A brighter future for our kids

Imma Boada of Kingspan Light + Air looks at how the need for effective daylight within our schools extends far beyond issues of academic attainment In 1999, Heschong Mahone Group conducted a comprehensive study that analysed the academic performance of... View Article

Taking a circular route to emergency care efficiency

A new hospital in Cramlington, Northumberland, is the first in the NHS to be purpose-designed for emergency cases. Neil Harvey of Ramboll explains how the building simplifies the route from admission to specialists using a ‘panopticon’ ward design The Northumbria Specialist... View Article

The power of nature

HLM’s Aline Browers and David Greig explain how the benefits of biophilia are increasingly being recognised by designers working in educational environments Biophilia is a term popularised by American psychologist Ed Wilson in the 1980s. When you ask people where... View Article

Practice Profile: Saunders

With a pragmatic approach and a retail pedigree Saunders is broadening its horizons, with a newfound focus on the residential sector. Sébastien Reed spoke to the firm’s Martin Williams to find out more Saunders was established 30 years ago by... View Article

FaulknerBrowns trio triumph at the WICE Awards

Three colleagues from FaulknerBrowns Architects completed a clean sweep of the architectural accolades last week at the European Women in Construction and Engineering (WICE) Awards 2018. Tania Love was named Best Woman Architect, a category in which colleague Hilary I’Anson... View Article

London Festival of Architecture comes to East Village

East Village, the former London 2012 Athletes’ Village, is to be part of the world’s largest annual architecture festival. From 1st – 30th June the London Festival of Architecture (LFA) will have a presence in E20 with a spatial installation exploring... View Article

ThirdWay pioneers new Cat A+ commercial fit out concept

A new concept in design & build, coined ‘CAT A+’, is being pioneered’ by commercial property designers and specialists, The ThirdWay Group. Since its conception, the model has been implemented on a number of projects in London to appeal to... View Article