All Building Design articles in March 2024 – Page 11
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Features
What made this project… Haberdashers’ Boys’ School by NVB Architects
The judges for last year’s AYAs were impressed with NVB Architects’ body of work, as the practice took home the trophy for Education Architect of the Year. In this series, we take a look at one of the team’s entry projects and ask the firm’s director, James McGillivray, to break ...
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Opinion
‘His legacy will stand for generations’: Chris Dyson pays tribute to artist Richard Serra
The Chris Dyson Architects founder describes how he has been influenced by the American abstract artist, who died this week at the age of 85
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News
Workload optimism ticks up as market shows sign of improvement, RIBA finds
But uncertainty over the election and high interest rates are dampening investment according to latest Future Trends survey
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News
Council rejects plans for huge expansion of Sky’s new Elstree Studios
Concerns over loss of green belt land sink UMC Architects-designed application to add eight new blocks to existing site
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News
Crooked House pub owners appeal against rebuild order
Council served enforcement notice last month giving owners three years to recreate “Britain’s wonkiest pub”
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Features
Phoenix: the 3D-printed concrete bridge
Circular by design, Phoenix stands solely through compression without reinforcement, with blocks that can be easily disassembled and recycled
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Features
Plans for 150,000 homes but no water to supply them. Does Gove’s vision for Cambridge stand a chance?
The housing secretary wants to build nearly three times as many homes as the target set by Cambridge’s own planners. Is there something he knows that they don’t? Daniel Gayne reports
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News
Burnham hails ‘breakthrough’ as DfT opens door to underground NPR station at Manchester Piccadilly
Transport secretary also confirmed HS2 bill would be repurposed for northern rail scheme
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Opinion
Even a shopping centre can have emotional resonance - and that value is hard to quantify
When visitors start scattering their loved ones’ ashes, you know you’ve developed a precious connection to place, writes Martyn Evans
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News
Adjaye Associates turnover jumps following workload boom in the Middle East
But income falls in five out of the firm’s seven global regions including 66% slump in the UK
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News
SPPARC submits plans to transform West End theatre into first European base for Cirque du Soleil
Scheme would add a six-storey roof extension to grade II-listed building and expand basement levels to provide “world-class” theatre space
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News
Liverpool set to be first to use locally-led development corporation
New model was established by Gove in Levelling Up Act
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News
Building Safety Regulator ‘expects’ to publish long-awaited second staircase guidance this week
Sadiq Khan warns 38,000 homes are on hold amid confusion over new rules
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Opinion
A call for regulation: Maximising fire safety through intumescent application
Despite positive steps for safety in the built environment, crucial areas are still being overlooked. Jo Thornicroft explores the role of intumescent paint in fire safety and why a regulatory body is needed
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Building Study
River Wing by Witherford Watson Mann: 'This is the closest we've come to the structure being the architecture'
A Cambridge college seeks to revitalise its historic buildings while respecting tradition and heritage, writes Ben Flatman
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News
Populous completes major global shake-up following private equity deal
Co-founder Earl Santee named as new chief executive among a raft of other appointments