All Building Design articles in July 2021 – Page 3
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FeaturesBeautiful places and whopping great elephants
The new Office for Place has the potential to surpass Cabe, says Matthew Carmona – but there remain some unanswered questions
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NewsHeavyweights back proposals to set legal limits on embodied carbon
Allies & Morrison, FCBS and Arup among firms calling for amendment to Building Regulations
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NewsMinister tells developers they have moral duty to work with communities and new design codes
Housing secretary confirms package of reforms in beautiful homes drive
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NewsJones ‘raised concerns about Vallance shortly before his affair was leaked’ – claim
Gloves come off in the RIBA’s War of the Alans
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OpinionFor many architects the cladding crisis is personal
Eleanor Jolliffe describes what it is like to design high-rises by day and navigate costly problems with your own home by night
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NewsAHMM's major redevelopment of King’s Cross hospital approved
Scheme to include hotel and more than 14,000sq m of office space
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NewsRIBA in turmoil as Alan Jones steps down as trustee
President quits institute’s board as bust-up with chief executive goes public
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NewsUS court gives Arconic investors all-clear to take legal action over Grenfell fire
Shareholders claim firm knew its cladding was dangerous but used it on high-rise projects anyway
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NewsFCBS picked to design new home for Bristol Zoo
World-famous zoo to sell historic Clifton base for housing
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NewsHS2 having ‘no material impact’ on product costs and shortages, says minister
Andrew Stephenson insists scheme not causing supplies to run low on other jobs
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OpinionLondon’s skyline is a mess. Should architects feel ashamed?
If the profession is unwilling to reject damaging projects it should at least speak up, writes Ben Flatman
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NewsGlenn Howells’ huge Canary Wharf towers approved
Scheme to include 900 homes in six blocks up to 38 storeys
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NewsConstruction vacancies close to 20-year high as demand for labour intensifies
ONS data reveals extent of skills shortage with 33,000 jobs on offer in the sector
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NewsWithout better-designed ventilation, buildings risk becoming breeding grounds for infections, engineers warn
Report was commissioned by government’s chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance
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FeaturesCPD 06 2021: Specifying timber to target Net Zero
This CPD sponsored by TG Escapes Eco-Buildings looks at how timber can make its mark in greening the delivery of the built environment, as construction embarks on a step change in techniques
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry to be brought to the stage
Team that dramatised Stephen Lawrence inquiry is behind Grenfell: Value Engineering
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NewsWorries over materials shortages take gloss off architects’ recovering confidence
Practices say shortages now delaying jobs as optimisim among firms in capital tops pre-pandemic level for first time
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NewsTfL’s new property company ‘could deliver 46,000 homes’
Transport for London outlines different models for commercial development company
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NewsFace masks should still be used after restrictions ease, industry advised
Statement comes amid confusion over government’s guidance on easing covid-19 restrictions
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OpinionThe Coach: How to end the tyranny of back-to-back Teams calls
We need to talk about meetings, says Louise Rodgers – but not for long