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Extra £3.5bn for removing unsafe cladding derided as being too little and too late

Thursday, 11th February 2021

The long awaited Government announcement on how it will resolve the cladding scandal were almost immediately criticised for not being enough, for taking too long and for focussing solely on cladding – while ignoring other serious safety concerns such as... View Article

Getting brickwork right

Thursday, 21st January 2021

Sean Wilkins of the Brick Development Association gives specification, design and workmanship tips that will ensure that your brickwork is successful Despite being used for thousands of years with evidence of their use in the UK dating back to the... View Article

New homes required to have 31 per cent lower emissions from 2021

Wednesday, 20th January 2021

New homes constructed from this year onwards will be expected to produce 31 per cent lower carbon emissions in preparation for the 2025 Future Homes Standard, the Government has announced following the completion of its consultation. New homes will be... View Article

MVRDV completes their second Bvlgari facade at flagship store in Bangkok

Monday, 18th January 2021

Bangkok now has a Bvlgari flagship store with a façade designed by MVRDV. Located in the IconSiam department store – one of the largest malls in Asia – the project is the second in a series of facades designed by... View Article

Bull in the Oak

Wednesday, 9th December 2020

Nestled away in a hamlet just outside Market Bosworth lies what appears to be a typical Leicestershire farmstead. Except this country idyll has pushed the boundaries of design and planning and is now home to a bespoke development of five... View Article

Natural Stone Awards – Shortlist Announced

Wednesday, 9th December 2020

Stone Federation are delighted to announce the shortlisted projects for the 2020 Natural Stone Awards. In spite of the challenges that this year has presented, it was incredibly encouraging to see that both the quantity and quality of entries was... View Article

Slate: the perfect material for every architectural design

Friday, 9th October 2020

Slate is becoming more widely recognised for its vast design versatility, above and beyond traditional build and ideal for use across an array of modern roofing and cladding projects. Here Julian Gomez, Director of Marketing at CUPA PIZARRAS looks at the features and... View Article

MVRDV Reveals Glass Mural in Detroit, makes its debut in Midwestern United States

Thursday, 1st October 2020

The Netherlands-based architecture and design firm MVRDV has released details about Glass Mural, a one-of-a-kind, four-storey office and retail building located in Detroit’s beloved Eastern Market neighbourhood. Located just outside the city’s downtown core, the existing character of Eastern Market... View Article

ZHA announces the design of 2 Murray Road

Wednesday, 23rd September 2020

Located in the heart of Hong Kong’s central business district, the 36-storey Murray Road project for Henderson Land replaces a multi-storey car park to create an urban oasis adjacent to Chater Garden within a short walking distance to both Central... View Article

Hankook Technoplex in Pangyo opens

Tuesday, 22nd September 2020

Building on the successful partnership developed during the Hankook Technodome project – the company’s integrated R&D centre in Daejeon – Foster + Partners has designed Hankook’s new headquarters in Pangyo, on the outskirts of Seoul. The new building embraces several... View Article

We need beauty to survive

Tuesday, 22nd September 2020

Open letter from Lina Ghotmeh On the 4th of August 2020 just before 18h00, while I had just arrived to Beirut from Paris, a massive explosion hit the city, erasing its beating heart by the Port. Killing more than 191... View Article

Tech for good: How technology can reduce the environmental and social impact of our built environment

Friday, 18th September 2020

From Richard Hyams, founder of astudio The built environment accounts for approximately 40% of the UK’s total carbon footprint. With the Government having announced a £3bn green investment package in its Summer Statement, there is a clear effort to improve... View Article

Assael Architecture win planning permission for Connected Living development in Southall

Thursday, 17th September 2020

Connected Living London has been given the go-ahead for a new scheme at Southall Sidings, designed by award-winning architect, Assael Architecture. The development at Southall Sidings, close to Southall station in the London Borough of Ealing, will provide 460 apartments... View Article

Apple Marina Bay Sands – a new gemstone on the Singapore waterfront and a celebration of light

Thursday, 17th September 2020

Recently opened to the public, Apple Marina Bay Sands creates a new distinctive presence on Singapore Bay. The 30-metre-diameter structure is a fully glazed dome with a black glass base, complementing the sister pavilions through its scale and materiality. The... View Article

Glass; so much more than just a window

Thursday, 17th September 2020

By Chris Davis, composites manager at H B Fuller:Kommerling and Vice Chairman of the GGF Laminators and Tougheners committee Look at any international city’s newest buildings and they will undoubtedly be architectural wonders, built predominantly from glass, with a steel... View Article

Snug’s Eternal Wall ‘prayer’ landmark design gets green light

Monday, 14th September 2020

Paul Bulkeley, who founded Snug Architects in Southampton, is en route to become one of the UK’s most noteworthy architects after his design for a new national prayer landmark, Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer got the green light for build.... View Article

First look: The new landmark roof which will transform Sydney’s Central Station

Wednesday, 9th September 2020

The new 2,240m2 span vaulted roof at Central Station has been revealed to the public for the first time with installation underway as part of the city’s new Sydney Metro. The roof rises to 16m above the northern concourse becoming... View Article

Mobility meets architecture

Friday, 17th July 2020

A new gateway to the centre of Bressanone (Italy), a small city in South Tyrol, is the latest addition to the Bressanone-Varna Ring Road. The infrastructural landscape project designed by MoDusArchitects www.modusarchitects.com, is composed of a series of connected, largely... View Article

The Restaurant Gütsch reopens after the lockdown

Tuesday, 14th July 2020

Designed by Studio Seilern Architects, the Gütsch Restaurant on the Swiss Alps is now reopened and calling you above the cloud. At the heart of the new ski region Andermatt-Sedrun, the Gütsch is at an altitude of 2360m above sea level and... View Article

astudio founder responds to Summer Statement green investment

Wednesday, 8th July 2020

Richard Hyams, former Norman Foster architect and founder of award-winning practice astudio, comments: “The government’s pledge of a £3bn green investment package to decarbonise public buildings and minimise emissions from homes in the UK is a welcome step, we must... View Article