All UK articles – Page 75
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Opinion
Plasticine versus Lego: Why is architecture so square?
David Rudlin shudders at the overwhelming rectilinearity of our cityscapes and ponders why architects are still so averse to addressing corners
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News
In pictures: Lea Bridge Library Pavilion by Studio Weave
Accessibility and a rigorous approach to sustainability set the tone for this grade II listed library extension
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News
A third of architects now expect workloads to fall in the coming months
RIBA’s latest Future Trends survey published as Bank of England raises interest rates by a further 0.5%
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Emrys Architects gets green light for City office scheme
Proposals will deliver 5,000sq m commercial development between Moorgate and Coleman Street
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Grayson Perry work completes Apparata Architects’ House for Artists
Sculpture honouring Becontree Estate forms centrepiece of east London housing and workspace development
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Historic England reveals 2022 listing highlights in annual round-up
1920s Edwin Lutyens-designed garden and a convent for “fallen” women among newly protected sites
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Architecture salary survey: new grads’ pay soars as directors take hit
But almost all rises trail consumer-price inflation and consultancy warns redundancies loom
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Harris Partnership appointed to turn £20m City car park into logistics hub
British Land targeting more work in last-mile delivery push
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In pictures: FCBS delivers modern flatiron building in Leeds
Globe Point office block is first completion in 3.5ha Temple Masterplan
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Green light for AHMM’s huge Waterloo life sciences district
Henley Halebrown, Morris & Co and Piercy & Co among practices working on five-block development which will see the demolition of Feilden Fowles’ office
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KPF submits plans for 23-storey Canary Wharf life sciences building
Scheme being mastermind by CWG and Dutch investor
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HTA given go ahead for seven-block housing scheme in Ilford
Telford Homes development to include more than 800 homes in towers rising to 36 storeys in height
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Features
How are architects planning for a recession?
Designers are often among the first built environment sectors to feel the impact of a recession. With economic forecasts getting gloomier by the week, practice leaders are buckling up for a rough ride, writes Tom Lowe
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News
Herzog & de Meuron’s £1.5bn Liverpool Street station revamp to be ‘enhanced’ following listing upgrade
Move follows Historic England’s decision to upgrade site’s listing status following request from developer Sellar and heritage groups
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Woods Bagot lodges plans for 32-storey tower next to Leadenhall Market
Developers say the “complementary extension” will drive footfall to historic market
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Two and a half year respite for construction products as government finally provides CE mark clarity
Housing department finally buckles under pressure to delay new certification rules just two weeks before they were due to come into force
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SOM unveils sustainability overhaul of 260m City tower
Consented plans for “The Diamond” have been rejigged amid growing demand for low carbon office space
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Opinion
Urban darning: How to densify our towns and cities
Our cities provide a wealth of opportunities for new housing on overlooked sites. But we need supportive planners to realise their potential, writes Malcolm Crayton
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News
Firefighters call for stricter rules on modular construction
Fire chiefs especially worried over use of offsite techniques in high rises
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Opinion
Developers need to look beyond bricks and mortar and embrace the human side of what they do
The post-Covid world and the shadow of recession are bringing new priorities to the fore, writes Martyn Evans