All Buildings, Design and Specification articles – Page 24
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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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NewsMace the favourite for £150m makeover of historic Berkeley Square block
Current Lansdowne House was built in 1980s and has heritage stretching back to 1760s
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FeaturesCost model: Build-to-rent
Build-to-rent offers a solution to low housing supply and stable returns for investors and developers – if they can meet the demands of a quickly evolving tenant base
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NewsPlan to convert Olympia car park into BRIT School theatre gets OK
Scheme part of wider £1.3bn redevelopment of the Olympia Exhibition Centre in Kensington
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NewsPlan for net zero buildings standard launches call for evidence
Firms asked to submit operational energy data from their most efficient buildings
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NewsDevelopers will lose customers if they fail to retrofit buildings, M&S inquiry told
Seaforth chief says clients “need to take the high road now” as M&S battles to save its plans to rebuild flagship Oxford Street store
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NewsIndustry tells Sunak to go to next week’s COP climate summit
Prime minister’s absence would be “dreadful example of short sightedness”, CIC boss says
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CommentPractical impacts of the Building Safety Act
A recent industry event examined in detail how the new safety legislation will affect the industry in both intended and unintended ways
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NewsPublic inquiry into M&S’s Oxford Street redevelopment kicks off today
Controversial Pilbrow & Partners scheme would see landmark 1920s building flattened and replaced by office block
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CommentWe must move faster and be more flexible in our approach to decarbonising concrete
It is vital that we reduce concrete’s carbon content. This requires the industry to embrace a less rigid approach to specification
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NewsCrystal Palace’s £100m stadium expansion set for kick off
Selhurst Park scheme will increase capacity by 8,000 to 34,000