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FeaturesBackstage at The Old Vic: New extension offers contemporary counterpoint to a Georgian icon
Within a slender 10m slot on Waterloo Road, Haworth Tompkins has delivered a £13.7m extension that redefines The Old Vic theatre’s relationship with its city, Josh Fenton writes
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CommentPreserving Britain’s past and building its future – why our heritage depends on vocational skills
Adrian Attwood exposes the crisis in heritage-conservation craft skills, and makes a plea for more young people to be encouraged into the field
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NewsZero Laitance addition to Gypsol screed range
LKAB Minerals launches a new laitance-free floor screed it claims can cut labour and material costs by 66%*
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FeaturesDesigned to change the world: Inside Oxford University’s new £200m Life and Mind Building
This research facility brings together experimental psychology and biology departments to address challenges including climate change, mental health, food security and AI. Thomas Lane reports
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FeaturesCome with me to Clamart: a postcard from a Parisian regenerative development that really works
British regeneration schemes could learn a lot from the Clamart Panorama brownfield development near Paris, says Nicholas Boys Smith – above all the humility to ask people what they really like
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NewsThree in race for deal to give London Stock Exchange £200m makeover
Bids returned this week with winner on Paternoster Square scheme due early next year
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CommentRaising a new town: Lessons from delivering new communities in the UK
Some key ingredients are required if the government’s new towns programme is to be a success, writes Charles Hill
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NewsPerkins & Will’s Westminster library scheme unanimously approved
University of Westminster to replace 1930s building with seven-storey library
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CommentWhy windows will have to work harder than ever
Andrew Mellor considers the considerable technical, social and environmental pressures driving the next stage in window design
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NewsHawkins Brown unveils pared-back Manchester Met Library plans after cost-saving redesign
University forced to chop four storeys off £90m scheme in new plans to be submitted this December
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NewsHeatherwick and US practice appointed to design new stadium for Birmingham City FC
Designs for 62,000-seat ground to be unveiled in coming weeks
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NewsPlans sent in for 54-storey Canary Wharf tower
Developer hoping for decision on residential-led 77 Marsh Wall in first half of next year
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NewsLonger lasting anti-mould paint from Inducoat
Just in time for Awaab’s Law coming into force in October, new supplier Pazco has brought Dutch anti-mould paint Inducoat Fungi to the UK
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CommentThis Stirling Prize winner is a model for how we can all live better
Witherford Watson Mann’s Appleby Blue scheme shows how thoughtful design can help us age well, strengthen communities and rethink how generations live together, says Ben Flatman
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Information - BuildingCPD 18 2025: Understanding fire stopping and liability
Sponsored by ROCKWOOL®, this CPD module explores the role of fire stopping, setting out the legal liabilities for all parties involved in the design, construction and installation process, as well as outlining best practice for design and installation of relevant products
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NewsHistoric England upholds objection to GPE’s redrawn London Bridge office scheme ahead of decision tomorrow
Council told developer to redesign New City Court plans in July amid concern over impact on listed buildings
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NewsWeatherproofing under the Building Safety Act: Why early planning is critical for compliance and fire safety
Matt Jones explains why weatherproofing penetrations is a vital but often overlooked part of Building Safety Act compliance
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Information - BuildingCPD 17 2025: Specifying fire-rated doorsets – navigating standards, legislation and best practice
Sponsored by JELD-WEN UK, this module explores how to specify fire doorsets with confidence in the light of recent changes to fire safety legislation
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FeaturesToo good to waste: How to recycle an old building for use on a brand new one
30 Duke Street on Piccadilly features reclaimed steel, recycled glass, aluminium window frames and Portland stone from the building there before. Thomas Lane went along to have a look
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Construction sector hangs in the balance
Global events and inflationary turmoil have heightened sensitivity to risk and created nervousness ahead of the Budget, affecting private sector decision-making. Project viability remains tight