All Building Design articles in April 2023 – Page 15
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FeaturesMove over concrete – this is structural stone's moment
Stone is typically stronger than concrete with one third of the carbon impact. Engineer Webb Yates is reinventing an ancient material for the modern age
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OpinionPublic Practice: How I found a fulfilling career as an architect
Making the transition from private practice into the public sector brings professional rewards and new challenges, writes Bryony Henson
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NewsFarrell Centre set to open this weekend
£4.6m Newcastle University project aims to “widen debate” on architecture and planning
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NewsBenoy reveals designs for Saudi shopping and entertainment district
$1.8bn Riyadh scheme also includes 50,000sq m of commercial office space and 820 homes
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FeaturesThe Ingenious Design and Incredible Strength of Pedestals
RYNO takes a look at pedestal design, exploring the benefits as well as how to ensure you find the right pedestal for your project
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FeaturesCentral Park West by The Turett Collaborative
As someone engaged in the fashion world, the client’s eye for aesthetics and enduring style shines through the interiors of this New York apartment
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NewsGove blocks ‘generic’ Berkeley Homes scheme on design grounds
Housing secretary refuses 164-home scheme in Kent against planning inspector’s advice
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NewsGRID gets go-ahead for Art Deco-inspired Acton scheme
Approval comes despite impact of 15-storey social-housing project on historic underground station and conservation areas
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NewsMatt + Fiona unveil Brixton performance space designed by primary school children
Architectural educators worked with eight to 11 year olds as part of a community outreach programme at local theatre
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OpinionAre you sufficiently prepared for a heatwave summer?
Preparing your house for the next heatwave requires thinking tactically about solar and natural ventilation, before rushing into expensive high-tech fixes, writes Susan Roaf
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NewsFosters’ plans for Oxford cancer research facility set for approval
Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine is being bankrolled by world’s seventh richest person
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FeaturesCity Plumbing investigates installers knowledge of renewable technologies
The UK’s heat pump skills gap has been highlighted: only 18% of installers install them – and 44% don’t know where to go for training
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NewsPRP among defendants in £40m claim over razed Cheshire retirement home
Claimants blame supply chain for alleged defects in fire prevention measures
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NewsSunak says he ditched housing targets due to concern from ‘thousands’ of Tory members
Prime minister says proposed new planning system will “strike a better balance”
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OpinionIs the profession of architecture broken?
Through his podcast Jason Boyle has uncovered stories of financial hardship and mental suffering that he believes point to a deeply dysfunctional profession
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FeaturesMcLaren Construction delivers closed-loop recycling of window glass
The recycling process was established alongside supply chain partners for the refurbishment of Chalcots Estate in Camden
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NewsCladding manufacturers settle civil claims with 900 people impacted by Grenfell
Three firms which manufactured tower’s combustible cladding system among firms to pay an undisclosed sum to bereaved, survivors and residents
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NewsMack to the future: LDS showcases Smithfield Market offices
Architect says its new JJ Mack Building is the antidote to remote working
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NewsFosters airs Dubai ‘vertiport’ concept designs
Proposals eye network of electric-powered vertical take-off and landing “air taxis”
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NewsRio Architects gets go-ahead for Docklands co-living tower
46-storey east London block is approved after redesign to include second staircase