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Climate change modelling will be incorporated in the design of every new project by global architecture studio Woods Bagot, which has developed a proprietary analytical tool incorporating custom weather data from Arup. Russell Fortmeyer, Global Sustainability Leader at Woods Bagot,... View Article

As part of the recently approved master plan, public open spaces will provide Astoria residents with a range of community amenities, forming an inclusive public realm network of diverse open space experiences. Innovation QNS, a community-driven plan for a walkable, 24/7,... View Article

Two architects from the thriving London studio of multi-disciplinary practice, rg+p have been promoted to its senior leadership team. Victoria Torres, a specialist in social housing, student accommodation and build-to-rent, and Nuno Mota, skilled in major project delivery and luxury... View Article

A House of Lords committee has given a damning assessment on the progress of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme launched by the Government in spring 2022, saying that it has “failed to deliver on its objectives,” following a “disappointingly low take-up... View Article

Leeds based architecture practice, Brewster Bye, has promoted Andrew Chapman to director and Tim Chesnutt has become a full qualified architect at the firm after successfully completing his RIBA part 3 exams. Andrew is now entering his tenth year at... View Article

Shanghai Jiading financial center project is designed by Aedas global design principal Ken Wai. The high-rise project is located in a well-equipped Jiading new city of Shanghai. With the excellent ecological surroundings, a high-rise Grade A office tower and five... View Article

Nottingham-based architects and interior designers, Marchini Curran Associates, is reflecting on a year of positive change under new ownership, with ambitious plans for growth, innovation and sustainability in 2023. The practice has had a successful year of transition under its leadership,... View Article

Landscape architecture practice Influence Landscape Planning and Design has bolstered its team with four new appointments, following a 25% business growth last year and a strong pipeline for 2023. Jake Haywood, Angus Lilburn, and Isabel Stratton all join the East-Midlands-based firm as... View Article

The construction of the new building of Anadolu Agency Multi-Purpose Broadcasting and Event Studio, located in Ankara Headquarters Building, has been completed. The design of the studio which is planned on the axis of innovative, multifunctional and transformable criteria, belongs to... View Article

The vision for a sustainable and contemporary Town Hall for Watford, at the heart of its civic, commercial, creative and social centre has been granted listed buildings and planning consent. Plans submitted by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, on behalf of... View Article

Planning permission was granted last month for the extensive retrofit of 21 St. Albans Grovev into a new junior school for Thomas’s Day Schools within the De Vere Conservation Area in Kensington, West London. The design, by award-winning architect, Ackroyd... View Article

The interior architecture team at award-winning practice GT3 Architects has capped an impressive year of growth with a new senior appointment. Charlotte Stone has been promoted to the role of senior interior architectural designer, working alongside associate director Michael Simpson as... View Article

Newark Works in Bath officially launches on 26 January, after a 10-year redevelopment costing £9m. The Grade-II listed, 40,000 sq ft building located in the city’s new commercial quarter, Bath Quays, was bought in 2016 by regeneration specialist, TCN, with... View Article

Architecture practice Pascall+Watson has announced its ambitious new sustainability targets – which include a pledge to reduce the company’s emissions by 90 per cent by 2040 – having started 2023 as a carbon neutral business. The practice has committed to... View Article

Futurebuild 2023 will see the net zero pioneer put innovation under the spotlight with the brand new FutureX Innovation area sponsored by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and in partnership with Ryder Architecture. Start-ups and SMEs,... View Article

Foster + Partners has completed the first office tower in the newly regenerated Suhewan area of Shanghai. The Suhe Centre for China Resources Land forms the centrepiece of the Suhewan East Urban Complex, which introduces a rich mix of functions... View Article

Jean-Pierre Lott Architecte has delivered Le Studium, the new University library, learning centre and the University of Strasbourg Press in Strasbourg, France. The site The Studium project grew out of the University of Strasbourg’s need to equip itself with a building... View Article

78-79 Alscot Road in Southwark, designed by Greenaway Architecture, is a dynamic new high density seven-storey student housing scheme bordering the verdant Bermondsey Spa Gardens. The scheme, which included public realm works, creates a new active frontage, a wide pedestrianised... View Article