All Buildings, design and specification articles – Page 25
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NewsIn pictures: Coffey Architects completes Modern Barn
The timber-wrapped coastal home is made of three linear stacked volumes and sits close to the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site
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NewsGovernment launches wider probe into Caledonian Modular work after school closures
Poor workmanship blamed for structural defects at three schools as DfE alerts other government departments
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NewsIn pictures: Moll Architects completes Victorian house extension
Designed by Moll Architects, the Wilkinson Street project involved the renovation and extension of a mid-Victorian family home in south London. Originally built in the 1860s, the house is situated in the Albert Square Conservation area, a part of the city that escaped the bombs of the blitz during ...
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OpinionWhen designing for tomorrow, innovation is a necessity
The design decisions of today will form the foundation of a sustainable future, determining the health and wellbeing of both our planet and its people. For organisations operating in this space, embracing change is the only sure path to future financial viability, to meet the growing demands and expectations of ...
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OpinionGenerative Design & AI Trends: ‘Hybrid Collage’
In the third article of this series, Keir Regan-Alexander looks at ‘Hybrid Collage’ and how it’s opening up new possibilities in terms of concept design and image creation
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NewsMorphogenesis completes world’s largest office building
India’s Surat Diamond Bourse knocks The Pentagon off the top spot after 80 years
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NewsIn pictures: Fletcher Priest Architects completes first phase of Knightsbridge Estate
Fletcher Priest Architects has completed the first phase of the regeneration of The Olayan Group’s Knightsbridge Estate, restoring a set of historic buildings into a modern, mixed-use estate. The development includes 10,750 sqm of workspace, 33 build-to-rent properties set around an internal courtyard, a rooftop restaurant, and new retail spaces, ...
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NewsGovernment to fast-track ban on shared mixed-sex toilets in new buildings
Amendments to building regulations to require either single-sex shared toilets or private mixed-sex toilets
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FeaturesUnlocking commercial potential with sliding door solutions
Sliding doors play a key role in meeting the ongoing need for flexible design solutions in commercial spaces – thanks to their ability to open or divide spaces quickly and safely
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FeaturesPosi-Joist cassettes become a key component in energy house 2.0
Behind the walls of Energy House 2 exists eHome2 – a unique concept build house. MiTek’s Posi-Joist cassettes are an essential part of the home’s design which focuses on sustainability and accelerating us towards low carbon and net zero housing
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OpinionGenerative Design & AI Trends: ‘Auto Optioneering’
In the second article of this series, Keir Regan-Alexander looks at ‘Auto Optioneering’ and its applicability to RIBA 0-1 / AIA PD
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NewsIn pictures: ConForm unveils all-marble extension
Marble side extension introduces volume and light to a Victorian home in north London
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us from paying to offset all of our carbon?
We should embrace opportunities to offset carbon, but question how it’s being achieved, writes Anna Beckett
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NewsPlans in for £450m Manchester student resi and life sciences complex
Hawkins\Brown, Sheppard Robson and SimpsonHaugh working on eight-block scheme
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OpinionThe first movers creating Generative Design & AI tools for architecture
Keir Regan-Alexander introduces a series of articles exploring four trends in AI that are emerging faster than expected
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NewsHow do we create sustainable bathrooms?
Lecico Bathrooms joined Bathroom Manufacturers Association and Byggfakta to discuss the issue of water scarcity in the UK and explore what manufacturers and consumers can be doing to help
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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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NewsIn pictures: Stone House by Architecture for London
Designed by Architecture for London, Stone House is a grade II listed villa in Islington, London. The home has been extended and refurbished to create additional space for family life, with the rear extension designed as a stone pavilion.
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NewsRetrofit 23: The Product Edit
The Retrofit 23 exhibition, which launched at the Building Centre in London, has been exploring the factors necessary to achieve an accelerated delivery of domestic retrofitting at different scales. The exhibition features a range of products focused on improving the performance of a home — bringing economic, social and environmental ...
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NewsJames Gorst Architects completes Castle Community Rooms in Suffolk
A new community facility works with the existing context to provide a flexible space for events and social engagement