All Buildings, Design and Specification articles – Page 27
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FeaturesBattersea power station: conquering the Everest of real estate
It has been compared to climbing the world’s highest mountain but the redeveloped Battersea power station is now, finally, complete
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CommentDeveloping schools fit for the future
The industry needs to put more of a focus on developing schools fit for not only our future but the next generation’s future as well
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FeaturesCost model: School buildings
Amid rising prices, schools developers must strike a balance between meeting cost expectations and providing fit-for-purpose, sustainable buildings for the next generation of learners
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Features Why other sectors should follow healthcare in embracing modular
Why we see modular construction increasingly gaining favour
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NewsBig names in hunt for £200m makeover of historic Berkeley Square block
Current Lansdowne House was built in 1980s and has heritage stretching back to 1760s
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News£400m plan to turn ITV studios into office complex still on hold despite GLA backing
Project team sweating on decision by communities secretary over possible call in
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FeaturesLooking up … new visitor centre at Jodrell Bank is out of this world
While the famous radio telescope searches out the mysteries of the universe, the £20.5m new visitor centre presented challenges of a far more terrestrial kind
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NewsMayfair hotel scheme blocked by planning inspector
Basement works and loss of office space see council’s rejection upheld
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FeaturesMayfield, Manchester: a park for the people
The first major open space in the city centre – and first public park anywhere in Manchester for 100 years – is ready to open
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NewsFosters’ plans for £1bn Blackfriars tower cluster given public airing
Architect took over from Wilkinson Eyre on the 18 Blackfriars Road scheme last year
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NewsMMC makes it harder to reuse materials, say demolition firms
Modern materials are ‘nowhere near’ as reusable as those used in traditional construction
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NewsAcademics unveil ‘weather-resistant’ heat pump
The ‘flexible’ technology could solve the problem of heat pumps affected by cold weather
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NewsUKGBC calls for standardised measures of carbon savings when reusing materials
Lack of agreed metrics on carbon savings from retaining components in projects is an important gap in industry knowledge, climate group claims
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NewsDerwent reports strong demand and ‘flight to quality’ in London office market
Firm’s first half profits for second consecutive year
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NewsWestminster approves Fosters’ rejigged mixed-use scheme in Mayfair
Westminster councillors approve taller version of 2019 scheme for conservation-area site
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FeaturesCost comparison: Upgrade or renew?
To meet net zero targets, owners must bring buildings up to scratch. Whether to refurb or demolish and rebuild is the question
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NewsNew guidance seeks to ‘de-risk’ offsite manufacturing
Construction Innovation Hub launches framework aiming to improve quality and consistency of platform and offsite construction systems
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NewsFosters working on four-tower New York masterplan
Practice unveils early proposals for redevelopment of world’s busiest bus station
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NewsIn pictures: Lendlease’s ‘tree house’ pavilion at Elephant Park
Timber arts and community hub forms the centrepiece of new park in south London
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NewsTide Construction gets green light for 48-storey modular tower
Docklands student tower set to be one of world’s tallest volumetric buildings