All Buildings, design and specification articles – Page 5
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Opinion
The key to designing successful tall buildings
As tall buildings rise, so does the need for thoughtful design and public trust, writes Tom Mitchell
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News
Teenagers collaborate on King’s Cross timber pavilion
Installation was designed over a series of summer schools with the support of architects and designers
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Features
What made this project… the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering by HLM Architects
HLM Architects’ body of work has been shortlisted for this year’s AYAs, as the practice was named a finalist for three awards, including Higher Education Architect of the Year. In this series, we take a look at one of the team’s entry projects and ask the firm’s technical director, Russell ...
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Features
Co-living: Where does it go from here?
The past few years have seen investors plunge cash into the co-living market. Will it live up to the hype and why is it leaving councils cold? Daniel Gayne went to a scheme in Manchester to find out
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News
Architects cut corners by copying previous designs, study finds
Research by the University of Manchester looked into how architects make decisions on projects
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News
Eric Parry’s revised 1 Undershaft plans to be submitted in coming weeks but controversial viewing platform to stay
Changes relate almost entirely to street level public realm after plans were criticised for “robbing” the City of open space
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Opinion
SuDS and nutrient neutrality: A combined approach to sustainable housing development
Balancing the need for new homes and protecting water quality is a challenge with limited guidance available. Etisang Abraham explains measures that could help housebuilders
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News
Escape to the garden: Modular workspaces for a balanced life
Okopod installation makes use of Kebony wood to deliver bespoke outdoor extension
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News
Fosters unveils restoration of San Francisco's Transamerica Pyramid
The architect remodelled the lobby and garden of the centre’s 48-storey skyscraper
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Opinion
Bio-based buildings: “The route to market would be a cautious one”
There is no question that there is a newfound interest in building materials that are more local, minimally processed, regenerative, and health-promoting. In many respects, the built environment seems to be “catching up” with credentials promoted in other industries. Despite the enthusiasm for – and greater use of – bio-based ...
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News
Grade II-listed Crystal Palace Subway makeover revealed
Historic site’s revamp secured £3.5m in public and private funding
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News
More than 600 proposals for landmark Helsinki architecture and design museum unveiled
Several UK practices understood to have submitted entries to open international competition
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Features
What made this project… Brighton Dome by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
The judges for this year’s AYAs were impressed with Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios’ body of work, as the practice was named a finalist for two awards, including Creative Conservation Architect of the Year. In this series, we take a look at one of the team’s entry projects and ask the ...
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News
Crafting an outdoor retreat in Hampstead with Black and Milk
Drawing inspiration from Hampstead’s woodlands, Black and Milk’s garden house design skillfully merges organic architecture with modern luxury, creating a garden house that serves as both a guest retreat and a spa-like sanctuary
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Opinion
Designing with empathy: The human-centred approach to architecture
Last year, NVB won BD’s Education Architect of the Year Award. Here, practice director James McGillivray expands on the practice’s mantra: if you don’t understand people, you cannot design for them
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News
Campaigners lose latest bid to save Birmingham’s Ringway Centre
Save Smallbrook campaign vows to keep fighting for James Roberts’ brutalist groundscraper
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Features
‘We will deliver a generational shift’… Why the Grenfell Inquiry report means another building safety shake-up
Keir Starmer wants his government’s response to the tragedy to mark a defining moment in the safety and quality of housing in the UK. Is the industry prepared for it?
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News
High Court refuses full judicial review of decision to approve DSDHA’s Bloomsbury tower
Campaigners to appeal decision after judge finds outcome would be the same regardless of claimed planning policy breach
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RSHP submits plans for 54-storey City office tower
Proposals for 99 Bishopsgate set to be among the largest office towers in the Square Mile