Grand Theatre of Rabat

Long-span structures

It is not uncommon for large industrial, transport or civic buildings to demand uninterrupted internal space, but increasingly we are being asked to deliver roof structures that push well beyond conventional spans.

Engineering
Structural wireframe of a side-core building

Engineering side core tall buildings

It is not uncommon for residential buildings to be planned as side core buildings, especially in cities where the site footprint may have been dictated by decades or centuries of development.

Engineering
The Westin London City

The trendline: office-to-hotel conversion

"When one door closes, another opens" is a quote often attributed to Alexander Graham Bell. In London, we see this play out as low-quality, obsolete office spaces are given new life as much-needed hotel space.

Retrofit
Carbon footprint chart

Is there a carbon case for demolition?

Agentia co-founder Gerry O’Brien reflects that well-intentioned but misplaced actions, implemented successively, have led humanity to its current climate and biodiversity emergency.

Sustainability
One Nine Elms towers

Densifying our cities: A reflection on Nine Elms

The Governments commitment to delivering 1.5 million homes will require us to lean heavily on opportunities to densify our cities and particularly to build around transport hubs.