All Building Design articles in May 2021
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50 Wonders50 Wonders | Robert Sakula: SESC Pompéia
The Ash Sakula co-founder picks Lina Bo Bardi’s thrilling Brazilian cultural hub for #BD50Wonders
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Building StudyBuilding study: Museum of the Home by Wright & Wright Architects
After the planning hoo-ha that saw Chipperfield’s original proposals dropped, Wright & Wright has delivered a major expansion that visitors may not even notice, writes Richard Gatti
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NewsAll eyes on life sciences as sector tipped for post-pandemic growth
Architects need to get in on the act, says Perkins Will chief as British Land and Alinea back the sector
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NewsGreen light for RMA’s 25-storey flats on street where Pankhurst gave speech
Four new buildings will contain 274 homes
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OpinionWhat you need to know about planning gateway 1
Building Design’s regs columnist Andrew Mellor unpicks the first stage of the building safety process which comes into effect in August
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NewsAdjaye: I’m obsessed with rammed earth
Architect hints the sustainable material could feature in high-rise projects
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NewsGlenn Howells and Panter Hudspith’s £400m Woolwich revamp approved after fight
Twentieth Century Society forced a redesign after 1930s covered market was listed
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NewsFour presidents and a rock star congratulate David Adjaye as he receives 2021 Royal Gold Medal
Virtual ceremony beamed around the world features Barack Obama and Bono
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FeaturesDavid Adjaye: One of the most important storytellers of our time
In this essay written to coincide with his Gold Medal, Simone de Gale traces the architect’s significance from his early years to the present day
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NewsMuslim Women in Architecture wins Network Rail competition
‘Suitcase’ display units will be manufactured for London Festival of Architecture exhibition
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NewsHLM set to double retrofit work as appetite for trophy buildings slows
University clients among those opting for refurbs over new builds
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NewsAHMM to convert Debenhams’ former flagship Oxford Street store
Retailer closed its doors earlier this month after more than 200 years in business
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50 Wonders50 Wonders | Melissa Dowler: National Theatre
The Bell Phillips director explains how her relationship with Lasdun’s masterpiece has changed over the years
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NewsFirst residents move into restored Battersea Power Station switch house
Wilkinson Eyre and Michaelis Boyd complete first 98 flats at Thameside icon
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NewsHeatherwick’s garden pier opens on New York’s Hudson River
Park supported by over 100 concrete columns echoes design of Garden Bridge
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NewsProfit doubles at Zaha Hadid Architects
Headcount and turnover dip in first accounts covering start of pandemic
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OpinionShould we test architects’ competence through a) multiple choice or b) another method
For the second of her two-part look at the Future of the Profession, Eleanor Jolliffe takes the RIBA’s pilot health & safety test
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FeaturesWellbeing in healthcare: Ceilings and healing
Ceilings are one of the quickest and most cost-effective ways to promote recovery, as Graham Taylor, sales and marketing director at Zentia
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NewsCouncils trialling new local design codes named
Test programme is part of government’s push to force developers to build beautifully