All Buildings, design and specification articles – Page 80
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FeaturesCPD 07 2021: PVCu windows for medium-rise buildings
This CPD, sponsored by Eurocell, assesses the use of PVCu windows on medium- to high-rise buildings and outlines design, installation, ventilation and other aspects a developer would need to consider. DEADLINE TO COMPLETE: 10 September 2021
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NewsMinister gives green light to Adjaye’s Holocaust Memorial
Controversial scheme would not cause substantial harm to Westminster World Heritage Site, says planning minister
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NewsPiercy & Co celebrates double West End planning win
Two schemes will provide office or lab space, retail and housing in Fitzrovia
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NewsC20 urges listing of Hopkins’ Inland Revenue office to save it from residential conversion
Pioneering nineties landmark inspired a generation of architects and engineers
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NewsIn pics: Paddington squares up to Renzo Piano’s £825m Cube
72-storey office block dubbed Paddington Pole was sliced by 80% after outcry
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OpinionGod is in the detail
Small things can matter greatly. Yet too often it’s no one’s job to care about them, writes Martyn Evans
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FeaturesThere are a lot of talented designers who could create a covid memorial
The news that ministers asked Heatherwick for ideas is yet another No 10 misjudgement, writes public art consultant Geoff Wood
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NewsMinisters ask Heatherwick for ideas to help nation mourn
Government denies it has asked him to design a covid memorial
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NewsCullinan Studio appointed to revamp community sports facility
Every element at Marlborough Sports Garden will have multiple functions including a climbable cafe
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NewsGreen light for Pilbrow & Partners tower next to the Shard
London Bridge scheme the second to receive approval in emerging cluster of towers
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NewsMPs call for urgent review of new permitted development right
Select committee says roll-out of wide-ranging new resi conversion right should be paused
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OpinionHousing secretary’s beautiful words need to be backed by long-term investment
Liverpool’s humiliation at the hands of Unesco shows how much we need highly skilled planning departments, writes Elizabeth Hopkirk
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NewsSmart meters will not work in hydrogen-powered homes, minister admits
Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng rejects suggestion smart meter roll-out should be paused
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NewsRIBA unveils projects in running for this year’s International Prize
List includes two buildings designed by David Chipperfield’s Berlin practice
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NewsPractice behind Preston bus station approved for Grimsby project
John Puttick Associates will turn derelect maltings into hub for youth charity
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TechnicalTechnical Study: Kingston Cycle Hub, Sarah Wigglesworth Architects
Kingston council has spent £32m upgrading the borough’s cycle facilities, including a storage hub beside the station that is no ordinary bike shed, finds Thomas Lane
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NewsMaccreanor Lavington lands first Manchester masterplanning job
Firm’s Urban Srudio division picked to regenerate Red Bank area
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NewsMinister tells developers they have moral duty to work with communities and new design codes
Housing secretary confirms package of reforms in beautiful homes drive
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NewsAHMM's major redevelopment of King’s Cross hospital approved
Scheme to include hotel and more than 14,000sq m of office space