All Building Design articles in November 2022 – Page 8
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Multimedia
World Cup Qatar 2022: Khalifa International Stadium by Dar Al-Handasah with Fenwick Iribarren Architects
The sixth in our World Cup stadiums series originally opened in 1976 but has undergone a major upgrade for this year’s football competition
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Opinion
The Coach: How the light gets in – in praise of imperfection
Perfectionists can achieve great things but they can also demotivate their teams and create cycles of negativity, writes Louise Rodgers
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Features
What made this project… Britannia Leisure Centre by FaulknerBrowns Architects
FaulknerBrowns’ body of work impressed the judges at this year’s AYAs, as the practice took home the award for Retail and Leisure Architect of the Year. In this series, we take a look at one of the team’s award-winning projects and ask the firm’s partner, Steve McIntyre, to break down ...
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News
Gove promises to use planning powers to stop ‘ugly housing’
Secretary of state says design of too many developments is not good enough
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News
Haworth Tompkins lands Liverpool Playhouse commission
Practice will work up plans to refurbish sister venue of its Stirling Prize-winning Everyman Theatre
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News
Exhibition charts demise of brutalist Hampshire landmark
Photographer captures final days of Fawley Power Station as efforts to preserve facility fail
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Opinion
We can no longer afford to ignore the ‘green crap’
David Cameron famously said the UK had other priorities and Rishi Sunak was initially reluctant to travel to COP27. Our leaders really have no choice but to take action on climate change, says Thomas Lane
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Multimedia
World Cup Qatar 2022: Al Thumama Stadium by Ibrahim M. Jaidah with Heerim
The fifth in our world cup stadium series is inspired by the “gahfiya”, a simple white cap worn by men throughout the Middle East
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Intelligence from architects
Product specification report: Interview with Richard Gatti, Gatti Routh Rhodes
What challenges are facing architects today when it comes to product specification? And what can manufacturers do to help? Building Design spoke to over 300 architects to find out, including Richard Gatti from Gatti Routh Rhodes
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News
AHMM’s Marylebone offices in line for green light
Planners will decide whether 50s block with links to The Clash should stay or go
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News
Hopkins’ Albert Embankment towers set for approval
Twin hotel blocks would be third scheme on site to get go ahead in five years
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News
Construction bucks economic trend with continued growth
Industry shows ‘resilience’ with third consecutive month of expansion
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Multimedia
World Cup Qatar 2022: Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium by BDP Pattern
The fourth in our world cup stadium series is by one of the UK’s leading stadium specialists and takes its inspiration from Arabic “naqsh” screens
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Opinion
Get close to your developer clients and learn from them
Architects must learn to read the market and demonstrate specialist expertise to weather the economic storm, writes Martyn Evans
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News
Grenfell Inquiry: Damning criticism of ‘buck-passing’ firms in closing remarks
Final day of inquiry sessions after four years of hearings
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News
Grenfell Inquiry: Celotex denies ‘misdescribed’ test result had bearing on use of insulation
Insulation manufacturer says description of product did not affect way refurbishment of tower was carried out
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Features
3D U-value calculations make the grade for the University of Salford
When it came to evaluating the thermal performance of the building’s new facade, Knauf Insulation stepped up to the task
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Features
CPD 12 2022: Movement in brickwork
This CPD sponsored by Vandersanden explores the benefits of specifying clay brick, alongside the types and causes of movement in brickwork and how to design to accommodate movement. Deadline for completion Friday 23 December 2022.
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Opinion
Buy your gran a cosy/cool corner for Christmas
We should focus less on heating and cooling entire buildings, and more on the comfort of the people who occupy them, writes Susan Roaf
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News
Architects’ workload worries deepen but silver lining remains job security
Firms set to hang on to sought-after staff