All Building Design articles in January 2020
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NewsSheppard Robson gets go-ahead for green-wall City hotel
Planners told 400,000-plant façade will not be fire hazard if maintained properly
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NewsJenrick vows to implement ‘as much of beauty report as we can’
‘I would like us to move very quickly’, says minister
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NewsNumber of UK architects seeking to work abroad jumps 225%
But number of EU architects joining Arb register also grows
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OpinionOn the eve of Brexit we urgently need a more humane development system
The beauty commission’s report is full of welcome ideas, writes Elizabeth Hopkirk. Now the government needs to act on them
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: London mayor seeks interim safety recommendations
Khan also calls on PM to secure rapid replacement for Benita Mehra, who resigned from inquiry panel at weekend
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NewsRIBA blasts proposals to hike earnings bar for architect visas
Vallance says Migration Advisory Committee ‘fundamentally misunderstands’ architecture profession
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OpinionScruton’s beauty report is an unexpected joy
Many of us worried about the focus on beauty but the BBBBC has produced a well-considered and potentially important report, writes David Rudlin
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NewsBeautiful schemes should be fast-tracked, urges commission
Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission also calls for ’minister of place’ in cabinet
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NewsArchitects respond to beauty commission report
Profession urges government to act on Scruton’s last words
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NewsKey Grenfell witnesses request immunity from prosecution before giving evidence
Inquiry chair ‘surprised’ by application from Studio E and others for privilege against self-incrimination
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NewsMoving London markets ‘would create huge opportunities’
Chetwoods reveals designs for triple mega-market as City outlines plans for vacated sites
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Town House, Kingston University, by Grafton Architects
Grafton’s first UK building is a thrilling reinterpretation of the university library, writes Ike Ijeh
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NewsGrenfell fire safety consultant was not sent key report, inquiry hears
Exova ’simply not involved’ in choosing cladding, firm’s QC says
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NewsZHA beats big-hitters to design Chinese towers
Zaha Hadid Architects triumphs over RSHP, BIG and SOM
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Studio E questions expert architect’s competence
Practice demands chance to ‘properly comment’ on Paul Hyett’s 575-page report - and that he reveal his own cladding experience
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Architect and other consultants ‘knew about cladding risk’
Email chain in which firms suggest cladding would fail is revealed in manufacturer’s evidence
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OpinionUn, deux, trois: a French lesson in reusing buildings
Gillian Darley follows in Ian Nairn’s footsteps to Paris and uncovers a story for our time
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NewsGrenfell contractor ‘not passing buck’ by delegating work to architect
Rydon’s barrister said ACM manufacturer and supplier knew panels should not be used above 18m
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Studio E ‘can’t afford legal team’
Phase-two hearing told architect has to make ‘difficult decisions’ about how to explain its involvement in tower-block refurb