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What made this project… Wetherby Pembridge School by HLM Architects
2026-08-28T05:00:00+01:00
Finalist for Education Architect of the Year Award 2026, HLM Architects guides us through the specification challenges present at Wetherby Pembridge School
What does your building say about the place it’s in?
2026-08-26T05:00:00+01:00By Janie Mullaney
Janie Mullaney argues the best way to avoid flat, featureless facades with all their character value engineered away, is to talk to facade manufacturers early in the design process
Loader Monteith completes deep retrofit of Glasgow sandstone terrace
2026-08-24T13:05:00+01:00By Hollie Tye
Old Red House combines corten steel, charred larch and breathable insulation to show how heritage homes can meet low-energy standards without losing character
Darwen Terracotta adopts digital manufacturing tools as heritage maker modernises production
2026-08-24T12:59:00+01:00By Hollie Tye
Heritage manufacturer is integrating digital design and production technologies under the Made Smarter programme
In pictures: final project by César Pelli completes in north-west Argentina
2026-08-24T11:36:00+01:00By Tom Lowe
Cultural centre opened seven years after Argentinian-American architect’s death
Glasgow launches design contest to replace two fire-hit tenement blocks
2026-08-21T11:37:00+01:00By Tom Lowe
B-listed blocks in Pollokshields conservation area destroyed in 2019 and 2020

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What made this project… Wetherby Pembridge School by HLM Architects
2026-08-28T05:00:00+01:00
What made this project… Scottish Baronial Family Home by iKAD Architects
2026-08-21T05:00:00+01:00
What made this project… Aquatic Gallery by INI Design Studio
2026-08-14T05:00:00+01:00
What made this project… Clarkes Way by Greenaway Architecture
2026-08-07T05:00:00+01:00
What made this project… Harmeny learning hub by Loader Monteith
2026-04-10T06:00:00+01:00
What made this project… 1 Blossom Yard by TP Bennett
2026-03-27T06:00:00+00:00
What made this project… Majid Al Futtaim mosque by Kettle Collective
2026-02-27T06:00:00+00:00
What made this project… Rosalind Franklin Wing at St Paul’s Girls’ School by Jestico + Whiles
2026-02-20T05:00:00+00:00
What made this project… Perry Vale House by Wellstudio Architecture
2026-02-06T05:00:00+00:00
What made this project… Field House by Wilkinson King Architects
2026-01-23T05:00:00+00:00
What made this project… Eden Dock by Howells
2026-01-13T07:00:00+00:00
What made this project… 100 Fetter Lane by Fletcher Priest Architects
2026-01-09T05:00:00+00:00
What made this project… UNCLE Wembley Gardens by Howells
2026-01-02T05:00:00+00:00
What made this project… Room for All Stages by BanfieldWood
2025-12-24T05:00:00+00:00
What made this project… Elizabeth Mews by Trewhela Williams
2025-12-19T07:00:00+00:00

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What made this project… Scottish Baronial Family Home by iKAD Architects

Why solar-control glass should be part of the UK’s overheating debate

SAAN Architects completes forest house near Warsaw

CPD 14 2026: Closing the performance gap with insulation

Sponsored by ROCKWOOL

What made this project… Aquatic Gallery by INI Design Studio

Holcim UK trial shows recycled concrete fines can replace clinker in low-carbon cement mix

How cladding can play a key role in passive cooling

Sponsored by Cedral

What made this project… Clarkes Way by Greenaway Architecture

Geometric brick sculpture highlights craft skills at risk

Choosing natural stone for swimming pools – what you need to know

McLean Quinlan converts Winchester office basement into material-led client studio

Thermal comfort – the missing piece of urban mobility

In pictures: how the Skinners’ Hall became 8½ London

ACO publishes blue roof guide to support climate-resilient roof design

An Olympics in the North should embrace the region’s polycentric DNA

Carbon-storing plasterboard alternative piloted at L&G’s new HQ

Into the wilderness? Or just an alternative view of the landscape?

Gustafson Porter + Bowman appointed landscape architect on National Gallery’s £375m new wing

Out of sight, out of mind? Decarbonising cement manufacture in the Peak District

In pictures: inside One Triton Square – Piercy & Company’s interior design at Arup’s former bank HQ turned science hub

CPD 13 2026: The fundamentals of insulation

Sponsored by ROCKWOOL

When everyone is responsible, noone is – the accountability gap in construction products reform

Why national recognition changes everything for recycled kerbs

What a successful landscape-led urban framework looks like for future communities

Renovate first, build last: Velux argues for making better use of Europe’s existing housing stock

Could composites be the future of high-performance building systems?

Granby Workshop launches lower-carbon tile range made from recycled glass using brand new method

The future of concrete – experiments in material hope

CPD 11 2026: Specifying glazed balconies for design, performance and compliance

Sponsored by Solarlux

Clerkenwell – year-round building-design destination

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2021-02-25T10:01:00+00:00

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20 May 2026: Housing Today Live/Building The Future Leeds

24-25 June 2026: ESG Live

7 October 2026: Architect of the Year / Building the Future Conference

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How cladding can play a key role in passive cooling

2026-08-10T05:00:00+01:00Sponsored by Cedral

For decades, UK homes have been designed to keep people warm. Today, the challenge is keeping them cool. Lisa Grosse, product and marketing lead at Cedral UK and Ireland, explains how fibre cement cladding can help reduce solar gain and improve year-round building performance

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CPD 13 2026: The fundamentals of insulation

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CPD 12 2026: Data-driven decision-making in the built environment – improving performance, profitability and resilience

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CPD 11 2026: Specifying glazed balconies for design, performance and compliance

2026-06-26T06:00:00+01:00Sponsored by Solarlux

Scaffolding to facilitate work being done to the top of a high rise building

CPD 10 2026: Fire safety and the building envelope

2026-06-19T06:00:00+01:00Sponsored by ROCKWOOL

CPD 14 2026: Closing the performance gap with insulation
CPD 13 2026: The fundamentals of insulation
CPD 12 2026: Data-driven decision-making in the built environment – improving performance, profitability and resilience
CPD 11 2026: Specifying glazed balconies for design, performance and compliance
CPD 10 2026: Fire safety and the building envelope

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