Comment Articles

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has welcomed the Government’s recent commitments to increasing the numbers of new build houses, including today’s announcement on funding for Housing Zones across England. But the RIBA has warned that the whole exercise... View Article

London is the most expensive city in Europe and the second most expensive city worldwide in which to build, according to the latest International Construction Costs Index published by Arcadis, the leading global Design & Consultancy firm for natural and... View Article

In the past 15 years, nearly 190 skyscrapers have been built in Dubai; comparatively, London has seen the construction 23 new skyscrapers in the same time frame, according to Knight Frank. By the end of next year, there will be... View Article

The incidence of flooding as experienced recently in the UK is likely to become the norm with climate change and will have a significant impact upon our cities and landscapes. It will profoundly affect every aspect of our society, our... View Article

It is not only size that matters when planning a protected area, other spatial features such as shape are also critical to the number of animal species found there. A new study from the University of Exeter assessed the spatial... View Article

Brick is a long-serving, hardy design material, reminiscent of a friendly, familiar face, or a warming fire; fundamental but sometimes in danger of going unnoticed. Brick had taken a backseat in recent years, almost usurped by modern counterparts. But recent... View Article

Seven in ten (70 per cent) architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) firms feel the deluge of project information is holding them back from effective collaboration. Worse still, only 4 per cent of construction managers say their organisations are collaborating highly... View Article

Increasingly stringent efficiency requirements within Part L of the Building Regulations mean that many projects struggle to achieve compliance without bolting on renewable technologies. However, despite renewables being an easy option this is not always appropriate. In these instances, creative... View Article