All Features articles – Page 21
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FeaturesBuilding archives: The demolition of Northumberland House, 1874
An architecture-loving letter writer mourns the imminent loss of one of London’s last surviving Jacobean mansions
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FeaturesVibration isolation at Berkeley Hotel, Knightsbridge
Hired to provide extensive vibration control for a luxury hotel, Mason UK had a number of challenges to overcome when meeting an onerous specification
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FeaturesCan demolition ever be better than retention?
A 1920s facade’s poor condition left the project team wondering whether it would have been less carbon intensive to knock it down and start again
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FeaturesDesigning for the mind
With the right design approach, you can improve the quality of life for neurodivergent individuals, says Karen Wilding
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FeaturesWhat made this project… Manchester Jewish Museum by Citizens Design Bureau
Citizens Design Bureau’s body of work impressed the judges at last year’s AYAs, as the practice took home the award for Public Building Architect of the Year. In this series, we take a look at one of the team’s award-winning projects and ask the firm’s director, Katy Marks, to break ...
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FeaturesWA100 2023: A muted mood for architects
The latest WA100 survey of top architects shows a slump in optimism, especially for Europe. The US is hanging in there, and the Middle East is booming – but China’s market is closed off
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FeaturesSoundproof and serious about happiness: In a pod with Framery
Open plan offices are the modern workplace norm but with many hybrid workers saying they’re more productive at home, Framery is offering a solution
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FeaturesWA100 2023: The big list
World Architecture 100: View a table of this year’s top 100 architects
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FeaturesPragma research explores companies’ position on ESG
Research by Pragma found limited knowledge and understanding of ESG is hindering its integration into the sector
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FeaturesOptimising the architecture practice in a post-covid world
The Surbana Jurong Group explores operating a global architecture business, the biggest challenges facing the sector and the impact of net zero
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FeaturesProtecting the Basilica of San Marco, Venice
Pilkington Optiwhite glass offers a damage defence barrier while preserving unobstructed views of one of Italy’s most monumental piazzas
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FeaturesBankside Yards: Setting new standards for net zero in London
Native Land’s scheme will be the UK’s first major mixed-use net zero development thanks to an ambient heat network. Thomas Lane reports
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FeaturesBuilding with sustainable timber should become “new normal”
Norwegian wood producer spoke out on the imperative step needed to address the global challenge of deforestation
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FeaturesBuilding archives: Benjamin Disraeli’s proposal to hang architects, 1847
“Really delightful”: In a series of archive pieces celebrating the 180th anniversary of Building Design’s sister publication Building, we give you the magazine’s reaction to the 19th century prime minister’s idea to publically execute architects who design boring buildings
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FeaturesUK turf grower urges industry to end use of plastic netting turf
The majority of UK turf growers use some kind of plastic turf netting in some or all of their products, leading to soil pollution and possible water contamination
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FeaturesThe Civic Art of Neave Brown
In this edited excerpt from the introduction to a new book on Neave Brown, Patrick Lynch explores the enduring relevance of the architect’s work
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FeaturesSuccession and global ambitions: Three generations of partners look to the future at Allies and Morrison
Firm founded in 1984 has built a reputation for understated and sensitive design. It has also been slowly building an international business, writes Ben Flatman
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FeaturesBD’s most read news stories of 2022
Take a look at BD readers’ top ten stories over the past year
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FeaturesBD’s most read opinion of 2022
We brought together some of the most stimulating and thought provoking comment pieces in 2022 - take a look at what our columnists had to say
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FeaturesEdge redesigns workspace for 11-12 Wigmore Place, London
The heritage building now offers a contemporary workspace in a conservation area in the heart of west London