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OpinionFrom promises to proof – what the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard expects
Jeremy Douglas says that the built-environment sector has spent years making net zero carbon promises. However, with version 1 of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UKNZCBS V1) now in effect, the industry must start keeping them
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NewsPick of Clerkenwell Design Week
Here’s our pick of some of the best finds at this year’s Clerkenwell Design Week from award-winning steam-bent chairs to cork wallpaper made in Yorkshire
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NewsInternal anchor system offers high-rise landlords a route to meet Awaab’s Law 24-hour rule
A freestanding internal anchor system that allows the repair of high-rise windows from the inside offers social-housing landlords a means to meet the tightest deadline in Awaab’s law: the 24-hour rule for emergency hazards
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OpinionBarnsley’s success is still no defence against populism
Despite extensive investment and a highly successful town centre regeneration scheme, the long-standing Labour administration was swept from power last week. David Rudlin considers the reasons
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NewsForza Doors launches UK’s first double-action pivot door with fire and smoke certification
A pivot door with fully tested 60-minute fire and smoke performance has been brought to market for the first time in the UK, offering architects a certified solution to one of commercial interior design’s more persistent compliance headaches
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NewsMATT Architecture’s Leicester Square scheme to be submitted for planning next month
Eight properties to be redeveloped as visitor attraction with Piccadilly Circus-style LED screen on its facade
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NewsReaching Tipping Point – building the infrastructure for construction’s circular economy
London’s first large-scale construction reuse hub is taking shape in Silvertown, east London, attempting something the built environment has so far struggled to achieve: turning reuse and the circular economy from paper-exercise “nice idea” into functioning supply-chain infrastructure. I went along to take a look
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OpinionRethinking space in high-density buildings
As buildings grow taller and more compact, the space required for drainage systems has become a critical design consideration. Antony Corbett explains how innovative drainage solutions are allowing architects and developers to maximise usable space – without compromising functionality or quality
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FeaturesAmid a heritage skills crisis, St Paul’s wants to bring its craftspeople into the light
The cathedral’s property director is embarking on a mission to transform its ageing workshops into a shining new Centre of Excellence. But with multimillion-pound repairs to its iconic ball and cross also needed, where will it get the money? Daniel Gayne reports
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NewsBehind the scenes of Levitt Bernstein’s considered upgrade of LSO St Luke’s
As Levitt Bernstein completes the latest phase of works at St Luke’s – the London Symphony Orchestra’s home for performance, recording and education – we talk to Mark Lewis, the firm’s arts studio director, to hear more about the unique challenges of specifying the latest audio equipment in a Grade ...
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NewsNew tool launched to streamline installation of masonry support systems
The Griplock from Grayson promises to speed up the process, improve on-site safety and and turn a two-person job into a task that can be done solo
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FeaturesVelux’s Innovation House is full of the firm’s windows – but there’s so much more to this inspiring warehouse retrofit, as a new book about the project shows
Velux’s innovation centre has many lessons to teach about adaptive reuse and timber construction. To mark the publication of More Than a House: An Experiment in Transformation, which tells the story of the sustainable transformation, I went along to take a look
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ReviewReview: Brutal Scotland – ‘These buildings were never just about concrete and form’
Brutal Scotland is a book and exhibition by photographer Simon Phipps documenting 160 buildings across the country. The exhibition is at Street Level Photoworks in Glasgow until 16 May, Bobby Jewell writes
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Features‘It annoys me how much terrible stuff is built’… Clementine Blakemore on the problem with architectural education in the UK
In an exclusive interview, the architect behind the Stirling Prize-shortlisted Wraxall Yard talks to Tom Lowe about why architects often complete their training with few technical skills, working with Witherford Watson Mann on the refurbishment of the Royal College of Art’s Darwin Building and the experiences which inspired her ...
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NewsMATT Architecture working on plans for ‘world class’ visitor attraction on Leicester Square with Piccadilly Circus-style LED screen
Eight properties to be redeveloped to provide ‘immersive experience’ for up to 600 visitors at a time
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Information - BDCPD 04 2026: Fire safety for roofs and rooftop solar
Sponsored by ROCKWOOL®, this module explores the regulatory context and functional fire performance of roofs, highlighting the influence of specification decisions and looking at the fire safety implications when flat roofs are used as amenity space and to house photovoltaics
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FeaturesThe reinvention of Broadgate: Has it worked?
The topping out of 2 Finsbury Avenue marks the near completion of British Land’s transformation of the iconic Broadgate estate, with £2bn of work sweeping away almost all traces of Peter Foggo’s award-winning 1980s scheme to create a mixed-use destination that has doubled prime rents to £100/sqft.
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OpinionHappy days: The early 90s, Urban Splash and a time of creativity and risk
Following a recent conversation with one of the Urban Splash founders, David Rudlin wonders whether we can ever rediscover the time when property was the new rock and roll
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OpinionTowards a more public architecture: Five ways to recalibrate procurement
The next generation of architects wants to contribute to public work but faces a system stacked against them. Nasios Varnavas and Era Savvides have some solutions…
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NewsCertification scheme for audio-inclusive design launched
A new scheme will offer independent verification of buildings’ audio inclusivity post occupancy