All Building Design articles in September 2024 – Page 2
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NewsFoundation works complete at Wilkinson Eyre’s HS2 Old Oak Common station
Balfour Beatty, Vinci and Systra joint venture finish work on basement slab larger than six football pitches
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NewsDonald Insall Associates closes Cambridge office and downsizes Bath team
Strategic review at heritage practice follows workload slump in two regions
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FeaturesBuilding with confidence: Competency, skills and designing with structural timber
As the construction industry faces mounting pressure to meet the UK’s Net Zero targets, timber is emerging as a game-changing solution. However, its successful adoption depends on architects embracing timber-specific design principles, fostering early collaboration, and closing skills gaps. With support from initiatives like STA Assure and the TiC Policy ...
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NewsLevitt Bernstein completes Newham’s first Passivhaus-certified social housing
100% affordable housing development in east London has delivered 65 homes designed to meet Passivhaus Classic standards
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OpinionHousing needs architects – and it’s time to make the case
Félicie Krikler writes for BD on housing-related issues at a critical moment for the sector
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NewsAllies & Morrison wins Trinity College Dublin masterplan job
Firm to rethink how the university uses its 200 buildings
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NewsFosters’ £1bn Blackfriars scheme given new name
Job now called the Round set to get going this summer with £100m enabling work
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NewsFaulkner Browns rejigs Southwark student accomodation scheme to add second staircase
Layouts at eight-storey scheme rearranged to accommodate larger core
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NewsLiam O’Connor named winner of the 2025 Driehaus prize
British architect recognised for work on traditional civic buildings and war memorials
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OpinionIt’s time for trams – and Britain needs to catch up
David Milner explains how Europe’s thriving tram networks are driving growth and cutting congestion, while the UK’s cities struggle with poor transport, high housing costs, and weak productivity
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NewsFletcher Priest completes refurbishment of former BHS headquarters in Marylebone
The 1930s Neo-Georgian building has been renovated and extended, with 85% of its original structure and façade retained
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ReviewSaint, state and stone: the politics of preserving Old Goa’s Basilica de Bom Jesus
Vishvesh Prabhakar Kandolkar’s new book examines how colonial power shaped the visual and political representation of Goa’s Basilica of Bom Jesus, revealing the role of photography in framing its legacy. Oriana Fernandez explores how the study sheds new light on the basilica’s evolving cultural identity and the ongoing debates over ...
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NewsGovernment intervenes again as Starmer promises to rip up planning rules to speed up nuclear building jobs
Prime minister bemoans pace of progress getting new plants out of the ground compared to overseas countries
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NewsDecision to demolish Grenfell Tower would put disaster ‘out of sight and out of mind’, says survivor
Angela Rayner told bereaved and survivors yesterday that work to demolish the building would start in June
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NewsSanaa named recipient of RIBA’s 2025 Royal Gold Medal
Japanese duo Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa to pick up prestigious award in recognition of three decades of work
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OpinionA failure of planning? The uncertain fate of Birmingham’s historic markets
Despite eight centuries of history, Birmingham’s markets are being sidelined in the city’s latest redevelopment plans – with traders facing an uncertain future and no clear strategy for continuity, writes Joe Holyoak
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NewsLords committee finds grey belt policy ‘unlikely to have significant impact’ on housebuilding
Lord Moylan warns Angela Rayner that policy has been “rushed and incoherent”
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FeaturesWhat the delays at the Building Safety Regulator mean for high-rise development
The new system of gateway checks on high rise buildings is adding anything up to 18 months to construction programmes. Joey Gardiner finds out why
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Features5 minutes with … Ayman El Hibri at Wilkinson Eyre
The firm’s director on the influence of his grandfather and father, the challenges of designing and building 8 Bishopsgate and why it is vital to keep learning
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OpinionGrenfell Tower: what happens next will define how we remember
Emma Dent Coad reflects on the deep divisions and difficult choices facing the community as the government prepares to announce the fate of Grenfell Tower