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Donald Insall Associates: A thoroughly modern conservation practice
As urgent demands for reuse and sustainability transform the priorities of contemporary architecture, Mary Richardson explores how conservation architect Donald Insall Associates – long champions of repair and adaptation – is building on its pioneering legacy to meet the needs of a changing world
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‘Infrastructure could do with a bit of love’: dRMM’s Jonas Lencer on the Silvertown Tunnel portal buildings
Tom Lowe speaks to the practice’s director about why the overlooked parts of public infrastructure deserve a fresh perspective
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Orms: designing architecture that listens and responds to a changing world
Source: Tim Soar The new studio space at 160 Old Street Ben Flatman speaks to John McRae and new director Miranda MacLaren about how Orms is evolving as a practice
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1.5 million homes and counting: what Jas Bhalla thinks comes next
Ben Flatman speaks to Jas Bhalla – architect, planner and founder of Jas Bhalla Works – about building a practice rooted in long-term thinking
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Research, empathy and quiet radicalism: the key ingredients in ‘Saunt sauce’
Source: Tim Soar Norton Folgate Mary Richardson caught up with Deborah Saunt, co-founding director of DSDHA and one of the most influential women in architecture and urban design
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Why most new homes still fail to meet the latest standards
Almost two in three new homes are still being built to regulations that applied in 2013, over a year and a half after the end of the transition period for the new part L and other requirements. How has the government got its projections so wrong? Tom Lowe reports
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Can Allies and Morrison’s Canada Water masterplan match King’s Cross?
The former Daily Mail printworks has been stripped back to its structural frame ready for conversion into an office and conference facility. It will also incorporate a nightclub called Printworks which was a former, successful meanwhile use
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Women in Construction: Monique Suksmaningsih, principal and head of the Singapore studio, Broadway Malyan
This is part of a special report produced by our sister title Building in partnership with Gleeds
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5 minutes with … John McElgunn at RSHP
The firm’s senior partner on growing up in Ireland, the barriers to becoming an architect, his love of travel and the best food to accompany a pint of Guinness
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More than a masterplan: the people power behind Earls Court’s next chapter
For the latest in BD’s Boomers to Zoomers series, Mary Richardson went to meet the team of local people helping to shape the Earls Court redevelopment in west London as part of a wider programme of inclusive community engagement
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Women in Construction: Mariam Issoufou, founder, Mariam Issoufou Architects
This is part of a special report produced by our sister title Building in partnership with Gleeds
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Material Cultures: the radical architects rethinking how – and what – we build
Mary Richardson meets the practice advocating for bio-based materials to decarbonise construction
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Mastering the detail: Dockyard Church with Hugh Broughton Architects
Building Design speaks to Hugh Broughton and Robert Songhurst about the challenges and innovative solutions behind the restoration of Sheerness Dockyard Church. From the reconstruction of its roof to the integration of sustainable features, they discuss how careful specification choices and strategic collaborations brought this historic landmark back to life
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The Building Good Employer Guide 2025: What does the data say?
All our good employers included in the 2025 guide completed an in-depth survey – here our sister title Building digs into the data to find key trends
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How closely has the government followed the Grenfell Inquiry’s recommendations?
While Angela Rayner has promised to ‘take forward’ all of the recommendations, not all appear to have been adopted to the letter. Daniel Gayne and Tom Lowe analyse the wriggle room the government has given itself over some of the key measures
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Local expertise, global vision: Foster + Partners’ work in South America
Ben Flatman joins Juan Frigerio, partner at Foster + Partners, for a tour of Buenos Aires to explore the practice’s expanding presence in South America and discuss its approach to the region
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A fresh start for the Oxford-Cambridge corridor – or will it be déjà vu all over again?
The chancellor has given her backing to an expansion plan for the corridor connecting Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge, including thousands of homes, which the previous government dropped. Joey Gardiner asks what hope the industry can have
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The future faces of UK architecture
Mary Richardson meets three young alumni of Beyond the Box who share, in their own words, how the initiative shaped their paths into architecture
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‘This is a growth story’… Network Rail’s strategy to become one of the UK’s largest housebuilders
The transport operator’s group property director talks about the ‘new mindset’ at Network Rail – and why the country’s biggest owner of brownfield land is taking an assertive role in redevelopment projects on its sites
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The way forward for sustainable fibre cement facades
Discover how EQUITONE’s fibre cement facades are leading the way in sustainable architecture, combining Cradle to Cradle Certified® accreditation, outstanding durability, and design flexibility