All Building Design articles in May 2024
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ReviewBD Film Club: Empire of Light revisited
In the first of a new occasional series, Yufei Li takes a look back at Sam Mendes’ 2022 film and its themes of love, longing, and the bittersweet passage of time, all set against a backdrop of Margate’s faded seafront
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OpinionAre we asking the right questions about profit?
Paul Vick on why we need to rethink the meaning of profitability and value to better reflect the real challenges of the environmental crisis
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OpinionBiodiversity net gain: A crucial but complex step towards nature recovery
The final part of the government’s biodiversity net gain legislation came into force earlier this year. Martin Jones, looks at what this means for developers and designers
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FeaturesKeeping user experiences enjoyable and secure
A positive user experience in buildings is a cornerstone of modern design and architecture, fostering environments where people feel safe, engaged, and inspired. It transcends mere aesthetics, delving into the functional and emotional aspects of how individuals interact with a space. When a building is designed with the user in ...
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NewsBDP appoints new head of Bristol studio
Akshay Khera replaces firm’s chief executive Nick Fairham as head of regional base
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NewsHowells files plans for 1,600-home tower scheme on Thames
Development will also include more than 200 affordable homes on long-vacant site
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NewsCorstorphine & Wright’s 384-unit housing scheme in Southampton approved
Plans would deliver four blocks of housing
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NewsWilkinson Eyre’s plans to redevelop spy tunnels into visitor attraction poised for approval
Planning officers praise scheme for finding a ”most interesting way of restoring and reusing” the vast subterranean complex
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OpinionTo shift from a NIMBY to YIMBY spirit, we need to stop framing development as a battleground
Achieving the UK’s housing and net zero goals demands inclusive community engagement and innovative, cooperative planning, not divisive rhetoric, writes Ed Houghton
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NewsIn pictures: dMFK completes Myo’s six-storey workplace retrofit
Practice transforms 3 New Street Square, introducing a rooftop pavilion and versatile interiors to elevate the building’s sustainable credentials and flexible workspace offering
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NewsUS media giant to submit plans for Europe’s largest theme park in Bedfordshire
Comcast drawing up planning application for 476 acre site following “overwhelmingly positive” consultation with locals
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NewsRIAS names eleven winning projects for 2024
Winners include John McAslan & Partners, Moxon and Loader Monteith
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NewsFosters cuts one tower from its Fulham Gas Works scheme in second staircase rejig
Proposed amendments to latest phase of 1,800-home scheme to bring plans into line with new fire safety requirements
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NewsHeatherwick wins island redevelopment job in South Korea
Practice lands debut project in the country
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NewsSimpson Haugh submits plans for 28-storey residential tower in Manchester
Firm’s latest tower in the city would provide 359 homes
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NewsNew exhibition reveals the previously unseen colours of Brutalism
Photographer Christopher Hope-Fitch’s vibrant long-exposure images show Brutalist architecture in a different light
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FeaturesArchitectural digital transformation is here – is your business ready?
As digital technologies revolutionise architecture, the industry faces new opportunities and challenges. Explore how these advancements are shaping the future of design
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OpinionCambridge North and the challenge of retaining a sense of the ‘local’ in a globalising world
The rise of a homogenising corporate urbanism is creating places that increasingly look the same, writes Hien Nguyen