Since our founding 25 years ago, AKT II has forged an international practice that unifies the cultures and disciplines of architecture and structural engineering. This book is an engine for critical reflection on the scope, potential, and limits of what AKT II has come to define as Design Engineering.
As part of our series that explores the various materials used in building design and construction, this brochure focuses on masonry.
As part of our series that explores the various materials used in building design and construction, this brochure focuses on timber.
As part of our series that explores the various materials used in building design and construction, this brochure looks at concrete.
As part of our series that explores the various materials used in building design and construction, this brochure focuses on steel.
A look at the 2016 – 2017 Integrated Design Project, UCL’s final-year case study where industry and academia come together.
A collaboration of multiple authors exploring the disciplines of design and engineering, particularly their interdisciplinary interactions.
Findings from a cutting-edge collaborative research project with students at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia, experimenting with different types of façade treatment.
A collection of some of our most outstanding projects over the last 18 years as a practice, explored alongside essays from leading industry academics.
A publication tackling the relationship between architecture and engineering produced by leading academics and students at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
A snapshot of projects and works in design, under construction or completed by AKT II in September 2011.
Using an array of AKT II projects to demonstrate the results of a design-led approach in modern engineering.