Steve Webb joined Jon Ackroyd and Oliver Lowrie of Ackroyd Lowrie on their Urban Forecast podcast, recorded inside our 134 Old Street project, a workspace designed around natural materials, which became part of the discussion itself.
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The conversation explored hybrid timber and stone systems as an alternative to carbon-intensive materials, and how fire safety regulations are shaping design in the years following Grenfell. Steve also reflected on the forgotten sustainable practices of the 1990s and the importance of finding a uniquely local architectural language in the UK.
Central to the discussion was the need for greater tenacity within the industry, to keep good ideas alive and push through resistance to innovation.
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