All Buildings, design and specification articles – Page 60
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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
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NewsSecond phase of 1,000 home BBC Television Centre redevelopment finally under way
AHMM-masterplanned scheme to be built seven years after it was approved for planning
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FeaturesExperts in mortar: Rochester Riverside Development
Introducing CEMEX ONPOINT, for when your mortar colour has to be absolutely on point
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NewsCouncil launches competition for £19m park upgrade
West Hendon Playing Fields to be to be given makeover including new hub building and sports facilities
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NewsGreen light for Weston Williamson’s City block roof extension
Transport for London adds extra level to office building above new Bank station entrance
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FeaturesFocus on timber: Greenwich Design District
Recently visited by Building Design, D2 & C2 – Mole Architects’ two unique, highly sustainable buildings – are constructed entirely from timber. But what was the driving force behind the choice of material?
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Building StudyBuilding study: Greenwich Design District
Mole’s Victorian warehouse-inspired timber buildings really stand out among the low-cost rental studio spaces designed for creative industries
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NewsAHMM to open West End’s first newbuild theatre in half a century
Soho Place located next to the former site of the demolished Astoria Theatre
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FeaturesBuilding the unfinished: Victorian Pride Centre
Designed by and for LGBTQI+ communities, the main ambition for this multi-purpose space was to create a welcoming and safe place. But how exactly do you specify for inclusivity?
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FeaturesCPD 8 2022: Streamlining weatherproofing in modular construction
This J&W sponsored CPD explains how modular buildings benefit from a different kind of weatherproofing and how to specify the appropriate materials
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NewsRIBA unveils shortlist for 2022 Stirling Prize
Mæ and Panter Hudspith join veterans Hopkins, Reiach and Hall, Niall McLaughlin and Henley Halebrown in final fray for UK’s highest architecture accolade
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FeaturesDiscover Texture in Architecture with EQUITONE’s popular new CPD
A thought-provoking CPD created in collaboration with materials and colour consultant Jim Biddulph and poet, broadcaster and honorary RIBA Fellow LionHeart
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OpinionOverheating buildings are architects’ responsibility too
It’s time to rethink your attitudes to thermal comfort - if not for the sake of the planet, then for the sake of your insurance premiums, writes Eleanor Jolliffe.
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FeaturesElegant rows of modular skylights provide a forward-thinking college with daylight
The VELUX Daylight Visualizer assisted decision makers in making efficient and informed daylighting decisions in accordance with cost, timing and the optimization of daylight