Archaeologists found a cremation burial while examining the inside of a bucket from Sutton Hoo, a 1,400-year-old boat burial site in England. #039it #epitomises #strangeness #sutton #hoo039

Today is the final day to enter the Architect of the Year Awards 2025. The AYAs are Building Design’s annual celebration of the very best work being produced by practices today. Uniquely, a majority of the trophies are awarded for a body of work, not just for an individual building. There is a new category in 2025, One-off Major Project of the Year, meaning there is a total of 20 awards to be won this year. All the 2024 Architect of the Year Awards winners at the ceremony last year The categories include the Gold Award for “the best of the best” which is chosen from the winners of the project focussed categories.  >> Explore stadout projects from the 2024 shortlist in our “What made this project…” series Last year’s winners included, architectural legend Sir Donald Insall, who was handed the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award, while Brisco Loran won the prestigious Young Architect of the Year Award, which recognises practices where the majority of principals have been practising for 12 years or less.  Feilden Clegg Bradley took home the Gold Award last year after winning the Public Building and Retail & Leisure of the Year categories. This year’s winners will be revealed at an awards ceremony on 15 October at the London Marriott Hotel - Grosvenor Square. For full details of the awards and how to enter click here. Please contact our team at aya@assemblemediagroup.co.uk with any questions. 2025 categories Best Architect Employer of the Year Creative Conservation Architect of the Year Education Architect of the Year- Sponsored by Swisspearl Higher Education Architect of the Year Housing Architect of the Year Individual House Architect of the Year Industry/Manufacturing Partner of the Year Interior Architect of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award Net Zero Architect of the Year - In partnership with UKGBC Office Architect of the Year One Off Small Project of the Year – open to one off individual projects One Off Major Project of the Year – open to one off individual projects Public Building Architect of the Year - Sponsored by Sutton Projects Refurbishment and Reinvention Architect of the Year Retail and Leisure Architect of the Year Social Value Award WA100 International Architect of the Year Young Architect of the Year The Gold Award With thanks to benx for sponsoring the Architect of the Year Awards drinks reception #entries #architect #year #awards #set

Susan Clark, whose singular vision for Radnor has reshaped the landscape of contemporary design curation, stands at the threshold of the gallery’s most ambitious chapter yet – Evolution in Form – a sun-drenched penthouse perched 70 floors above Manhattan within the soaring Sutton Tower. Her influence on how we experience design in residential contexts has been transformative, creating dialogue between object and space that transcends traditional gallery paradigms. The transition from previous locations to this light-filled, 5,000-square-foot penthouse marks more than a change of address. It represents a conceptual shift in Clark’s approach to presenting contemporary design. She has deliberately embraced a cleaner, more minimalist aesthetic that responds to the architectural vocabulary of Thomas Juul-Hansen’s residential tower – now the tallest on Manhattan’s East Side at 850 feet. “I’m delighted to open our newest location at Sutton Tower with this new collection of works,” states Susan Clark. “In many ways, Evolution in Form reflects not only our exploration of new creative horizons with our designers, but also our desire to create an evolving dialogue between design and architecture. The spaces we show in give us specific problems to solve, and specific potential to fulfill. It’s a more meaningful exercise for designers, and a more relevant way to show designs. At Sutton Tower, the collection’s exploration of soft, textured materiality and authentic, personal design language comes into a new focus.” The light spills across the unvarnished surface of Toshio Tokunaga’s newest dining table, catching in the shallow ripples of hand-planed Japanese Zelkova wood. This 350-year-old timber, touched only by traditional Kanna techniques rather than modern machinery, holds centuries of growth within its grain. The exhibition’s centerpiece, Sebastian Cox’s Sendal collection, stands as a powerful testament to the potential of regenerative design practices. Cox, whose work exclusively uses wild-sourced British wood and natural finishes, has created pieces that hover between substantiality and lightness. The collection’s armoire, credenza, and console table feature an undercut base that creates a floating effect, reducing the visual weight of even the most massive forms. Evolution in Form brings together work that explores the tension between tradition and innovation across materials and techniques. The collection most notably includes Radnor’s first venture into outdoor furniture – the Pausa sofa collection by longtime collaborators Bunn Studio. These sculptural rattan pieces with their generous proportions and enveloping forms connect historical craft traditions with contemporary sensibilities. For more information on Radnor’s Evolution in Form, visit radnor.co. Photography by William Jess Laird. #susan #clark #curates #next #chapter