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NewsGlasgow launches design contest to replace two fire-hit tenement blocks
B-listed blocks in Pollokshields conservation area destroyed in 2019 and 2020
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NewsWhat made this project… Scottish Baronial Family Home by iKAD Architects
Finalist for Creative Conservation Architect of the Year Award 2026, iKAD Architects guides us through the specification challenges present at Scottish Baronial Family Home
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OpinionWhy solar-control glass should be part of the UK’s overheating debate
Phil Brown says recent heatwaves should be a wake-up call about the overheating risk in our housing stock and that solar-control glass must be part of the solution
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NewsSAAN Architects completes forest house near Warsaw
Single-family home delivers architecture and interiors as a unified scheme, shaped by its pine forest setting
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Information - BDCPD 14 2026: Closing the performance gap with insulation
Sponsored by ROCKWOOL®, this module examines why the gap between the predicted and actual performance of so many buildings persists – and how fabric-first design, informed insulation specification and consistent installation practice can help close it
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NewsWhat made this project… Aquatic Gallery by INI Design Studio
Finalist for Public Building Architect of the Year Award 2026, INI Design Studio guides us through the specification challenges present at Aquatic Gallery
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NewsHolcim UK trial shows recycled concrete fines can replace clinker in low-carbon cement mix
UK industry trial led by the Materials Processing Institute, involving Holcim UK, has demonstrated that recycled concrete fines can partially replace clinker in cement production
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FeaturesHow cladding can play a key role in passive cooling
For decades, UK homes have been designed to keep people warm. Today, the challenge is keeping them cool. Lisa Grosse, product and marketing lead at Cedral UK and Ireland, explains how fibre cement cladding can help reduce solar gain and improve year-round building performance
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NewsWhat made this project… Clarkes Way by Greenaway Architecture
Finalist for One-off Small Project of the Year Award 2026, Greenaway Architecture guides us through the specification challenges present at Clarkes Way
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NewsGeometric brick sculpture highlights craft skills at risk
Grayson commissions specialist bricklayer Mark Rosier to create a geometric installation in Sheffield, drawing attention to advanced bricklaying techniques and their decline in mainstream construction
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OpinionChoosing natural stone for swimming pools – what you need to know
Ellie Parker explores the challenges of specifying of natural stone for swimming pool environments – and explains why picking the right stone is more tricky than it might appear
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NewsMcLean Quinlan converts Winchester office basement into material-led client studio
Practice repurposes ground floor beneath its Winchester office into a client studio designed to showcase architectural materials
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OpinionThermal comfort – the missing piece of urban mobility
Federica Buricco says that, in the face of climate change, we need to change the way we design our cities to make active travel more appealing in the heat and outdoor living comfortable all year round
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NewsIn pictures: how the Skinners’ Hall became 8½ London
Skinners’ Hall has reopened after an eight-year refurbishment by 6a architects and Carter Owers Studio, which has turned one of the City’s oldest livery halls into a beautiful contemporary events venue that is entirely respectful of the building’s long and complex history
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NewsACO publishes blue roof guide to support climate-resilient roof design
ACO Building Drainage has released the second volume of its Blue Roof Guide, outlining approaches to on-roof water storage and drainage coordination for architects
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OpinionAn Olympics in the North should embrace the region’s polycentric DNA
The possibility of the UK hosting an Olympics outside London appears more real than ever. The North’s strength lies in its plurality, which makes it an ideal location
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NewsCarbon-storing plasterboard alternative piloted at L&G’s new HQ
Adaptavate, a developer of low-carbon and carbon-negative construction materials, has seen its bio-based plasterboard alternative, Breathaboard, installed at Legal & General’s new London headquarters 10 Coleman Street
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OpinionInto the wilderness? Or just an alternative view of the landscape?
The story of human culture is about taming the wild and making it home, but a new book has David Rudlin questioning how best to conserve the natural world that surrounds us
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NewsGustafson Porter + Bowman appointed landscape architect on National Gallery’s £375m new wing
Practice to work through to RIBA stage 7 under six-year contract
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NewsOut of sight, out of mind? Decarbonising cement manufacture in the Peak District
Each year Tunstead quarry and cement works in Derbyshire quarries six million tonnes of limestone and can make up to a million tonnes of cement. When I went to look round the plant I found a team dedicated to decarbonising – but facing economic headwinds, Nimbyism, competition from cheap imports, ...