All Buildings, design and specification articles – Page 47
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Features
Introducing ROCKWOOL sector hubs
Combining product and application information with professional development resources, new sector hubs from ROCKWOOL are your go-to online platform for sector-specific guidance.
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Building Study
Building study: Technique by Buckley Gray Yeoman
Buckley Gray Yeoman’s refurb and extension of a former Clerkenwell gin distillery is a fine example of how to revitalise an old industrial building and repair the wider urban fabric.
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News
Bartlett suspends staff as investigation uncovers ‘toxic’ culture lasting decades
UCL apologises for “deeply shocking” behaviour including allegations of racism, bullying and sexism
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Opinion
We should all be striving for sustainability
MiddleCap’s Tomáš Jurdák explains why pushing the environmental performance of buildings is not simply a matter for the planning system
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Features
Speedier construction through frame standardisation
The Seismic consortium has engineered a standardised frame solution for schools that claims to be 75% faster than traditional construction
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Opinion
Reducing embodied carbon through facade design
Mark Voss shares his perspective on the industry’s challenges facing the reduction of embodied carbon associated with the building facade and how early input from facade designers can help
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News
Theaster Gates: Value engineering made Serpentine Pavilion more interesting
Artist thanks David Adjaye for guiding him through regulatory side of architecture
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News
Adjaye to redesign 20-storey Brixton tower following local revolt
London mayor agreed to postpone decision on scheme after request from developer less than two weeks before scheduled hearing
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News
Fletcher Priest’s plans to rejig SOM’s 175 Bishopsgate recommended for approval
Scheme will see new facades built in different style to the rest of the 1988 postmodern block
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News
Renée Gailhoustet wins RA’s 2022 architecture prize
Award recognises French architect’s ‘extraordinary contribution’ to social housing
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Building Study
Building study: A new campus for the RCA by Herzog & de Meuron
In its scale and singularity this flagship building by Herzog & de Meuron strikes the right balance, writes Richard Gatti
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News
HOK reveals £50m plans to redevelop Manchester Arena
HOK appointed to design ‘extensive transformation’ ahead of completion of rival Co-op Live venue next year
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News
Marble Arch Mound architect reveals plans for another hill-themed project
Practice unveils images of major six-tower scheme which is its first in South America
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News
Fosters unveils designs for Tokyo department store
Timber structure intended to become home for sustainable lifestyle brands
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Opinion
What’s stopping us from carrying on exactly as we are?
The target for achieving net zero may still be decades away but, in order to hit it, we have to make changes to the way we design and build right now, says Anna Beckett
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News
Paws for thought: Fosters and RSHP among star names scrapping to win dog kennel design contest
Other practices in the running for this weekend’s ‘Barkitecture’ competition include Hopkins and Stanton Williams
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Opinion
New Labour: remembering an era of optimism, enthusiasm and mixed results
It is 25 years since Tony Blair’s 1997 landslide victory and the architectural legacy is both good and bad, writes Ben Flatman
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News
Chipperfield and Moussavi named as design advocates for London
David Adjaye is reappointed on 42-strong advisory panel, set up to improve capital’s built environment
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Features
Adek clarifies the fire safety classification system for flooring products
Jessica Brown, digital marketing manager at Ecodek, explores the growing demand for flooring materials to meet new standards
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Features
WarmFloor Pro – The sustainable, insulated alternative to beam and block flooring
WarmFloor Pro is ideal for both residential and commercial structural floor construction