Building cultural change in London

UK Construction Week (UKCW) comes to London on 3-5 May at ExCel, with the promises of a major face to face event for the construction industry for 25,000 expected visitors The organisers have developed a key focus for UKCW London... View Article

Ask the Architect: Liz Leber

LISTEN HERE 🔊 Liz Leber, managing partner of New York practice Beyer Blinder Belle, drives her firm to work with clients who have a clear “mission”, but also strives to extract their core project objectives. She explains the “creativity, pragmatism,... View Article

Health and wellbeing at work

LISTEN HERE 🔊 Architects Saunders have designed what will be one of the most sustainable business parks in the UK, with the focus on sustainable construction and healthy lifestyles for staff. Managing director Martin Williams explains why it is an... View Article

More than meets the eyes

LISTEN HERE 🔊 Retail developments in Chinese cities now contain much more than just retail, and are designed to be ‘all-in-one’ destinations; the new Shanghai Jiuguang Center is no exception. Roseanne Field reports The Shanghai Jiuguang Center, located in the... View Article

Selling biophilic benefits

LISTEN HERE 🔊 Shopping malls are a key social destination in China, and with this in mind Lead8 sought to provide a landscape-rich interior to enhance the experience of a new mixed-use scheme in Chongqing, in the form of a... View Article

Anchorwood in the ‘Bank’ with Resiblock Sealers

Resiblock Resiecco has been utilised at Phases 1 & 2 of the major brownfield development Anchorwood Bank. The project, which sees the implementation of 170 new homes, restaurants and cafes, as well as leisure and commercial facilities, is the vision... View Article

Vent-Axia supports BEAMA’s new Ventilation White Paper

Vent-Axia, a leader in low-carbon ventilation, is delighted to support BEAMA’s¹ updated Ventilation White Paper. Launched on 16 February 2022, BEAMA’s ‘Better Ventilation, Better Homes, Better Health’ White Paper sets out a 4-step policy pathway for the future to deliver... View Article

Wood Awards 2022 launches call for entries

The Wood Awards: Excellence in British Architecture and Product Design has launched its 2022 call for entries. Anyone involved in a UK-based wood project is invited to enter and has until 1 July 2022 to submit their applications. There is... View Article

Zinc roofing and cladding around the world

The Focus on Zinc magazine, now in its 18th edition, showcases 20 projects from 16 countries. The projects presented highlight buildings that reveal the beauty of zinc, show creative use of techniques and continue to focus on our different surface... View Article

Brand identity in a practical floor finish at Plastribution

IVC Commercial Carpet Tiles, Luxury Vinyl Tiles and Heterogeneous Vinyl floors have been utilised in the new offices of Plastribution, supporting brand identity and keeping it practical. Plastribution, the UK’s leading distributor of plastics and raw materials, recently moved into... View Article

Bailey Fields – High-end student accommodation

Sheffield is a noted centre of academic study, being home to the University of Sheffield, the University of Sheffield International College and Sheffield Hallam University. With a combined student population of over 65,000 there is much demand for high quality... View Article