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Information - BDCPD 11 2026: Specifying glazed balconies for design, performance and compliance
Sponsored by Solarlux, this module, guides specifiers through the key decisions involved in designing and specifying a glazed balcony – from choosing the right acoustic and solar-control glazing to specifying the right fixings and meeting relevant regulations
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NewsClerkenwell – year-round building-design destination
Missed Clerkenwell Design Week? Don’t worry, London’s design district is worth a visit all year round. Here’s everything you need to know…
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OpinionSpecifying flooring to meet the challenges of contemporary healthcare settings
Donna Hannaway offers practical advice for anyone specifying floor coverings for healthcare settings
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OpinionWe are at a turning point for heritage skills – and action is needed now
Adrian Attwood argues time is running out to save Britain’s heritage craft skills and says urgent action is needed to ensure the future of the trades that conserve our historic built envirnment
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OpinionHow heritage can shape the future of new communities
A former RAF airbase in Oxfordshire lies at the heart of a unique and exciting new residential neighbourhood, writes Harrison Symonds
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OpinionFrom brief to build – the process behind delivering a high-performance office
Sarah Edwards says designing the “perfect” office is a complex process that often requires proactive, strategic – and early – engagement with specialist workplace designers
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NewsIn pictures: timber and transparency combine in TenBerke’s Kathleen McCartney Hall for Smith College
On all-women Smith College’s campus in Northampton, Massachusetts, TenBerke has designed a new home for institutions that reflect the college’s commitment to women’s leadership
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NewsFrench lessons: learning about timber construction – and dreaming big – from Thomas Coldefy
When I met French architect Thomas Coldefy I planned for us to discuss what the UK can learn from France about building with wood – and we did – but we also got distracted discussing some of his practice’s rather wonderful imaginative and biophilic buildings
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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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NewsNew bio- and waste-based tiles could cut embodied carbon by 94 percent
UK tile manufacturer Johnson Tiles is backing the commercialisation of a new type of tile with a carbon footprint 94 percent lower than conventional ceramic tiles
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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