Briefing – Page 9
-
FeaturesHow Glasgow is rethinking its urban core after decades of retail dependency
Glasgow City Council has quietly backed a vision to double its city centre population and hand the high street back to the people. Daniel Gayne finds out what it all means
-
FeaturesInterview | Simone Shu-Yeng Chung on ‘the city as text’
Rome has a unique capacity to enrich, Simone Shu-Yeng Chung tells Eleanor Jolliffe
-
FeaturesHow the life sciences boom is impacting the UK’s housing sector
The British life sciences industry is attracting record levels of investment and now housing developers are looking to take advantage of the opportunities
-
FeaturesHow we designed the Children’s Day Treatment Centre at Evelina London Children’s Hospital to welcome young people
Hannah Brewster on how ADP designed a futureproof hospital on a highly constrained site that helps ease the anxiety of families and young children undergoing surgical procedures
-
FeaturesWhat happens to council housing developments when a local authority goes ‘bankrupt’?
When a section 114 ‘bankruptcy’ notice is put in place, a council’s non-statutory services are restricted and housebuilding ’goes to the back of the queue’. Yet the growing number of councils in this situation are finding ways to carry on building.
-
FeaturesBuilding Talks Creating Communities podcast: In conversation with Anna Mansfield at Publica
Episode 4: Anna Mansfield on the loss of shared spaces after covid and the importance of designing for the needs of women and young people
-
FeaturesHow much worse is the UK housebuilding recession going to get?
With little prospect of a rapid reduction in interest rates to spur a recovery, many in the industry are now just looking to “survive until ’25”. Joey Gardiner looks at the prospects for residential developers doing so.
-
FeaturesAs Oki criticises 'incredibly frustrating' lack of continuity, can latest housing minister make any difference before election?
The past nine housing ministers have come and gone in the time it takes to get a large project to site, says Joey Gardiner. So what are the chances that the latest incumbent in the role can do what is required to pick the industry up off the floor?
-
FeaturesThe proposed Liverpool Street redevelopment may be ‘bonkers’ but it’s not without precedent
Railway companies have been selling the space above stations for decades. Ben Flatman looks at some previous air rights developments
-
FeaturesWhat does the HS2 decision mean for Manchester and the North-west?
Rishi Sunak last month cancelled the Manchester leg of HS2. Here Ben Flatman talks to industry leaders about what the decision means for the city
-
FeaturesHow a team including LDA, Bell Phillips, DMA and Mae are writing a new chapter in Westminster’s council housing story
In a London borough once beset by council housing controversy, a quiet revolution is underway
-
FeaturesAYA 2023 shortlists: Industry Manufacturing Partner
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Industry Manufacturing Partner shortlist
-
FeaturesAYA 2023 shortlists: Social Value Award
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Social Value Award shortlist
-
FeaturesAYA 2023 shortlists: Private Housing Architect of the Year
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Private Housing Architect of the Year shortlist
-
FeaturesAYA 2023 shortlists: Young Architect of the Year
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Young Architect of the Year shortlist
-
FeaturesHow the creative reuse of ordinary buildings is revolutionising approaches to regeneration
As the government’s levelling up agenda struggles to gain traction, a group of industry leaders share their thoughts on alternative approaches to regeneration
-
FeaturesAYA 2023 shortlists: Public Building Architect of the Year
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Public Building shortlist
-
FeaturesAYA 2023 shortlists: One-off Small Project of the Year
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the One-off Small Project of the Year shortlist
-
FeaturesAYA 2023 shortlists: Retail and Leisure Architect of the Year
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Retail and Leisure shortlist
-
FeaturesAYA 2023 shortlists: Refurbishment Architect of the Year Award
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Refurbishment Architect shortlist