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NewsOpportunities and threats for wider UK hardwood use explored at V&A event
Ways to scale the use of UK hardwood in construction were unpacked at a V&A museum symposium that tackled the question: what if our built environment was shaped by local, climate-resilient, mixed-species forest? The audience heard about projects across the country that are facilitating the use of homegrown timber – ...
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NewsUK’s first circular construction hub launches in Royal Docks
The project will take in waste construction materials and process them for reuse, preventing waste and saving carbon. It aims to become the largest such project in Europe
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Industry steadies, but high input costs show no signs of easing
Despite a challenging final quarter, the UK construction industry remained resilient in 2025, and a sense of cautious optimism emerged at the start of the year
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CommentWomen’s sport is forcing a stadium design rethink
When venues work for women, families and first-time attendees, they become more commercially resilient and socially valuable for everyone, writes HOK’s Kirsty Mitchell
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NewsWork on £200m City office in Moorgate now not expected to start until next year
McLaren was appointed to PCSA on Tenter House scheme in middle of last year
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NewsBovis confirmed for £200m London Stock Exchange makeover
Firm beats Wates and Structure Tone to Paternoster Square scheme being masterminded by Oxford Properties
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NewsNew Masonry Association technical committee raises concerns over zero-compression cavity fire barriers
First guidance from Masonry Association’s new technical committee raises concerns about the increasing use of zero-compression cavity fire barriers, which it believes present a foreseeable long-term life-safety risk
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FeaturesArchitectural lighting and restraint: why less light can achieve more
Architectural lighting designers are under increasing pressure to meet apparently incompatible demands: the desire for ever greater spectacle, and mounting concern about energy use and light pollution. To understand how the profession is responding to this tension, we spoke to Keith Bradshaw, CEO of Speirs Major, whose practice has spent ...
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NewsFrontrunner emerges in race for £200m London Stock Exchange makeover
Three firms had been chasing Paternoster Square scheme being masterminded by Oxford Properties
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FeaturesFrom stranded asset to grade A office: how a facsimile facade made all the difference for a failing, listed Manchester building
A thermally improved replica now fronts Manchester’s grade II listed Pall Mall, after Bruntwood SciTech and Sheppard Robson overhauled its failing 1960s facade, Thomas Lane report
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FeaturesCost model: Converting office buildings to hotel use
London’s thriving tourism market, combined with deteriorating office stocks and a focus on reuse, is driving office-to-hotel conversions – here’s look at the drivers and risks
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NewsCity gives green light to £200m London Stock Exchange makeover with winner expected shortly
Three firms chasing Paternoster Square scheme being masterminded by Oxford Properties
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SponsoredHow manufacturers are adapting to growth, regulation and rising project complexity
With construction regulations tightening, Tobermore is evolving its structure, creating senior roles, and building on its existing technical expertise to deliver effective and compliant solutions for customers. Sales director Anna McAleer explains how the company is adapting operations, supporting housebuilders, and embedding a culture of internal growth to stay ahead ...
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CommentMore optimism means more architects: Why the big practices are getting bigger
The latest survey of top architecture firms for Building’s sister title Building Design shows recruitment at the top 10 practices is increasing faster than elsewhere as they take advantage of growing markets in North Africa and the Middle East. Thomas Lane crunches the data
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CommentAir quality in green building certification: what you need to know
Julie Tait explains how indoor air-quality standards in sustainable building certification are changing – and offers her golden rules for ensuring compliance
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FeaturesAreas for growth and recovery: Why architects are feeling more positive this year
The latest survey of top architecture firms for Building’s sister title Building Design shows a global uplift in sentiment, with the Middle East leading the way and cautious optimism on India, writes David Blackman
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FeaturesJewry Wall Museum, Leicester: A case study in sensitive adaptation of post‑war public architecture
A careful, minimal retrofit by Levitate transforms Dannatt’s 1959 Vaughan College into a modern museum while preserving its mild brutalist character. Owen Hatherley reports
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SponsoredFrom sustainability to regenerative design: how SJ Group is reimagining the future of cities
SJ Group CEO Sean Chiao explains why regenerative design and AI are redefining how cities are planned, built and operated — and how the built environment can deliver lasting value for people and the planet
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NewsProject team unveiled for huge £300m Imperial College scheme as new images of plans emerge
Four firms due to send bids back for AI building next month