All Buildings, Design and Specification articles – Page 11
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NewsGreen light for Stanhope’s huge Waterloo life sciences district
Scheme still needs to signed off by London mayor and communities secretary Michael Gove
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NewsBritish Land appoints architect to turn £20m City car park into logistics hub
Developer targeting more work in last-mile delivery push
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors and Housebuilders 2022: Signs of hope in the economic phoney war
Contractors are wary but the need for more recruits and a better-than-expected autumn statement mean it’s not all doom and gloom for the year ahead, writes Dave Rogers
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NewsSellar to unveil design changes to £1.5bn Liverpool Street station following listing upgrade
Move follows Historic England’s decision to upgrade site’s listing status following request from developer and heritage groups
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NewsPlans in for 32-storey office tower beside historic London market
Developers say 85 Gracechurch Street will drive footfall at Leadenhall Market
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NewsSOM rejigs City tower to boost carbon credentials
Consented plans for the Diamond have been redrawn amid growing demand for low carbon office space
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FeaturesTo refurb or rebuild? Join the great M&S Oxford Street store debate
Henrietta Billings and Fred Pilbrow put the case for and against plans to build a new flagship store for Marks & Spencer on Oxford Street
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NewsCouncil accused of ‘abuse of power’ over approval for Make’s ITV studios redevelopment
Former Vauxhall MP Kate Hoey suggests Lambeth was driven by motive to get ‘as much money as possible’ from £400m redevelopment of ITV studios
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FeaturesBankside Yards: A new net zero model for London?
Native Land’s scheme will be the UK’s first major mixed-use net zero development thanks to an ambient heat network. Thomas Lane reports
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NewsStanhope’s huge Royal Street scheme in London set for approval next week
Development due to be built next door to Waterloo station
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NewsSecurity and safety worries prompt council to reject plans to move Chinese embassy to Tower Hamlets
David Chipperfield scheme would have seen complex swap Portland Place for Royal Mint site
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NewsPlanning appeal gives green light for another Cambridge technology park
Scott Brownrigg-designed scheme approved after being rejected last year
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NewsPlans to turn former Debenhams store into new homes at Surrey market town get OK
Native Land scheme will include retail and restaurant space
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FeaturesFactory International: Manchester’s new joy division
Manchester’s Factory International mega‑venue aims to encourage artists to push the boundaries – as the designers themselves have done
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FeaturesCPD 13 2022: Designing acoustics for learning environments
This CPD sponsored by ROCKWOOL examines the issues around acoustic performance in schools, sets out the relevant regulations and standards, and explains some of the solutions available. Deadline for completion Friday 30 December 2022.
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CommentWould you have worked on a World Cup stadium?
The 2022 World Cup stadiums in Qatar have been dogged by controversy around workers’ rights. Ben Flatman asks whether architects are responsible for the ethics of their clients
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FeaturesDesigning for the desert: how British architects approached the 2022 World Cup
For Qatar 2022, Zaha Hadid Architects, Foster + Partners and BDP Pattern had to create open-air arenas where players and spectators are protected from temperatures of 40ºC
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Upward but uneven
As building costs soar, yearly tender price increases are close to double figures – but that should slow next year. And while construction output is still rising overall, there is greater fragmentation
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NewsMini-VRV: The versatile climate control system for urban developments
VRV specialist at Daikin explains how compact mini-VRV systems can help make it simple to incorporate climate control into a building’s design
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