All Building Design articles in July 2024 – Page 6
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FeaturesBindloss Dawes extends listed Somerset schoolhouse for Farrow & Ball colour curator
Pitcombe’s Old School House gets a new lease on life with a harmonious addition that respects its heritage while solving long-standing layout issues
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NewsWeston Williamson & Partners and Allies & Morrison get OK for 2,100 homes in Kent
Ebbsfleet Central East given outline consent for two new neighbourhoods
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NewsGreen light for Peter Barber’s latest Barnet housing scheme
Planning win for 139 homes on site of Volvo car showroom
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NewsBoost for Universal Studios UK plans as local leaders tell Starmer to back project
Six council bosses “collectively endorse” proposals to build Europe’s biggest theme park on former brickworks in Bedfordshire
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FeaturesMeet Fern the diplodocus, star of a Natural History Museum garden redesign
The golden dinosaur is the main attraction in a garden makeover that looks set to inspire young ecologists, Mary Richards writes
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OpinionHistoric buildings are never in stasis. Why would it be any different for landscapes?
We need to approach landscape conservation with the same nuance and care that we show to buildings, write Patrick James and Dorian Proudfoot
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NewsLabour faces uphill battle to meet 2030 goals, warns climate committee
Previous government ‘damaged’ UK’s reputation progress towards climate goals
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NewsMikhail Riches among teams to unveil designs for new Wolverhampton neighbourhood
Four finalists in RIBA competition reveal plans for five-acre scheme surrounding grade II-listed church
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NewsMake’s 29-acre Salford life sciences and resi plans approved
Crescent Innovation scheme to include 25 development plots with buildings up to 11 storeys in height
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Information - BDCPD 09 2024: The role of rooflights within the Future Homes Standard and beyond
Sponsored by Glazing Vision, this module will discuss rooflights as a key component of the building envelope, and the vital role they play in balancing energy efficiency requirements with providing thermal comfort, natural light and a connection to nature for building occupants
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FeaturesWhat made this project… King’s Cross W3 by Haptic Architects
The judges for this year’s AYAs were impressed with Haptic Architects’ body of work, as the practice was named a finalist for Public Building Architect of the Year. In this series, we take a look at one of the team’s entry projects and ask the firm’s senior associate, Lucia Berasaluce, ...
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Information - BDCPD 08 2024: Polycarbonate facades for sustainability
Sponsored by Brett Martin, this module will discuss the role of daylight in building design, alongside the specification considerations for polycarbonate facades and their applications in the built environment
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NewsArup and Grimshaw to work on Stratford station upgrade
Arup and Grimshaw working on overhaul of east London transport hub
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NewsCanary Wharf unveils first images of what revamped HSBC tower will look like
KPF won architectural competition to overhaul tower at 8 Canada Square
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FeaturesChampioning sustainability: How Paris 2024 is reshaping the future of the Olympics
The Paris Olympics is embracing an approach pioneered by London in 2012 and taken to the next level, utilising existing venues and temporary structures as much as possible, Ben Flatman writes
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NewsNew government sets out plans for housing and infrastructure in first King’s Speech
Legislation aiming to speed up approvals among 35 new draft bills
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NewsPlanning reform expected to be at the heart of today’s King’s Speech
Labour to outline its policy priorities later today with more than 35 draft bills
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FeaturesOlly Watts of ES Global on the Paris Olympics: ‘Even if I say so myself, it’s magnificently iconic’
The Paris Olympics emphasises sustainability by utilising 95% existing and temporary venues, continuing the legacy of innovative designs pioneered by London 2012. Ben Flatman meets the CEO of a firm that supplies temporary structures including much of the Olympic climbing centre
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OpinionWill Labour backbenchers turn out to be YIMBYs or NIMBYs?
The election result means many traditionally anti-development constituencies now have Labour MPs with small majorities. Will they oppose Starmer’s green belt plans? And if so will he stand up to them, asks Paul Smith.
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NewsSquire & Partners completes Shoreditch hotel inspired by early analog computers
Practice has spent 16 years working on design for cylindrical 26-storey tower close to Silicon Roundabout