All Building Design articles in September 2020 – Page 5
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Harley boss rips into regulatory regime
Cladding firm’s director calls for immediate ban on use of combustible materials, claiming ‘widespread confusion’ in industry
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News‘Buck didn’t stop with us,’ Grenfell cladding contractor tells inquiry
Harley boss says specialist firm was just one of a ’raft of layers’ tasked with making sure tower refurb design was compliant
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OpinionA window of opportunity in these challenging times
Covid-19 has made life more complicated but necessity has always been the mother of invention, as Eleanor Jolliffe finds out
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Building StudyBrixton Windmill Centre, London, by Squire & Partners
Gallery: Architect completes education and community centre to support grade II* landmark
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NewsRIBA criticises government’s £12bn affordable homes pledge
Package ’does not do enough to help 1.15m households on social housing waiting lists’
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NewsCamden viaduct park plans on track with launch of fresh design competition
Camden Highline to be London’s answer to New York’s 2.5km viaduct park
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FeaturesIt’s time to stop relying on the big names of architecture
We don’t need another Richard Rogers to use their influence to push grand plans, writes Rob Fiehn. We all benefit from a more transparent system
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NewsLevete’s plans for £21m Paisley Museum extension take next step
Council imposes series of requirements on contractors amid coronavirus crisis
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NewsRydon ‘struggled’ to find cladding specialists for refurb, Grenfell Inquiry told
Main contractor’s commercial manager says Harley Facades was only specialist the firm had ever used
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NewsMayor overrules council to approve JTP’s 500-home Master Brewer scheme
But secretary of state demands right to run rule over scheme designed with Collado Collins
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OpinionBack to work: How to prepare your practice for the rest of the year
As summer draws to an end Mark Middleton asks what it means for architects to get back to work with covid-19 and recession still looming large
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NewsWYG lands Derby affordable housing project
City council eyes up to 80 homes at Victorian factory site
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NewsTim Ronalds set to submit £8m plans for Quentin Blake illustration museum
Architect to convert industrial complex into arts centre
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FeaturesThe planning white paper could be just what our towns have been waiting for
A return to pro-active planning would be welcome, writes Roger Evans. But it won’t be quick or cheap
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NewsArchitects demand meeting with energy minister over climate emergency
Government accused of ‘woefully inadequate’ response to coalition’s letter
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FeaturesI hear you, but RIBA’s reforms are the best way to restore architects’ status
Plans for five-yearly competence tests have sparked an outcry among small practitioners. Former RIBA president Ben Derbyshire tries to win them round
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NewsAmin Taha proposes £8m ‘Edwardian makeover’ for post-war office block
Holborn office building to be wrapped in period-shaped brown mesh facade