All Building Design articles in February 2025
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NewsHeat pumps in half of homes by 2040 but no role for hydrogen, CCC tells government
Climate Change Committee’s latest report sets out progress needed to stay on track with net zero targets
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NewsBakerloo Line extension back in business as Khan sets out 10-year London Growth Plan
Infrastructure upgrades could unlock 60,000 homes over the next decade under plans to return capital to 1990s growth rates
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NewsAdrien Brody wins Best Actor Oscar for portraying an architect in The Brutalist
The Brutalist has sparked debate over its portrayal of architects, with critics questioning whether it captures the profession’s reality or leans on outdated myths
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NewsIn pictures: Pend breathes new life into mid-terrace home in Edinburgh
Buff-toned Marziale brick, Calacatta marble, and oak cabinetry define the carefully curated material palette of this Edinburgh home
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OpinionInsights from tomorrow’s architects: how Bartlett Part 3 students see the future of practice
María Páez González introduces a series of opinion pieces by Bartlett Part 3 candidates, exploring critical issues in architectural practice
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NewsIn pictures: GT3 completes University of Southampton sports centre expansion
New facilities are designed to improve accessibility for students and wider community
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NewsMPs ‘sceptical’ that private investors will back £6bn HS2 Euston scheme
Rail scheme has become a ‘reputational risk’ to UK, public accounts committee says
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NewsLDA’s Union Terrace Gardens among 21 projects shortlisted for RIAS Awards
Long-delayed Aberdeen scheme joined on list by Moxon bridge and Ptolemy Dean castle refurbishment
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NewsCouncils awarded £9.3m to accelerate identification of grey belt sites
Housing minister Matthew Pennycook gives £70,000 each to 133 councils that applied for additional support
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NewsLondon School of Architecture set to merge with UCEM
Move marks the end of LSA as an independent school of architecture
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NewsWhat made this project… Gateway to Nature Centre by Oberlanders
Finalist for One Off Small Project of the Year Award 2024, Oberlanders guides us through the specification challenges present at Gateway to Nature Centre, Corrieshalloch Gorge
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News‘It’s the end of architecture’ – Patrik Schumacher declares war on woke culture
Blaming a decline in architectural education, the principal of Zaha Hadid Architects claims universities have replaced design rigour with political discourse, stifling innovation
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NewsSoaring construction costs force Hawkins Brown to restart concept design on £90m Manchester library
Scheme now set to open two years later than planned
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NewsCadbury-Brown-designed house in Aldeburgh receives Grade II listing
The modernist home of composer and conductor Imogen Holst has been granted listed status for its architectural and cultural significance
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NewsNine projects shortlisted for RIBA West Midlands Awards 2025
Birmingham-based Howells and BPN are among the practices with projects shortlisted for this year’s awards
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NewsBritish Pavilion at Venice to explore architecture’s response to ‘geological afterlives of colonialism’
Curated by a UK-Kenya team, the exhibition will examine the impact of material extraction and consider approaches to architectural repair
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NewsThe government’s response to the Grenfell Inquiry: Key proposals at a glance
Ministers have today published their long-awaited plan in response to the inquiry into the Grenfell fire, which claimed 72 lives in 2017. Here is a guide to the key proposals.
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NewsIndustry welcomes government’s Grenfell Inquiry response but warns of more disruption
New ‘super-regulator’ to be introduced from 2028 alongside tighter controls on construction products
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NewsGovernment sets out plans for reform of construction products regime
Third party testing could be subject to audits
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OpinionArchitecture and the ethics of harm: design, responsibility, and the cost of inaction
Architectural practice is shaped not just by technical proficiency but by ethical choices, writes Amin Taha