Get closer to cork with Granorte

Granorte’s cork products have long been desired and used in high-end interior design projects across Europe. Now with an improved service, UK homes and business can enjoy a closer connection to some of the world’s finest cork products. With a... View Article

Aedas-designed low-carbon collaborative hub in Shenzhen

Aedas (executive director Kelvin Hu, founder and global principal designer Keith Griffiths), Shenzhen Capol International & Associates and MLA+B.V. joined hands to win the Shenzhen Construction Industry Ecological & Intelligent Valley Headquarters design competition. The design is set to be... View Article

Manchester Made Terrazzo

Available from Parkside, Ethical Stone Terrazzo is a low impact terrazzo tile that’s made in Manchester using repurposed brick, natural British stones and low carbon cement. In a process that sees stone waste collected from factories or sites across the... View Article

GSSArchitecture open news Leeds city centre office

Due to recent successes, national architects, GSSArchitecture, have opened their sixth office in the centre of Leeds. The practice, whose head office is in Northamptonshire, has had a presence in Yorkshire for over 13 years, with a studio based in... View Article

Rooflights with the authentic touch

Keeret Eden from The Rooflight Company discusses retrofitting rooflights to heritage properties to deliver the latest thermal performance standards while also improving user experience Retrofitting describes not only an intention to renovate but also to reduce the energy and carbon... View Article

Sensitive to urban safety

New legislation in the form of Martyn’s Law means that organisations which operate venues and locations where people gather will have a duty to prevent terrorist attacks. Mark Stone from Securiscape discusses the architect’s role in the UK’s ongoing campaign... View Article

Getting to grips with Part L

A year on from the latest, and highly significant, changes to Part L in England, Chris Pateman of Engineered Panels in Construction (EPIC), explores why the current requirements are so important, and what specifiers need to know going forward now... View Article

A false dichotomy?

Lidia Cetrangolo from Multipanel delves into whether style and sustainability are really conflicting requirements in bathroom design, and how they can both be met using wall panel solutions While their function is to service the basic daily needs of a... View Article

Haddonstone stepping up on sustainability

Toby Marlow, Building and Construction team director, discusses Haddonstone’s commitment to reducing its impact on the environment The construction industry is one of the UK’s biggest contributors to carbon emissions and environmental pollution. How would you summarise Haddonstone’s commitment to... View Article
Practice Profile: Space Group

Practice Profile: Space Group

This Newcastle-based practice has built a reputation around the development of digital design services alongside project commissions, with a particular focus on harnessing the benefits of BIM. CEO Rob Charlton explains its ethos to Laura Shadwell North east based architectural... View Article

The power of aluminium

Aluminium door and window systems offer architects an easy way to introduce unique designs to any residential or commercial property. Andrew Cross at Kestrel Aluminium Systems explains how Architects are, by definition, creative thinkers inspired by the way buildings affect... View Article

Powered by good design

Darren Hyde for the Automatic Door Suppliers Association (ADSA), outlines how to balance safety, security and accessibility requirements when identifying powered pedestrian door (PPD) solutions for commercial buildings There are a variety of challenges that architects and specifiers need to... View Article
View Point: Oliver Lowrie of Ackroyd Lowrie

View Point: Oliver Lowrie of Ackroyd Lowrie

LISTEN HERE Oliver Lowrie, director and co-founder at Ackroyd Lowrie shares how his firm is championing new talent, and why greater diversity and inclusivity is essential for safeguarding the future of the industry At Ackroyd Lowrie, we are building a... View Article
A singularly caring approach

A singularly caring approach

A new replacement for a 70s hospital which removed valuable parts of central Liverpool, a major new health facility for the city bridges healthcare and academia, restores urban quality, and has more ensuite single rooms than any other UK hospital.... View Article

Works commence on Glasgow student accommodation complex

Works are now underway at iQ Student Accommodation’s purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development on Bath Street, with members of the project team joining the official groundbreaking ceremony on 6 July. The iQ Student Accommodation complex, located at 225 Bath Street,... View Article