Thomas Lane
Thomas is responsible for Building Design's projects section. This covers both architectural and technical studies. This also includes regulations, sustainability, innovation and best practice.
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Building StudyLondon College of Fashion strikes a pose with new campus by Allies & Morrison
The London College of Fashion has brought its six separate sites under one roof for the first time in more than 100 years. Tom Lane reports
NewsFirst home in UK built from modern version of cob completes
The house in Norfolk was designed by Hudson Architects and was built from a mixture of subsoil, straw and hemp
OpinionTo retain or rebuild? M&S case shows the industry needs rules
The High Court ruling overturning Michael Gove’s decision to deny M&S permission to redevelop its Oxford Street store shows that a framework setting out the conditions for redevelopment is urgently needed
Building StudyHow Corstorphine & Wright are reimagining Bloomsbury's Victoria House as a life sciences hub
The grand former headquarters of the Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society is being converted into a state of the art life sciences laboratory. Thomas Lane reports on an unlikely reinvention
OpinionWA100 2024: Back to reality for the world of architecture
After a big bounce in optimism in last year’s survey, thanks to pent-up post-pandemic demand, we are now seeing a more measured outlook – but it’s still optimistic
Building StudyBuilding study: Levitt Bernstein’s Bristol Beacon
The South-west’s biggest music venue has cost nearly three times the original budget and opened three years late. Thomas Lane visits to find out why – and whether it was worth it
NewsArcadis confirmed as world’s second biggest architect by numbers employed
Dutch consultant enters the WA100, Building Design’s international survey of the world’s largest firms for the first time with nearly 2,000 architects
Building StudyMake’s Eden project – setting a new standard for eco offices
CiA new office building incorporating Europe’s largest green wall is also one of the UK’s most sustainable. Thomas Lane looks at how the team managed it
NewsGovernment publishes proposals to make it easier to retrofit historic buildings
Review of the barriers to improving the energy efficiency of historic buildings include proposals to automatically grant permission for improvements such as double glazing
Building StudyBDP's new state-of-the-art research centre for The Royal Marsden
The Oak Cancer Centre at The Royal Marsden’s Sutton site is a state-of-the-art research and treatment facility. Thomas Lane finds out more.
Building StudyHow Footprint Architects created an education centre from reclaimed beach timber
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council has built an education centre from timber groynes reclaimed from the beach. Thomas Lane looks at the project
OpinionSunak’s net zero U-turn is about anything but the long-term
The prime minister’s insistence he can hit legally binding targets without imposing unreasonable costs on voters is a fig leaf for inaction, writes Thomas Lane
Building StudyHolbein Gardens: Barr Gazetas’ exemplar net zero office refurbishment
Armed with new net zero carbon targets, Grosvenor and their architect tested these out on a tired 1980s office building near Sloane Square
Building StudyHow Knight Architects' innovative footbridge is replacing level crossings and saving lives
Network Rail wants to replace rural level crossings with bridges. A team has come up with an alternative to steel that is 40% cheaper to build with less embodied carbon
Building StudyTechnical Study: 8 Bishopsgate by Wilkinson Eyre
Like its neighbour the Cheesegrater, the latest addition to the City skyline – Wilkinson Eyre’s 8 Bishopsgate – had to avoid impinging on views of St Paul’s
Building StudyTechnical Study: n2 by Lynch Architects
The ground below the n2 office development in Victoria was so congested by tunnels, it is supported in just four places. Thomas Lane looks at the pinpoint accuracy of the building’s fit
FeaturesMove over concrete – this is structural stone's moment
Stone is typically stronger than concrete with one third of the carbon impact. Engineer Webb Yates is reinventing an ancient material for the modern age
Building StudyManchester’s new joy division: Factory International
Manchester’s Factory International mega‑venue aims to encourage artists to push the boundaries – as the designers themselves have done
FeaturesCan demolition ever be better than retention?
A 1920s facade’s poor condition left the project team wondering whether it would have been less carbon intensive to knock it down and start again
OpinionWA100 2023: For architects in 2023, size matters
Our annual survey of the top 100 global practices shows it’s the largest architects who have the best hope of staying ahead of a shifting market