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I saw the Co-op Live site with my own eyes three months ago. These delays do not come as a surprise
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Where now for a net zero Scotland?
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800 still working on Co-op Live as embattled project runs 24 hours a day in race against time to open
Bosses behind Populous’ delayed venue flood job with staff in attempt to hit revised opening
I saw the Co-op Live site with my own eyes three months ago. These delays do not come as a surprise
The UK’s largest arena was still far from being finished when Building went to see it in early February, says Tom Lowe
Lighting the way in architecture
Designing out the challenges in the most challenging environments
Grafted seeks to redefine design and build with Cast Corbel House
Post-call-out decontamination: What’s the burning issue?
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Let’s avoid the green belt becoming a giant cul-de-sac
Labour says it wants to build housing on the ‘grey belt’, but how can architects help ensure this doesn’t end up as just more suburban sprawl, asks Chloë Phelps
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CO2-derived concrete can build a net-negative future
With a growing population and a rapidly expanding construction sector to match, Eve Pope explores the use of CO2-derived materials to prevent house building from damaging our climate
Shining a light on Bromley Old Town Hall
Nulty designs a lighting scheme for Bromley Town Hall’s £20 million restoration
Building Safety Act: No one expects you to eliminate risks entirely
Whilst the parameters of responsibility have changed for principal architects, Paul Bussey and Stuart Pierpoint believe the new Building Safety Act presents an opportunity for a more ethical and collaborative approach to building design
WA100 2024
WA100 2024: Architects expect patchy international growth
WA100 2024: The big list
WA100 2024: Digital edition
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Former Voysey factory given new lease of life by dMFK
In Pictures: Eavesdrop by Tom Dowdall Architects
Alma-nac unveils redesign of Tooting community incubator for Business Launchpad
Grafted seeks to redefine design and build with Cast Corbel House
Fraser Brown Mackenna unveils Bow housing scheme
Mecanoo completes refurbishment of Perth museum
Unknown Works unveils Science Museum gallery space
HLM completes music facility for British Army Band at Sandhurst
BDP retrofits two Coventry University buildings to create new centre for arts
Ole Scheeren completes 280m Shanghai tower
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Net Zero Live - Reaching net zero: How to maximise commercial retrofits
Social Value Live - Building impact: Measuring social value and crafting enduring legacies in construction projects
Social Value Live - How do we deliver social value through the housing sector?
Social Value Live - Reviving neighborhoods: Designing and delivering spaces that contribute to the community
Social Value Live - Material matters: Navigating the human impact of materials in construction
Digital Building Week: Digital innovation for enhanced building safety compliance
Digital Building Week: Leveraging data to maximise asset lifecycle management
Digital Building Week: Construction optioneering through the use of AI
Digital Building Week: Prefabrication and DfMA strategies for enhanced efficiency and sustainability in construction
Digital Building Week: Lessons learned from major projects in the use of technology for construction excellence
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Architect of the Year Awards 2023
What made this project… Haberdashers’ Boys’ School by NVB Architects
What made this project… Newson’s Yard by Stiff+Trevillion
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How to Enjoy Architecture: A Guide for Everyone
Review | Brutal Wales
An Atlas of Es Devlin: ‘The impact of her work can last a lifetime’
Review | RIBA Ethical Practice Guide
The Ingenious Mr Flitcroft, Palladian Architect
The Architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens – Volume 2: Gardens, Delhi, Washington
100 Women: Architects in Practice
Property: The myth that built the world
Architect: The evolving story of a profession
Hidden Patrons: ‘We need more of these stories to be told’
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I saw the Co-op Live site with my own eyes three months ago. These delays do not come as a surprise
The UK’s largest arena was still far from being finished when Building went to see it in early February, says Tom Lowe
Where now for a net zero Scotland?
With the Scottish government in turmoil, what can industry and key stakeholders do to deliver a just transition in Scotland
Let’s avoid the green belt becoming a giant cul-de-sac
Labour says it wants to build housing on the ‘grey belt’, but how can architects help ensure this doesn’t end up as just more suburban sprawl, asks Chloë Phelps
Why is our heritage on fire… again?
The fire at Copenhagen’s historic stock exchange is a reminder that we need to value traditional building skills as much as the buildings themselves, writes Liz Smith
Drawing for urban design: The fine line between vision and delusion
Idealised renderings of landscapes and urban design schemes are not new, but we should beware using images as a stand-in for real understanding, writes David Rudlin
Engineering the future: What can RAAC teach us about sustainable construction?
We need to design buildings with flexibility and long-term maintenance in mind, and then look after them, writes Alex Lynes
‘It’s high time for Africa to set its own agendas’ – An interview with Royal Gold Medal winner Lesley Lokko
On the day she receives the Royal Gold Medal, Ben Flatman talks to Lesley Lokko about her varied career and her hopes for the future of African architecture
Designing out the challenges in the most challenging environments
The impact that good design can have on our health and wellbeing cannot be overstated. The choice of materials used can dramatically affect our physical and mental wellbeing, improve feelings of support, the level of perceived safety and, perhaps most importantly, how valued people feel as individuals.
London mayoral elections 2024: Sadiq Khan’s record on the built environment
What might a third term for the capital’s most powerful politician look like? Daniel Gayne considers the mayor’s record so far
‘You’ve got to be prepared to see change. It’s natural’: HLM on its plan for the future
It’s all change at the practice as its leadership makes way for the next generation. Karen Mosley and Richard O’Neil talk about how to do an orderly succession, the crunch moment that led to it and the decision to walk away from two flawed MMC school projects
Women in Construction: Sarah Ball, principal, Woods Bagot
Jordan Marshall talks to the Woods Bagot principal leading the practice’s Adelaide and Aukland studios as part of a Women in Construction special produced by our sister title Building in conjunction with Gleeds
Plans for 150,000 homes but no water to supply them. Does Gove’s vision for Cambridge stand a chance?
The housing secretary wants to build nearly three times as many homes as the target set by Cambridge’s own planners. Is there something he knows that they don’t? Daniel Gayne reports
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London College of Fashion strikes a pose with new campus by Allies & Morrison
River Wing by Witherford Watson Mann: 'This is the closest we've come to the structure being the architecture'
Jankes Barn by Lynch Architects: ‘We like to call it a barn non-conversion’
How Corstorphine & Wright are reimagining Bloomsbury's Victoria House as a life sciences hub
‘A nightclub on a massive scale’: touring Populous’ £365m Co-op Live arena
Building study: Levitt Bernstein’s Bristol Beacon
Make’s Eden project – setting a new standard for eco offices
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Appleby Blue in Southwark: Witherford Watson Mann’s new model for later living
BDP's new state-of-the-art research centre for The Royal Marsden
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