All Building Design articles in April 2023 – Page 7
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NewsHaworth Tompkins wins job to restore Britain’s oldest working theatre
Grade I-listed St George’s Guildhall in King’s Lynn staged first performance in 1445
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FeaturesUCL launches first UK Fire Safe Design MArch programme
A new course at UCL seeks to address the UK’s shortfall in fire safety design expertise
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NewsLatest version of BREEAM to include stronger embodied carbon assessments
Building Research Establishment launching industry consultation on seventh version of the sustainability assessment
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NewsBDP’s £150m Christie cancer centre completes
Paterson building is double the size of former facility which was severely damaged by fire in 2017
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NewsMowat & Co gets go-ahead for mixed-use Hackney retrofit
Warehouse redevelopment will create “tiny forest” in east London district, practice says
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OpinionEngineering the future: We need to start making better use of materials
Materials are not just about applied finishes. By thinking about their structural, thermal and acoustic qualities, we can use them more effectively, writes Alex Lynes
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OpinionLaing O’Rourke’s decision was admirable
As the company announces its transition to low carbon concrete, this could be the catalyst needed for the sector to embrace more sustainable building products
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NewsFunding of £450m for school repairs a fraction of what is needed, RIBA president says
Nearly 900 schools and colleges to get share of pot to improve their buildings
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NewsPurcell’s Radley College Chapel extension wins RIBA South building of the year
Scheme tops list of 11 winners including Niall McLaughlin’s “faultless” Isle of White house
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NewsTickets for Building the Future Commission Conference on sale
Join our inaugural conference in Westminster for updates on progress so far and to help shape the commission’s work
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OpinionCould shared living help address Birmingham’s housing needs and give young people a sense of belonging?
Birmingham has launched its new vision for the city centre. Could shared living play a key role in delivering this ambitious plan, asks Umesh Luharia
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NewsMcGonigle McGrath scoops RSUA building-of-the-year
Urban farm by MMAS and £118m hospital project by Avanti Architects with Kennedy Fitzgerald also win recognition in Northern Ireland
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Building StudyTechnical Study: n2 by Lynch Architects
The ground below the n2 office development in Victoria was so congested by tunnels, it is supported in just four places. Thomas Lane looks at the pinpoint accuracy of the building’s fit
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NewsKingspan accelerates its journey to a zero carbon emissions future
The manufacturer has launched its lowest embodied carbon access floor panel
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NewsNorman Foster unveils housing design for displaced communities
The Essential Homes Research Project is a concept designed to provide sustainable and swiftly assembled housing for people displaced by disasters
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NewsIn pictures: Princeton residential colleges by TenBerke
Two new residential colleges at Princeton seek to create a sense of community and strengthen connections to the landscape
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NewsArchitects blame creaking planning system as project cancellations rise
Future Trends survey highlights threefold increase in practices reporting schemes being scrapped because of delays
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NewsFCBS’ University of Warwick campus wins RIBA West Midlands building of the year
FCBS Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios’ University of Warwick Faculty of Arts has been named by RIBA as the best new building in the West Midlands. The teaching facility, which consists of four pavilion buildings linked by an atrium set within parkland, has topped a list ...
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OpinionIt’s time to liberate our streets by handing back control to local communities
Why do we massively subsidise on-street parking when there are so many other good uses for our streets, asks Samuel Hughes