All Features articles – Page 28
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FeaturesThe Burrowing Duke of Cavendish Square
Iceberg homes are nothing new. Todd Longstaffe-Gowan tells the little-known story of a mysterious West End excavation and its reclusive mastermind
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FeaturesAdek clarifies the fire safety classification system for flooring products
Jessica Brown, digital marketing manager at Ecodek, explores the growing demand for flooring materials to meet new standards
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FeaturesWarmFloor Pro – The sustainable, insulated alternative to beam and block flooring
WarmFloor Pro is ideal for both residential and commercial structural floor construction
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FeaturesEQUITONE’s new texture, as timeless as the beauty of the moon
[Lunara]’s unique surface texture, covered with tiny, silken, irregular elevations and depressions, is reminiscent of the cratered landscape of the Moon. Its random-looking and non-repeating surface is due to a new production process and no two panels are exactly the same. Similar to the rest of the EQUITONE range, [lunara] ...
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FeaturesA temple to post-covid working culture: designing Google’s global headquarters
Google’s newly completed Bay View campus in Silicon Valley opened to staff last week. Tom Lowe spoke to Heatherwick group leader Eliot Postma about how the concept was developed
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FeaturesBarbican Centre at 40: how an international arts venue took shape
The pioneering scheme is celebrating its 40th birthday. Former managing director Nicholas Kenyon explains how the initial plans for a residential development evolved
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FeaturesWhy facade engineering excellence is important for contractors
Led by design. Backed by expertise. These two elements are fundamental to Schüco aluminium and steel facade, window and door systems
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FeaturesThe Building Safety Bill becomes law – here is what you need to know
The government’s flagship Building Safety Bill has become law. Here is a reminder of why it is important along with the key areas that have changed during its passage through parliament
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FeaturesCPD 5 2022: Sustainable steelwork specification
This Steel for Life sponsored CPD introduces the first edition of a new Sustainability Specification for structural steelwork and sets out requirements and practices for achieving environmentally sustainable steelwork building construction, including maximal efficiency and minimal waste.
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FeaturesUK Construction Week London to drive industry wide culture change
UK Construction Week comes to London next month – come along and explore, alongside other professionals, how new behaviours and best practice are driving a true culture shift across the industry
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FeaturesDecay, delay and deregulation: what we have learnt from the Grenfell Inquiry
Senior government figures had to explain why calls to amend the building regulations to clarify fire safety risk went unheeded
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FeaturesCPD 4 2022: Hybrid electrical solutions
This Glen Dimplex Heating & Ventilation-sponsored CPD explains how to specify hybrid electrical heating systems to achieve lower energy use and emissions for buildings.
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FeaturesCPD 3 2022: Specifying natural slate
This CPD sponsored by Cupa Pizarras will examine the considerations in specifying natural slate for roofing and cladding.
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FeaturesDigital integration in construction
How can the industry embed technology, make it stick and leverage the benefits over time? Deltek and Building hosted a roundtable to discuss the way forward. Emily Twinch reports
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FeaturesCPD 2 2022: Sustainable Drainage Systems
Regulations now state that sustainable drainage systems should be included in new housing schemes where feasible. This AG-sponsored CPD explains how these systems work and the specification considerations.
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FeaturesLet’s open our institute to architects fleeing from eastern Europe
We have an opportunity to stand with our Ukrainian counterparts and to offer collective support, writes Ben Derbyshire
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FeaturesRough poetry
An extraordinary period of creative flourishing was forged in the crucible of postwar trauma, writes Jane Alison, curator of a new exhibition opening today, the Barbican’s 40th birthday
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FeaturesCities across the world are waking up to the value of riverside regeneration projects
The great riverside revival is key to reconciling economic growth with environmental recovery, writes Jeremy Farrington in Singapore
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FeaturesHanging out with the Smithsons, the Eameses and the Banhams
Peter Cook arrived in London at the dawn of the Sixties and found himself drawn into a glittering social circle. But what was discussed at these Hampstead salons?
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FeaturesHow to design timber buildings that will be insured
An explainer for architects on the insurance industry perspective of mass timber