All Building Design articles in October 2023 – Page 15
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NewsSimpsonHaugh Docklands towers approved at appeal
Inspector overturns councillors’ rejection of mixed-use east London scheme
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NewsScottish council pauses Passivhaus scheme due to soaring costs
Homes designed by Smith Scott Mullan Associates were costing over a third more than standard equivalents
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NewsModular builder Ilke Homes enters liquidation with £319m in unpaid debts
The modular housing firm has been formally wound up by administrators
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FeaturesCreating new homes in London with off-site construction and Vandersanden
One of the first residential developments created and offered for sale by Westminster City Council, Cosway Street, in Marylebone, London is a collection of 49 contemporary homes set around an attractive communal garden.
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FeaturesAccess control of past, present and future
Häfele take a look at the first discovery of access control, exploring how requirements have changed and what’s needed in today’s commercial environments
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OpinionMy meeting with Álvaro Siza
In early September 2023, Graeme Nicholls travelled to the northern Portuguese city of Porto, where he was honoured to have the opportunity to meet the internationally renowned Pritzker Prize-winning architect Álvaro Siza
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NewsWilson Mason seeks to revitalise England's 'oldest' street market
What is possibly England’s oldest street market is set for renewal
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Features‘Who are we designing for?’ Thomas Heatherwick wonders why buildings have become so boring
In this exclusive interview, the Heatherwick Studio founder outlines the philosophy behind his new campaign to put the soul back into building design. Photography by Tom Campbell
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FeaturesFixing homes that harm your health
Jonathan Tuckey joins a panel discussion at the Building Centre exploring the link between home and human health, with speakers from Lab4Living Sheffield, Connected Places Catapult and the London School of Architecture
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FeaturesWhat made this project… Bradbury Works by [Y/N] Studio
[Y/N] Studio’s body of work impressed the judges for this year’s AYAs, as the practice was named a finalist for Young Architect of the Year. In this series, we take a look at one of the team’s entry projects and ask the firm’s director, Alex Smith, to break down some ...
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OpinionMæ’s winning project revives medieval tradition of treating older people with the dignity they deserve
This Stirling Prize winner places a much-needed focus on how we house and support people later in their lives
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NewsMæ’s John Morden Centre bags 2023 Stirling Prize
South-east London facility is “a place of joy and inspiration”, says jury chair Ellen van Loon
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NewsPrivate equity firm takes stake in Tottenham stadium architect Populous
Kansas-based practice behind string of Premier League jobs now part-owned by US investor
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NewsHerzog & de Meuron’s £1.5bn Liverpool Street station revamp finally on verge of being made public by City planners
Application was originally submitted in May but has been held up since
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NewsCouncillors say ‘no’ to Orms’ Soho plans
Concerns over loss of Art Deco elevation and new scheme’s bulk derail office-led plans
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NewsBuckley Gray Yeoman’s controversial Waterloo tower gets go-ahead
Office scheme proposals for site next to centre for services personnel attracted 2,500 objections
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ReviewReview | London of the Future
Chris Dyson is challenged and inspired by a new book that plots multiple future trajectories for London
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NewsAitken Turnbull converts Art Deco school into supported housing
Grade B-listed Kelso landmark transformed into 36-home extra-care facility
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NewsMCW promotes all-female team as part of succession planning
Cambridge-based practice plans for the future with new appointments
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OpinionChange requires designers to stick their necks out and propose what a better future might be
Having put out a call for an alternative to the term ‘master plan’ David Rudlin reviews some of the many suggestions