All Buildings, design and specification articles – Page 93
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OpinionDon’t bank on the budget to fix the housing market
The measures in the budget are fine as far as they go but won’t deliver the promised 300,000 homes a year, says Julia Park
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Hackney town hall, by Hawkins Brown
It’s taken 12 years to restore Hackney town hall after 80 years of neglect. Ike Ijeh assesses the results
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FeaturesCPD 23 2017: Specifying fire-resistant glass
Fire-resistant glass is an important requirement on many projects. This CPD, sponsored by Pyroguard, discusses the key considerations for specifiers
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OpinionJust who is being Helped to Buy?
Far from fixing the broken housing market, the Treasury is propping it up with misguided policies, argues Julia Park
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Bloomberg HQ, London by Foster & Partners
Bloomberg’s European headquarters breaks with recent City tradition by respecting the architectural context of its surroundings. And it’s all the better for it, says Ike Ijeh
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FeaturesCPD 22 2017: Acoustics and curtain walling
This module, sponsored by Siderise, explains how acoustics should be incorporated into the design process
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FeaturesCPD 21 2017: Acoustic performance of composite floors
This CPD, sponsored by Tata Steel, provides guidance on meeting the required performance level in steel construction
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Tapestry Building, King's Cross, by Níall McLaughlin Architects
Níall McLaughlin turns a site’s infrastructure constraints to his advantage to create a richly ornamented terracotta residential block crowned with a stunning ‘square in the air’.
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FeaturesCPD 20 2017: Specifying aluminium curtain walling
This module, sponsored by Reynaers, provides guidance on the different aluminium curtain walling systems available and their various merits
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Lego House, Billund, Denmark, by BIG
Lego’s new showpiece attraction in Billund, Denmark, combines exhibition space and the Lego experience in a building that is playful but not contrived, finds Ike Ijeh
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FeaturesCPD 17 2017: Specifying lifts in commercial buildings
This module, sponsored by Stannah, explains the most important accessibility requirements and design considerations when installing vertical transportation in new and existing buildings
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Building StudyBuilding Study: R7, King's Cross, by Duggan Morris Architects
The latest part of the King’s Cross regeneration scheme is a new kind of office block that aims to be unconventional, combining desk space and public areas. And it’s pink. Ike Ijeh is suitably impressed.
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OpinionThis housing consultation is revealing - of muddled thinking
Julia Park picks apart the government’s proposed reforms to the NPPF
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Building StudyBirmingham Conservatoire, by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
Birmingham’s £57m music college is a quieter building than many of the city’s recent shouty projects. But its very restraint has produced an anonymous facade that conceals the elegant spaces within, says Ike Ijeh
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Building StudyLab City, Paris by OMA
OMA’s first science building unifies a whole engineering school under a giant ETFE roof. Ike Ijeh assesses the result
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Building StudyThe Postal Museum by Feilden Clegg Bradley
Feilden Clegg Bradley’s quiet restoration and intelligent extension of a former post office at London’s gargantuan Mount Pleasant sorting office betrays little of the astonishing visitor attraction below
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FeaturesCPD 13 2017: Specifying access rooflights
Rooflights can help to transform a roof into usable, desirable space. This module, sponsored by Glazing Vision, outlines how to design an attractive, safe rooflight in accordance with Part K of the Building Regulations
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OpinionWhy design and build doesn't work
Design and build contracts were meant to give responsibility for jobs to one party. The reality is rather different says Julia Park
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NewsFirst home bags planning at Cornish custom-build pilot site
AOC-designed unit set to be followed by HTA house