All Building Design articles in February 2023
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Features
Jonathan Smales: ‘I love the tangibility of building. I like the fact it’s got a beginning, a middle and an end’
From running Greenpeace to creating the UK’s largest timber neighbourhood, Jonathan Smales is a developer who doesn’t follow the herd, writes Ben Flatman
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News
Urban Design Hub’s multi-storey farm tipped for approval
Plans for Birmingham car park win backing of council planning officers
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Features
Modern methods of construction and the possible savings by adopting P-DfMA?
P-DfMA is becoming a reality and there is widespread excitement about the potential of construction platforms to help improve productivity while reducing construction time, waste, resource use and carbon emissions
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Features
How interoperability can improve resilience in MMC supply chains and drive wider adoption of DfMA
As we look to expand the role of MMC to deliver buildings fit for a net zero future, we need to be aware that some very familiar supply chain risks can still exist
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Features
The importance of traceability in system guarantees for the building envelope
Specifiers also require detailed and accurate information about environmental impact, to help protect building users from the effects of changing climate
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Features
Designing renewable technology into commercial building envelopes
There remains a risk that more demand will be placed on renewables than expected but the overall aim is to achieve a balanced specification that delivers reliable, intended, long-term performance
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50 Wonders
50 Wonders | Patty Hopkins: Lucca, Tuscany
Bringing Building Design’s anniversary series to a close with a bang, Patty Hopkins, co-founder of Hopkins Architects, considers the ingredients of a very special place
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Features
Malcolm Reading: making the case for architectural competitions
Malcolm Reading is still busy flying the flag for architectural competitions and British architecture, writes Ben Flatman
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50 Wonders
50 Wonders | Jerry Tate: Lingotto Factory, Turin
The director of Tate+Co Architects celebrates the richness that reuse has layered on to Turin’s fomer Fiat Factory
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Features
The future of wooden buildings: thinking bigger
Sebastian Hernandez of Stora Enso, joins architect Andrew Waugh, and Mario Lederman of Lendlease to discuss how the wooden building industry in the UK can start to think bigger
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News
In pictures: David Miller Architects completes Parsons North
Traditional masonry, bronze metalwork and mature trees contribute to the aesthetic of this mixed-use development, which provides a combination of private and affordable homes
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Opinion
Where are all the men?
Men need to be more than passive bystanders in the struggle for workplace equity, writes Zoë Berman
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News
HOK chief executive Bill Hellmuth dies aged 69
US architect’s best known projects included an extension of the US embassy in Moscow
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News
Architects half as likely to share their sexual orientation as general population
Arb survey finds nearly one in five registered architects did not want to disclose their sexual orientation compared to 7.5% in the national census
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News
Green light for Hawkins\Brown’s Glasgow sports and wellness centre
Scheme for Glasgow Academy designed to encourage pupils’ physical and mental health
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Opinion
Re-purposing an office HQ? Make it green, lean, and last for years
We need to design the buildings of today with tomorrow’s retrofit in mind, writes Joe Sweeney
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Features
URBED retrofit team: a guide to social housing decarbonisation
URBED’s retrofit team share their experience and advice on how to approach the retrofit of social housing
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Features
Navigating the insurance requirements for mass timber buildings
Following industry research that identified the difficulties of insuring timber buildings, ASBP is launching the Mass Timber Insurance Playbook – a practical resource to help overcome the challenges preventing wider adoption of mass timber
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News
Architect of the Year Awards announces new category for industry partners
The new award promises to recognise the important role that manufacturing partners play in the architectural process and will provide an opportunity for industry partners to showcase their work
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Opinion
We cannot keep using materials at this rate - it’s time to act
To secure a liveable future we need to develop our understanding of materials and identify more opportunities for their reuse, writes Andrew Mellor of PRP