All Building Design articles in September 2024 – Page 5
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Opinion
Manufacturers must act in meeting the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard
Last week marks the long-awaited debut of a major milestone in sustainable construction: the pilot launch of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (NZCBS). While the UK construction industry has been moving toward a low-carbon future, a unified standard for achieving true net-zero buildings has been notably absent – ...
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News
Gort Scott wins competition for Girton College expansion
Girton College embarks on its largest building project in over 150 years
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Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art launches international design competition for major expansion
The deadline for first stage responses is 29 October 2024
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ARB launches comprehensive overhaul for registration of international architects
Regulator is aligning international routes to registration with its revised approach to UK education and training
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Ian Chalk Architects submits plans for Troxy restoration and new hotel
The Grade II listed Art Deco venue in East London is set to be restored with the addition of a contemporary hotel, enhancing its role in the local night-time economy
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Orms appoints two new directors, gains B Corp status, and moves to new headquarters
The move to 160 Old Street marks a new phase for Orms, designed to support its growing team
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Fosters completes ‘groundbreaking’ NYC headquarters with OXMAN
The ‘design and innovation’ hub features a robotics workshop, wet lab and bespoke furniture
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Opinion
Have we learned the lessons of Grenfell? Architectural education is in the spotlight
Neal Shasore makes a call for deeper reform in how architects are trained and held accountable post-Grenfell
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News
Cris Ballester Parets awarded 2024 RA architecture prize
Award recognises bioregional social housing on the Balearic Islands
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FCB Studios given go-ahead for £58m transformation of two Liverpool museums
The landmark museums on the city’s waterfront occupy Grade I-listed buildings
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Canary Wharf showcases ‘green spine’ after teaming up with Eden Project
Masterplanner on Docklands scheme is Howells
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Allies and Morrison wins planning for sustainable lab at Cambridge Science Park
Unit 440, a 11,000 sqm development at Cambridge Science Park, engineered by Webb Yates and Buro Happold, will deliver flexible lab and office space
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Features
Highlights from New York’s Climate Week
To coincide with the UN General Assembly last week, more than 2,000 climate advisers, business leaders and politicial figures gathered to find ways to accelerate the path to net zero. Here are some of the themes they discussed at the Climate Group’s conference
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Duty to cooperate should not be a ‘charter for blockers’ says Oxford council leader after inspectors reject draft local plan
Planning Inspector finds city failed to properly consult nearby authorities
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Rayner ditches review into London Plan ordered by predecessor Gove
Housing secretary says decision will enable ‘partnership approach’ with City Hall
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New exhibition celebrates 100 women architects from around the world
Exhibition reveals the innovative work of women architects shaping the future of the built environment
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Opinion
Can design codes help to create 1.5 million high-quality homes?
Design codes offer a pathway to sustainable housing development in line with new planning goals, writes Matilda Agace
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News
Haworth Tompkins unveils £14.5m transformation of London’s Warburg Institute
The arts and culture hub has received its first gallery, a new lecture theatre and study space as part of its makeover
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RIBA unveils finalists competing to design £30m Paddington research centre
Winner to be announced in January 2025
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MMC use would need to ‘expand considerably’ to solve labour shortage issue, says Skills England
Rates at which method is currently used not enough to plug worker gaps, group warns