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Architects worldwide must realise that climate change is the fundamental design challenge of our time. With the planet approaching a tipping point, all other concerns, many of them profoundly important, are nonetheless subsidiary. North West practice HPA (formerly known as... View Article

Bournemouth University’s (BU) Poole Gateway Building, has been officially opened by BU’s Chancellor Dr Kate Adie CBE, DL. The building, which sits on the gateway to BU’s Talbot Campus, houses a range of high quality technical teaching facilities for students... View Article

Eye-catching plans for a modern transport interchange and residential development in Stockport town centre have taken a step closer with the appointment of a contractor and delivery partner. Willmott Dixon has been appointed to help develop first stage proposals for... View Article

Award-winning architectural practice gpad London and developer Maurice Investments have secured planning permission for a new office building at 2-7 Clerkenwell Green, Islington. gpad’s design is for a contemporary warehouse with a brick frontage and copper-clad mansard roof, sensitive to... View Article

With acoustics one of the keys to the success of any workplace design, the importance of a product’s acoustic performance cannot be understated. All too often products are tested in different ways and performance can be exaggerated. How then can... View Article

Architects’ Datafile talks to home automation expert Tas Kyriacou, Director Intelligent Digital Solutions about how a strong working relationship between architect and integrator can lead to long-term project success. Your main role as an architect is to assist your clients... View Article

Following a series of challenges from under the ground and in the air, a £10 million infrastructure scheme has now completed close to East Midlands Airport. Property, construction and infrastructure consultancy Pick Everard delivered project management, quantity surveying and health... View Article

For its 44th year, the Brick Awards begins its search for the very best examples of brick architecture and craftsmanship in the UK’s built environment. This enduring and highly-respected awards programme invites entries from March 6 until early May, from... View Article

M&G Real Estate and its appointed property developer Qmile Group have announced construction work has started at the £350m Haymarket Edinburgh mixed-use development in the Scottish capital. Designed by globally renowned architect Foster + Partners, Haymarket will deliver more than... View Article

The construction of a £113 million research facility at the University of Glasgow has reached a key milestone, with the building topping out. A topping out ceremony marked the completion of the five-story concrete frame, and the half-way point in... View Article

Located at the heart of the university, this important new facility offers a world class space for teaching and learning at Durham University, and has become a crucible for academic endeavour. Designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects and delivered by Space Architects... View Article

The ‘Courbes’ project is part of the urban renewal program of the ZAC Charles de Gaulle in Colombes. The area is easily identified thanks to the eclectic architecture of the urban fabric, blending bungalows and apartment houses dating from the... View Article

Award-winning UK construction company, Gilbert-Ash has been appointed by developer KE Hotels to transform a former city-centre hat factory (Invicta House) into a stylish boutique hotel, in one of the most vibrant areas of Manchester. The team will imminently move... View Article

Oppenheim Architecture’s illa Bimini is a new environmentally sustainable eco-resort offering a secluded retreat that invites residents and guests to foster a deeper connection with the landscape. Set on a 9,000-foot stretch of Bimini’s coastline and featuring the first overwater... View Article

Work to deliver Santander UK’s landmark new workplace in Milton Keynes has started on site. The £150 million state-of-the-art campus, which will be known as Unity Place, will be a centre for digital banking innovation and will incorporate a range... View Article