All Buildings, design and specification articles – Page 62
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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
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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