All Buildings, design and specification articles – Page 44
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NewsIn pictures: fardaa completes Croft 3
Located on the Isle of Mull, the former barn has been repurposed into a community dining hall
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OpinionAre birds safer in the USA than in the UK?
Phil Brown explores the case for policymakers and building designers to follow North America’s lead in making buildings safer for birds
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FeaturesA roundup on demystifying the specification requirements of building safety reform
In this Risk & Regulations session, the panelists tackled the new requirements for duty and competence, issues around capacity within the sector and the ramifications of non compliance
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us from describing everything as sustainable?
We need to start using the term ‘sustainable’ in a more sustainable way, writes Anna Beckett
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FeaturesACME unveils rooftop bar in east London
Inspired by east London’s textile industry, Florattica features custom woven fabrics and a flower ceiling composed of preserved gypsophila, achillea and bloom broom
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NewsIn pictures: Water Pavilions by Glenn Howells Architects
The Pavilions are each constructed on a floating concrete hull and clad in a transparent aluminium framed curtain wall
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NewsAHMM the latest to redesign plans following London’s single staircase ban
Developer Landsec sends practice back to the drawing board to rejig 1,800-home Camden scheme following mayor’s fire safety ruling
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FeaturesBay system launches at Passenger Terminal Expo 2023
After analysing how people occupy waiting spaces, Foster + Partners has helped produce a flexible solution
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FeaturesClare College Cambridge regenerates St Regis accommodation with Vandersanden
Designed by Freeland Rees Roberts Architects, the project saw the specification of Vandersanden brick as the principal element of the new facades
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NewsFOI battle reveals Khan was advised to reject Adjaye’s Brixton tower
Campaigners obtain GLA planning officers’ report recommending refusal for pulled 20-storey proposals
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NewsIn pictures: FCBS completes Stephen Taylor Court for King’s College, Cambridge
The architect’s brief stipulated that the project should be designed to Passivhaus standards, have a very low carbon footprint and a 100-year design life
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NewsGreen light for Make’s Brum John Lewis store office conversion
Store had been seen as the flagship retail offer at Birmingham’s Grand Central shopping centre
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FeaturesROCKWOOL releases technical bulletin providing compliance guidance for insulated upstand boards
The manufacturer aims to support the industry to understand the importance of designing, specifying and working with products that meet stringent safety ratings
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FeaturesAssessing aluminium decking systems: Properties, performance & key considerations
As a relatively new material in decking design, many specifiers still question aluminium’s suitability. RYNO answers some frequently asked questions regarding compliance, installation and heat transference
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FeaturesCPD 02 2023: Sustainable steelwork procurement
This CPD, sponsored by Steel for Life, examines the central role sustainability plays in procurement strategies and explains the key recommendations for procuring sustainable structural steelwork
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NewsMichael Wilford dies, aged 84
Wilford was best known for his three-decade working relationship with James Stirling
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NewsADP and O’Donnell & Tuomey unveil plans for York University student centre
Upside-down trapezoidal block to be built entirely from natural materials, design team say
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NewsBerkeley to focus on low-rise schemes if single staircase ban in towers goes ahead
Developer says fire safety rules will put high rise schemes awaiting planning “back to square one”
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NewsDemystifying the specification requirements of building safety reform
Join us on Wednesday 22 March for a discussion on the new requirements for duty and competence, the role of the principal designer and levels of specification, as well as what the changes mean in terms of insurance and liability
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NewsGove threatens to put 11 developers who have not signed cladding contract ‘out of business’
Housing secretary repeats pledge to stop developers trading as deadline passes