All Buildings, design and specification articles – Page 57
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NewsIn pictures: FCBStudios designs MMU’s new School of Digital Arts
The design incorporates a four-storey LED video light wall, which can display a 20,000 pixel, moving image
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NewsIn pictures: Garnham Street by Dowen Farmer Architects
A pairing of textures completes these eight apartments, which proved to be a complicated build for a small residential scheme
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NewsIn pictures: Brighton’s first purpose-built dance house by Shedkm
Situated on Circus Street, the mixed use development will provide a permanent home for dance in the city
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NewsConference to mark 60th anniversary of Jacobsen’s St Catherine’s College
The conference will take place at St Catherine’s and will include former colleagues of Jacobsen, as well as Stephen Hodder who has designed a number of additions to the college …
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NewsIn pictures: Invisible Studio unveils yoga studio at The Newt, Somerset
Natural materials including rammed stone and a single window that opens to the sky contribute to the tranquility of this Somerset retreat
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NewsFCBS reveals £210m vision for Huddersfield
“Cultural heart” proposals include art gallery, entertainment venue and food hall
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FeaturesSterling’s TerraLam CLT attains PRG 320 Certification
The world’s largest CLT producer, Sterling now stands ready to bolster structural CLT supply chain by up to 700,000 cubic metres annually
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Building StudyBuilding study: Cohen Quad, Exeter College by Alison Brooks Architects
Alison Brooks Architects channels Ruskin and Morris in a playful craft-inspired new building for Exeter College, writes Ben Flatman
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FeaturesFocus on acoustics: Elevated requirements at Knightsbridge Gate
The design solution for this London-based project involved a physical gap between the grade II listed facade and the new structure behind it
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NewsFosters’ plans for £1bn Blackfriars tower cluster given public airing
Architect took over from Wilkinson Eyre on the 18 Blackfriars Road scheme last year
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NewsWe need a better way to measure carbon savings when reusing materials, UKGBC says
Lack of agreed metrics on carbon savings from retaining components in projects is an important gap in industry knowledge, climate group claims
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NewsFeilden Fowles given go ahead for controversial National Railway Museum expansion
Scheme will require closure of key access road into central York
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NewsGreen light for HTA’s reworked Southwark plans
Major scheme approved four years after intitial plans were rejected over density and design concerns
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NewsFoster & Partners working up four-tower New York masterplan
Practice unveils early proposals for redevelopment of world’s busiest bus station
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FeaturesYour guide to new Approved Document L
A straightforward guide to help you get to grips with what’s changed and how ROCKWOOL solutions can help you meet and exceed the new requirements
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NewsCampaigners fighting M&S plans edge towards funding target
Save Britain’s Heritage drive raises one third of its £20,000 goal in just days
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NewsFaulkner Browns reveals Guinness Quarter vision for Dublin
Plans include 336 homes, performance space and food hall at historic brewery
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Building StudyBuilding study: Shakespeare North Playhouse
Outside it looks like a modern fortress but inside, Shakespeare North Playhouse is all Tudor come Jacobean drama – with just a touch of Ken Dodd, writes Thomas Lane
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OpinionArchitecture without (too much) ego: answering the retrofit challenge
Pragmatism, agility and flexibility are vital qualities when working on a building that requires updating, says Ed Williams of Fletcher Priest Architects
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FeaturesPart L changes to prompt surge in UKCA testing demand
Any fabricators who either manufacture overseas or are looking to meet the new requirements should book UKCA testing now to ensure a smooth transition