All Buildings, design and specification articles – Page 59
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FeaturesCPD 6 2022: Achieving net zero carbon in the built environment
This CPD feature, sponsored by Darren Evans, will look at the challenges facing the construction industry as it seeks to respond to the climate emergency and deliver buildings that will meet net zero criteria.
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NewsGreen light for Feilden Clegg Bradley’s Paradise office
Architect beats three others to land Birmingham job
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NewsRSHP’s rejected South Ken proposals head for planning inquiry
Developers challenge councillors’ decision to overrule recommendation to approve controversial scheme
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FeaturesNew contemporary conservatory range
Creating a unique and beautiful new room in your home has never been easier. Our bespoke conservatories and orangeries are designed and built to your specific needs.
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FeaturesAffordable bathrooms solutions from Twyford
With over 160 years’ combined experience in providing market-leading products and cost-effective solutions, Twyford are uniquely equipped to meet all of your social housing bathroom requirements.
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FeaturesIntroducing ROCKWOOL sector hubs
Combining product and application information with professional development resources, new sector hubs from ROCKWOOL are your go-to online platform for sector-specific guidance.
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Building StudyBuilding study: Technique by Buckley Gray Yeoman
Buckley Gray Yeoman’s refurb and extension of a former Clerkenwell gin distillery is a fine example of how to revitalise an old industrial building and repair the wider urban fabric.
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NewsBartlett suspends staff as investigation uncovers ‘toxic’ culture lasting decades
UCL apologises for “deeply shocking” behaviour including allegations of racism, bullying and sexism
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OpinionWe should all be striving for sustainability
MiddleCap’s Tomáš Jurdák explains why pushing the environmental performance of buildings is not simply a matter for the planning system
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FeaturesSpeedier construction through frame standardisation
The Seismic consortium has engineered a standardised frame solution for schools that claims to be 75% faster than traditional construction
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OpinionReducing embodied carbon through facade design
Mark Voss shares his perspective on the industry’s challenges facing the reduction of embodied carbon associated with the building facade and how early input from facade designers can help
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NewsTheaster Gates: Value engineering made Serpentine Pavilion more interesting
Artist thanks David Adjaye for guiding him through regulatory side of architecture
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NewsAdjaye to redesign 20-storey Brixton tower following local revolt
London mayor agreed to postpone decision on scheme after request from developer less than two weeks before scheduled hearing
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NewsFletcher Priest’s plans to rejig SOM’s 175 Bishopsgate recommended for approval
Scheme will see new facades built in different style to the rest of the 1988 postmodern block
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NewsRenée Gailhoustet wins RA’s 2022 architecture prize
Award recognises French architect’s ‘extraordinary contribution’ to social housing
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Building StudyBuilding study: A new campus for the RCA by Herzog & de Meuron
In its scale and singularity this flagship building by Herzog & de Meuron strikes the right balance, writes Richard Gatti
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NewsHOK reveals £50m plans to redevelop Manchester Arena
HOK appointed to design ‘extensive transformation’ ahead of completion of rival Co-op Live venue next year
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NewsMarble Arch Mound architect reveals plans for another hill-themed project
Practice unveils images of major six-tower scheme which is its first in South America
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NewsFosters unveils designs for Tokyo department store
Timber structure intended to become home for sustainable lifestyle brands
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us from carrying on exactly as we are?
The target for achieving net zero may still be decades away but, in order to hit it, we have to make changes to the way we design and build right now, says Anna Beckett