All articles by Thomas Lane – Page 3
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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NewsGensler breaks record for number of architects employed
US practice now has over 3,000 on its books according to the WA100 - Building Design’s international survey of the world’s largest firms
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FeaturesBankside Yards: Setting new standards for net zero in London
Native Land’s scheme will be the UK’s first major mixed-use net zero development thanks to an ambient heat network. Thomas Lane reports
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OpinionWe can no longer afford to ignore the ‘green crap’
David Cameron famously said the UK had other priorities and Rishi Sunak was initially reluctant to travel to COP27. Our leaders really have no choice but to take action on climate change, says Thomas Lane
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Intelligence from architectsProduct specification report: Interview with Richard Gatti, Gatti Routh Rhodes
What challenges are facing architects today when it comes to product specification? And what can manufacturers do to help? Building Design spoke to over 300 architects to find out, including Richard Gatti from Gatti Routh Rhodes
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Intelligence from architectsProduct specification report: Interview with Paul Owen, BDP
What challenges are facing architects today when it comes to product specification? And what can manufacturers do to help? Building Design spoke to over 300 architects to find out, including Paul Owen from BDP
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Intelligence from architectsProduct specification report: Interview with Colin Rice, Cullinan Studio
What challenges are facing architects today when it comes to product specification? And what can manufacturers do to help? Building Design spoke to over 300 architects to find out, including Colin Rice from Cullinan Studio
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Intelligence from architectsProduct specification report: Interview with Tom Waddicor, Maccreanor Lavington
What challenges are facing architects today when it comes to product specification? And what can manufacturers do to help? Building Design spoke to over 300 architects to find out, including Tom Waddicor from Maccreanor Lavington
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Building StudyMayfield Park by Studio Egret West
Manchester has unveiled its first new public park for 100 years. Thomas Lane takes a stroll though the city’s new green lung
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Intelligence from architectsProduct specification report: Interview with Chris Jarvis, Sheppard Robson
What challenges are facing architects today when it comes to product specification? And what can manufacturers do to help? Building Design spoke to over 300 architects to find out, including Chris Jarvis from Sheppard Robson
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Intelligence from architectsProduct specification report: Sources of information
To find out about changing approaches to product specification, Building Design surveyed 300 architects. Here we reveal what they said about their information sources and what they seek from manufacturers
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FeaturesBattersea power station: the remarkable journey from ruin to rejuvenation
Many had given up hope of ever seeing it brought back into use, but after decades of failed starts, Battersea power station is now, finally, complete