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astudio launches revolutionary modular housing method in partnership with major London borough

Monday, 3rd September 2018

astudio, the award-winning architectural practice, launches amodular, its proprietary modular building method with Be First, the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham’ s pioneering regeneration company. The ground-breaking process reduces the cost of modular housing, provides high-quality homes and offers... View Article

Dame Judith Hackitt confirmed as Keynote Speaker at CABE Conference

Monday, 3rd September 2018

The Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) has today announced that Dame Judith Hackitt will be providing the keynote speech at its Annual Conference and Exhibition in October. A chemical engineer, Dame Judith is the author of Building a Safer... View Article

New perspectives on Alvar Aalto’s foreign networks

Monday, 3rd September 2018

lvar Aalto (1898–1976) was one of the most internationally oriented Finns of all time. He was skilled in networking and established enduring contacts with colleagues around the world already in the 1920s. After 1929, when he first attended a CIAM... View Article

Blog: Air pollution and existing homes

Wednesday, 29th August 2018

By Wendy Thomas, residential product manager at Nuaire Air pollution is now recognised to be the greatest environmental threat to human health in the UK. Exposure to high concentrations of pollutants is harmful to our health, and the effects are cumulative. Elderly... View Article

Wilson Associates Appoints Beth Campbell as Chief Executive Officer

Wednesday, 29th August 2018

Global interior architecture firm Wilson Associates is pleased to announce the appointment of Beth Campbell as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective August 20, 2018. With more than 25 years of experience in global design, Campbell is a highly strategic... View Article

Barton Willmore urge planners and developers to have their say and complete survey on the Planning (Scotland) Bill

Wednesday, 29th August 2018

Barton Willmore, a leading Planning and Design consultancy, are urging planners and developers to have their say and complete a survey to help influence the Planning (Scotland) Bill. Barton Willmore, who recently expanded its operation in Scotland with the opening... View Article

Architecture consultancy welcomes graduate to team

Tuesday, 28th August 2018

Architectural consultancy LK2 – which has offices in both London and Lincoln – continued its ambitious growth plans with the appointment of a new graduate Part II architectural assistant. Part II architectural assistant, Adam Caffrey joins LK2 after finishing his... View Article

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Principal Jon Jackson Has Died

Tuesday, 28th August 2018

Jon C. Jackson, FAIA, retired principal of national architecture firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson (BCJ), passed away on August 17, 2018. A Pittsburgh area native, Jon was a highly-respected figure in both the Western Pennsylvania and national design communities, and his... View Article

Hinckley Architects chosen for prestige project

Tuesday, 28th August 2018

A Hinckley-based firm of architects has landed a prestige project to design a “dream development” near Market Bosworth. Hayward Architects in Station Road has been commissioned by developers Springbourne Homes to produce the plans for 20 bespoke homes on a... View Article

RIBA announces new talks series in partnership with VitrA Bathrooms

Tuesday, 28th August 2018

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is pleased to announce a new partnership with VitrA Bathrooms: the RIBA + VitrA Talks series. Over the next two years this new flagship series will showcase the best in contemporary, established and... View Article

London South Bank first UK University to offer Architecture Degree Apprenticeships

Monday, 20th August 2018

LSBU is officially the first UK university to offer Level 6 (BA Hons, Degree level equivalent) apprenticeships in Architecture to undergraduates this Autumn. In addition, LSBU’s School of Architecture and the Built Environment (BEA) is also offering Level 7 Architecture... View Article

CTBUH presents Five Minutes with William Pedersen

Friday, 17th August 2018

William Pedersen is the founding design partner of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, which he started with A. Eugene Kohn and Sheldon Fox in 1974. Pedersen sat down with CTBUH to discuss his vision for the iconic Shanghai World Financial Center,... View Article

3D printing presents multi industry opportunities

Friday, 17th August 2018

The recent broadening in knowledge and understanding about 3D printing and additive manufacture have generated new business ideas and opportunities ranging from home hobby machines to printing buildings on other planets. Andrew Watts, CEO of international Building Engineers Newtecnic, reveals... View Article

RIBA Future Trends: Architects’ confidence dips, practices more cautious about recruitment

Wednesday, 15th August 2018

In June 2018, the RIBA Future Trends Workload Index remained positive, standing at +17, but it’s down from the May’s figure of +24. In terms of geographical analysis, practices in the North of England (with a balance figure of +41)... View Article

RIBA responds to the Government’s Social Housing Green Paper

Wednesday, 15th August 2018

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has tresponded to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government Social Housing Green Paper. RIBA President Ben Derbyshire says, “Whilst there are some welcome proposals in the Government’s Social Housing Green Paper, I’m... View Article

Rooftop development as a solution to public sector housing shortage requires careful planning reveals Pellings seminar

Tuesday, 14th August 2018

There is considerable interest in the provision of rooftop housing developments (RTD) to help alleviate the housing crisis – agent Knight Frank estimates that 40,000 homes could be built on top of existing buildings in Central London alone – however... View Article

RIBA calls for a comprehensive ban on combustible materials

Tuesday, 14th August 2018

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has submitted evidence to the Government’s consultation on banning the use of combustible materials in the external walls of high-rise residential buildings. After a lengthy investigation, the Institute has concluded that a ban... View Article

Constructionline partners with London Build 2018

Tuesday, 14th August 2018

Constructionline, the supply chain and procurement management expert, has partnered with London Build 2018, the leading construction and design show for London and the UK. The partnership will involve the biggest Constructionline Meet the Buyer event so far and the... View Article