All Building Design articles in June 2023 – Page 2
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Features‘Communicating the value of architecture’: why Muyiwa Oki wants to shift the debate on reuse
Muyiwa Oki wants to refocus the profession and architectural education on a broad reuse agenda. In the second instalment of a two-part interview with Building Design, he talks to Ben Flatman about the event he is hosting with The Prince’s Foundation and why urgent change is necessary
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NewsGreen light for BIG and HWKN’s Canada Water office schemes
Southwark council approved 24- and 11-storey blocks designed by BIG and HWKN
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NewsPhotography exhibition charts changing fortunes of the Pepys Estate
Exhibition takes inspiration from pioneering Manplan editorial programme
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NewsWestminster set to approve luxury roof extension at the Dorchester hotel
Reardon Smith proposals include a restaurant with a retractable roof and a new penthouse suite
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NewsDowen Farmer gets go ahead for remodelling of Angel resi block
The scheme will see an additional two floors and improved access added to the former industrial building
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FeaturesLet’s be specific… Cast stone Q&A with Toby Marlow, Haddonstone
From specification requirements to the challenges that can arise when working with the material, we ask Toby Marlow about the properties of cast stone and what designers should consider when specifying the material
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OpinionBirmingham used to know how to undertake community partnerships. It needs to relearn… quickly
The value that local authorities bring is partly in their institutional memories. But if a council forgets what it once used to do well, then it’s in trouble, writes Joe Holyoak
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NewsDiverse and youthful gathering marks beginning of Muyiwa Oki’s presidency
Guests celebrate inauguration of first black and youngest ever RIBA president, writes Ben Flatman
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NewsBuilding the Future Commission calls for new strategic planning tier
Interim findings released for consultation - plus find out about this month’s conference where you can hear high level debates and put forward your views
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FeaturesThe Building the Future Commission: the interim findings revealed
The interim report from an ambitious project to improve the built environment and unlock the potential of the construction industry
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NewsJonathan Tuckey Design restores hillside farmhouse in northern Italy
Practice peels back previous additions to reveal building’s agrarian origins
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News3xa Design lodges £6m Saltaire plans
Scheme will deliver learning space and new home for Saltaire Collection
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NewsFosters reveals designs for new China tower
Mixed-use scheme in Qingdao will combine offices, apartments and a three-storey clubhouse
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NewsHaworth Tompkins completes multi-storey business park
East London scheme is a “UK first” says Stirling Prize-winning practice
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FeaturesBSI reports tackling water scarcity to be as much a priority as climate change
Recommendations include smart metering, increasing product efficiency, water labelling and embracing circularity with systems such as rainwater harvesting
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us from re-using office buildings?
We should be more flexible and creative both in making the most of existing buildings and compromising over what we require from them, writes Anna Beckett
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NewsHAUS Collective secures approval for 18-storey Glasgow ‘aparthotel’
Scheme adds to practice’s growing portfolio across Scotland
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NewsDfE’s ‘primarily visual’ RAAC surveys may have missed hidden flaws
Department officials resist MP’s attempts to get numbers of unsurveyed schools in testy committee hearing
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FeaturesWhat made this project… Brixton House by Foster Wilson Size
Foster Wilson Size’s body of work impressed the judges for this year’s AYAs, as the practice has been shortlisted 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 partner, Edmund Wilson, to break down ...