirst Stories: How Ian Chalk is creating a net zero home at a former tin mine
RetroFirst Stories: How Ian Chalk is creating a net zero home at a former tin mine
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The latest in an ongoing AJ series looking at architects who have saved buildings from the bulldozers or given them a new lease of life
The latest in an AJ series looking at architects who have saved buildings from the bulldozers or given them a new lease of life
RetroFirst stories: How Michael Collins is returning a rotting mansion to the community
RetroFirst stories: How Michael Collins is returning a rotting mansion to the community
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The latest in an AJ series looking at architects who have saved buildings from the bulldozers or given them a new lease of life
The latest in an AJ series looking at architects who have saved buildings from the bulldozers or given them a new lease of life
RetroFirst stories: How Michael Collins is returning a rotting mansion to the community
RetroFirst stories: How Michael Collins is returning a rotting mansion to the community
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
September 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The latest in an AJ series looking at architects who have saved buildings from the bulldozers or given them a new lease of life
2C Architects’ Ben Clark discusses a project to retrofit a 19th-century warehouse within the Twickenham Riverside Conservation Area into a compact pair of modern homes
RetroFirst stories: how 2C Architects found a way to turn a 19th-century warehouse into homes
RetroFirst stories: how 2C Architects found a way to turn a 19th-century warehouse into homes
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
June 10, 2026 at 12:14 PM
2C Architects’ Ben Clark discusses a project to retrofit a 19th-century warehouse within the Twickenham Riverside Conservation Area into a compact pair of modern homes