Elaine Knutt
Building StudyFoster & Partner’s Willis Group building stays ahead of the curve
The smooth glazed surfaces of this City newcomer not only reflect its near neighbour, the Lloyd’s building, but also show off some ingenious technical innovations
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Crossrail rejects calls for design champion
Delivery agency is instead set to appoint expert architectural panel
Features‘Give your buildings lots of love and attention’
In the regions, practising architecture and pulling in new work is a subtly different challenge to life in London. Manchester firm Architecture:m looks to local legend Stephenson Bell for advice on the city’s office sector
Features‘Tell clients you know in which order to spend the money’
Low-energy, low-carbon homes are a challenge, but the real task facing architect Spacelab is delivering eco-housing at a profit. Services consultant Max Fordham offers some tips
NewsUrban Splash canal homes contest for Manchester
Developer Urban Splash has revealed plans for a competition to create the most architecturally diverse street in Britain.
FeaturesHeritage is a touchy issue, so get over it
There is a general presumption that “heritage” means anything built before the first world war. It’s hardly surprising if the public’s instinctive sense of what’s worth keeping coincides with the period when monarchs ruled and Britain was Great.
TechnicalSmall firms lead the way
There is plenty to be excited about at the recent Ecobuild exhibition
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Are tailor-made schools a distracting indulgence?
At the two secondary schools revisited in BD Magazine, both headteachers had a guiding influence on the design.
TechnicalOff-site and housing: Architects and manufacturers team up to invent new modular systems
Architects are cross-breeding onsite and offsite construction, write Marguerite Lazell and Elaine Knutt
Features‘It’s about using your existing skills to hop sector’
As Glas Architects tries make the leap from residential and office schemes into public-sector work, Keith Williams suggests some stepping stones instead