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The role of materials R&D in protecting homes from radon gas

Monday, 9th July 2018

Radon gas protection is a key requirement in many parts of the world. Jagan Mohanraj, Innovation Director at Visqueen reviews how the challenge of high ground gas levels, low ambient temperatures and demanding regulations were met through an extensive materials... View Article

SCX powers the articulated steel facade of high-profile London redevelopment

Wednesday, 27th June 2018

Sheffield specialist engineering firm SCX Special Projects has opened the door on a stunning articulated steel facade at a high-profile office and residential development in central London. It supplied the facade and designed, built and installed the mechanism that allows... View Article

RIBA responds to social housing boost

Tuesday, 26th June 2018

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) responds to the announcement of investment in social housing across England confirmed today (26 June 2018) by Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, The Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP. Speaking... View Article

Quote of the Week – 14th May 2018

Monday, 14th May 2018

“I don’t think that architecture is only about shelter, is only about a very simple enclosure. It should be able to excite you, to calm you, to make you think.” – Zaha... View Article

Fact of the Week – 7th May 2018

Monday, 7th May 2018

The largest movie theatre in the world, Radio City Music Hall in New York City, opened in December, 1932. It originally had 5,945... View Article

Quote of the Week – 30th April 2018

Monday, 30th April 2018

“Good buildings come from good people, and all problems are solved by good design.” – Stephen... View Article

Fact of the Week – 23rd April 2018

Monday, 23rd April 2018

Hoover Dam is 726 feet tall and 660 feet thick at its base. Enough rock was excavated in its construction to build the Great Wall of... View Article

Quote of the Week – 16th April 2018

Monday, 16th April 2018

“Architecture is the thoughtful making of space.” – Louis... View Article

Fact of the Week – 9th April 2018

Monday, 9th April 2018

If any of the heads on Mt. Rushmore had a body, it would be nearly 500 feet... View Article

Quote of the Week – 2nd April 2018

Monday, 2nd April 2018

“Every man’s work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.” – Samuel... View Article

Fact of the Week – 26th March 2018

Monday, 26th March 2018

During a severe windstorm or rainstorm the Empire State Building may sway several feet to either... View Article

Quote of the Week – 19th March 2018

Monday, 19th March 2018

“Architecture is a visual art, and the buildings speak for themselves.” – Frank... View Article

Fact of the Week – 12th March 2018

Monday, 12th March 2018

The Hoover Dam was built to last 2,000 years. The concrete in it will not even be fully cured for another 500... View Article

Quote of the Week – 5th March 2018

Monday, 5th March 2018

“Architecture is a visual art, and the buildings speak for themselves.” – Julia... View Article

Fact of the Week – 26th February 2018

Monday, 26th February 2018

The Eiffel Tower receives a fresh coat of 300 tons of reddish-green paint every seven... View Article

Quote of the Week – 19th February 2018

Monday, 19th February 2018

“The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own we have no soul of our own civilisation.” – Frank Lloyd... View Article

Fact of the Week – 12th February 2018

Monday, 12th February 2018

The world’s largest art gallery is the Winter Palace and Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia. Visitors would have to walk 15 miles to see the 322 galleries which house nearly three million works of... View Article

Quote of the Week – 5th February 2018

Monday, 5th February 2018

“It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time.” – David Allan... View Article

Fact of the Week – 29th January 2018

Monday, 29th January 2018

The Taj Mahal was commissioned in 1630 by Shah Jehan to honor his wife Mumtaz, who died in... View Article

Quote of the Week – 22nd January 2018

Monday, 22nd January 2018

“Whatever good things we build end up building us” – Jim... View Article