All Building Design articles in September 2024 – Page 17
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FeaturesBuilding archives: The Festival of Britain, 1951
A summer event showcasing the best of Britain’s modernist architecture helps London to embrace its postwar future
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NewsDevelopers’ confidence creeping up but supply chain worries remain, London cost consultant says
Exigere adds investment conditions ‘increasingly supportive’ for getting schemes going
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NewsManalo & White and Richard Lyndon Design unveil new school building for deaf children
The UK’s largest sign-language school expands with a new building designed to meet the needs of deaf learners
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NewsArup Group chair Jerome Frost to step into new chief executive role
Move part of board shake up aiming to allow firm to “respond more swiftly to market opportunities”
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OpinionWhat next after the Office for Place?
With the closure of the Office for Place, questions arise about how to maintain focus on design quality, placemaking, and sustainability in the built environment, writes Ben Derbyshire
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NewsJohn McAslan & Partners’ Burrell Collection refurbishment named Scotland’s building of the year
Scheme is most significant revamp of grade A-listed building since it opened in 1983
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NewsManchester approves nearly 1,500 homes by Hawkins Brown, Bell Phillips and Simpson Haugh
Approved schemes include two towers
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NewsSchool closures threaten London’s future as a city for families
Soho Parish Primary School’s financial struggles reflect wider demographic trends, including declining birth rates, post-Brexit migration, and the long-term impact of Covid-19, challenging the city’s multigenerational identity
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NewsRenzo Piano and Selldorf shortlisted for $170m US museum expansion job
Kengo Kuma, Weiss Manfredi Architecture, Studio Gang and Why Architecture also reach second stage of Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art competition
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NewsBuilding’s Good Employer Guide opens for entries
New resource will highlight best initiatives and working cultures across the built environment
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OpinionA remedy for the high street: repurposing retail spaces into healthcare hubs
Transforming empty retail units into healthcare hubs could revitalise high streets, bringing accessible services to the heart of our communities while supporting sustainable urban regeneration, writes Jim Hart
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NewsChris Dyson Architects completes sustainable addition to Harrow Arts Centre campus
£1.8 million Greenhill Building replaces a temporary facility and introduces flexible teaching and event spaces
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Information - BDCPD 19 2024: Specifying glass in rooflights
Sponsored by Glazing Vision, this module will explore the relevant industry guidance and technical considerations when specifying glass in rooflights, guiding professionals through the design, manufacturing and construction process.
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NewsGovernment considers reforming Right to Buy to safeguard council housing stock
Newly-built housing could be exempt for a set period of time and eligibility periods extended as part of Rayner’s package of reforms to help councils protect their housing stock
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FeaturesJohn Prescott: the deputy prime minister who confronted construction’s safety crisis and grappled with urban policy
The former deputy prime minister, whose death was announced this morning, forced construction to realise that things couldn’t go on as they were
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NewsArb research uncovers ‘staggering’ levels of discrimination and sexual misconduct in the architecture profession
A survey of nearly 900 professionals found more than a third had experienced insults relating to protected characteristics
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OpinionThe One in Which People Decide City Living is OK
Thirty years after the pilot of Friends, David Rudlin recalls how the sitcom’s portrayal of city living influenced a generation’s attitudes towards urban life
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NewsPennycook ‘convinced’ 1.5 million homes are deliverable but won’t commit to annual targets
Housing minster tells MPs he can’t provide a figure for the number of affordable or social rent homes to be delivered within the 1.5 million homes target
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NewsPLP gains consent for co-living and light-industrial scheme in Brixton
Lambeth Council approves Hardess Yard project featuring 320 co-living studios and 1,400sqm of industrial floorspace
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NewsCouncils gain new powers to auction long-vacant shops
High Street Rental Auctions aim to tackle empty properties and revitalise town centres through council intervention