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Fosters signs lease for three floors at its newly completed Battersea Power Station office block
Expanding practice inks deal after running out of space at its nearby UK headquarters
Sheppard Robson submits plans for 44-storey Manchester tower
Latest addition to city’s high-rise cluster would include 364 homes
What made this project… Maple House by Gibson Thornley
It’s time for designers to electrify
Verdant House: CAN completes home in Stoke Newington
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Navigating the talent shortage: recruitment lessons for the year ahead
With hiring challenges mounting, firms must rethink their strategies to secure the best talent in a competitive market, writes Jimmy Bent
Specification
What made this project… Francis House by Gensler
Gensler’s body of work was shortlisted for this year’s AYAs, as the practice was named a finalist for Interior Architect of the Year.
Reimagining mainstream housing: the Living Places approach
Lone Feifer discusses how the Living Places concept and a new “recipe book” for sustainable housing aim to shift the housing industry toward healthier, low carbon communities
What made this project… Barn X by LOM architecture and design
LOM architecture and design’s body of work was shortlisted for this year’s AYAs, as the practice was named a finalist for two awards, including Office Architect of the Year.
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Architect of the Year Awards 2024
What made this project… Maple House by Gibson Thornley
What made this project… Francis House by Gensler
What made this project… NMIS interiors by HLM Architects
What made this project… Barn X by LOM architecture and design
What made this project… n2 by Lynch Architects
What made this project… House of Communication by Henn
What made this project… Central Foundation Boys’ School by Hawkins Brown
What made this project… The Wave by HLM Architects
What made this project… Craigend Resource Centre by Inch Architecture
What made this project… Downland Barns by McLean Quinlan
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Boomers to Zoomers
Closing the skills gap: Alison Watson on transforming built environment education
UK nightlife faces extinction by 2029 if venue closures persist, warns industry body
Chief Medical Officer’s report calls for active travel, improved housing, and cleaner air in cities
Labour urged to address built environment’s role in young people’s lives
Rowan Court: a blueprint for council housing that repairs the urban fabric and elevates its context
Taskforce calls for cross-departmental unit to lead national older people’s housing strategy
School closures threaten London’s future as a city for families
Beyond the Box: delivering real social value in the built environment
‘Because the spaces work for children, they work for everyone’ – how the Whittington estate fosters a community for all ages
Creating places and spaces where children and young people thrive
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DEDRAFT completes new-build home in rural Oxfordshire
Heatherwick completes mixed-use development in Xi’an
RX Architects reimagines two rural houses as contemporary family homes
Cooke Fawcett reimagines historic mill house with new studio and workshop
Novak Hiles Architects completes North London housing scheme on challenging backland site
Astudio completes first phase of Ebury Bridge Estate regeneration in Westminster
Moxon completes ‘hockey stick’ bridge crossing the River Severn
Allies and Morrison completes final residential building within its own King’s Cross masterplan
BakerBrown Studio completes low carbon house on the South Downs
Ao–ft completes sustainable infill home in Walthamstow
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WA100 2024
WA100 2024: Architects expect patchy international growth
WA100 2024: The big list
WA100 2024: Digital edition
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Engineering the future: treat AI as a tool in the box, not a master carpenter
Artificial intelligence is revolutionising workflows across industries, but its value lies in complementing human expertise rather than replacing it
The new NPPF will help at the margins but does little to reform our planning system
The latest changes to the National Planning Policy Framework offer some welcome tweaks, but the system remains as complex and inconsistent as ever
Sexual harassment at work: employers’ new duties
Ashley Scriven explains changes in the employer’s duty to protect employees from sexual harassment
Navigating the talent shortage: recruitment lessons for the year ahead
With hiring challenges mounting, firms must rethink their strategies to secure the best talent in a competitive market, writes Jimmy Bent
The government’s race to remediate unsafe homes: the promises and pitfalls
Andrew Mellor examines the government’s latest plan to accelerate building remediation, questioning whether speed can be achieved without compromising safety and quality
Reuse, conservation, and learning: looking ahead to what will shape architectural practice in 2025
Eleanor Jolliffe draws inspiration from her book collection to explore how conservation work and ongoing education are shaping her architectural practice, highlighting key themes for the profession in the year ahead
Closing the skills gap: Alison Watson on transforming built environment education
Alison Watson MBE is a woman on a mission to transform education in the built environment
What lies ahead for architecture in 2025?
From rethinking housing policy and urban wellbeing to advancing sustainability and overcoming talent shortages, these comment pieces explore the ideas and priorities that will confront architects in the year ahead
Best of 2024: opinion and comment that made sense of a fast-changing world
We brought together some of the most stimulating and thought provoking comment pieces in 2024 - take a look at what our columnists had to say
Best of 2024: Building Design’s most incisive features and in-depth analysis
BD’s 2024 features examined the big ideas and forces driving change in the built environment. Dive into our most thought-provoking stories of the year
Best of 2024: Building Design’s standout interviews and practice profiles
BD spoke to some of the biggest names and delved into many of the most critical issues facing architecture this year - take a closer look
Best of 2024: architecture stories that grabbed the news headlines
At the end of a very busy year, here’s a reminder of the stories that stood out for our readers
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How Bennetts Associates transformed a Victorian hospital into a forward-focused university department
Rowan Court: a blueprint for council housing that repairs the urban fabric and elevates its context
Space House: 1960s icon gets another chance to shine
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital: Inside the long, costly journey to deliver Birmingham and Sandwell’s new £1bn ‘super hospital’
A triangular community: how Author brings generations together at King’s Cross
A decade in the making: Norton Folgate’s controversial redevelopment unveiled
‘A glimpse of new horizons’: Cooke Fawcett’s reworking of Cockpit’s craft incubator
A harmonious blend of context and concept: Mass Studies reimagines the Serpentine Pavilion
Under The Big Roof… Charity unites generations and nurtures skills that last a lifetime
London College of Fashion strikes a pose with new campus by Allies & Morrison
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Reviews
‘New methods for the old’: how Minnette de Silva redefined modernity
Modern Architecture in a Post-Modern Era
Materialized Space: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph
Nithurst Farm: ‘an uncompromising engagement with architecture in all its spatial, material, and symbolic richness’
Who was to blame for the unseaming of Britain’s cities?
Interwar: Gavin Stamp’s tribute to Britain’s forgotten architectural diversity
Navigating the complexities of modern practice management
Inside Cedric Price’s archive: A career of unrealised visions and radical thinking
‘A fantastic, informative, and in-depth resource’: new guide helps illuminate the architecture apprenticeship pathway
Playing the Game: Work-Life Balance in Architecture
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