Sustainability & Sound

As Clerkenwell Design Week (w) marks its 15th anniversary across London’s EC1 district, the festival is sharpening its focus on two salient themes: sustainability and sound. Across the venues, streets and green spaces, Design Interventions – the festival’s curated series... View Article

Ask the Architects: Pablo Lambrechts & Lindsey Webster

ADF gets the lowdown on the working life of husband-and-wife team Pablo Lambrechts and Lindsey Webster, who co-founded their practice L+ Architects in 2018 What does the role of architect now mean across residential & wider sectors? Pablo Lambrechts: The... View Article

From coal barges to co-living

AHMM ’s mixed-use development in west London is helping to redefine the role of the Grand Union Canal, connecting heritage inspiration with modern co-living approaches. Stephen Cousins reports. Stretching for over 137 miles, the Grand Union Canal was once a... View Article

The Bathrooms & Washrooms Masterclass

This CPD webinar brings together experts to explore innovations in water saving, usability, and aesthetics, addressing the evolving needs of both multigenerational residential households and the commercial sector. It highlights how showers are becoming central to modern residential projects, examining the drivers... View Article

Aquarius Blinds: Redefining Architect-Contractor Partnerships

A sponsored publication produced in collaboration with Aquarius Blinds, a specialist installer of commercial and residential awnings, pergolas and blinds, supplying bespoke shading solutions across London and the South East for over 40 years. Some awning specifications test the limits... View Article

Mosaic wins BCO award for landmark office redevelopment in Glasgow

Mosaic Architecture + Design, one of Scotland’s most experienced practices, has triumphed at the prestigious British Council for Offices (BCO) Scotland awards for a landmark office redevelopment in Glasgow city centre. The firm won the fiercely contested refurbished/recycled workplace category... View Article

BREEAM And Beyond: Designing For Water Efficiency

The Armitage Shanks  ‘BREEAM And Beyond: Designing For Water Efficiency’ CPD looks at the key drivers behind bathroom and washroom water consumption and some practical design approaches to managing it effectively. We’ll then move into the main section, exploring the key... View Article

Low-pitch challenge resolved on Grade II renovation at Howgill House

A sensitive renovation in the Yorkshire Dales National Park has highlighted the importance of balancing historic character with modern performance standards, particularly where roofing constraints are involved. Meeting listed building requirements Howgill House, a Grade II listed farmhouse in Dent,... View Article

Fitzroy of London at Clerkenwell Design Week

Fitzroy of London will present its latest accessible washroom solutions at Clerkenwell Design Week (19–21 May 2026), introducing the new Oxford Doc M Commercial Pack and previewing a forthcoming digital configurator.   The Oxford pack is designed to meet UK... View Article

Group-fed shower systems with built-in efficiency

Horne’s range of push-button timed flow control (TFC) shower panels provides a simple but robust pre-plumbed solution for group-fed installations – using pre-mixed warm water from a single upstream thermostatic mixing valve (TMV). Like the Duŝo column, these panels are... View Article

AIM doubles fire stop block capacity

Investment in additional CNC technology at its Crawley manufacturing facility has increased AIM Acoustic & Insulation Manufacturing’s Fire Stop Block production capacity by 50 per cent. “This significantly greater CNC capability supports AIM’s position as a Fire Stop Block category... View Article

Are Your Washroom Designs Part T ready?

Taking into account Part T and Approved Document T in the design of accessible WC facilities What does Part T of the Building Regulations change for accessible washroom design? In short, it doesn’t replace Approved Document M. However, it does... View Article

Explore, Learn, Connect: Your Futurebuild Experience Starts Here

Futurebuild 2026 is where connections drive change. Across three packed days, explore a dynamic programme spanning the Arena, National Retrofit Conference, specialist stages, showcases, hands-on hubs and interactive features all designed to bring the entire built environment together. From thought-leading discussions and real-world case studies, to cutting-edge innovations and... View Article

The new aesthetic of accessible commercial washrooms

Anil Madan, Non-Residential Marketing Manager at Armitage Shanks For many years, commercial washrooms sat firmly in the background of design thinking. Functional, compliant, and often disconnected from the wider interior scheme, they were spaces to be resolved efficiently rather than... View Article