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Home Extension Design, by author architect Julian Owen, is the essential handbook for homeowners looking to update and expand their space in 2020. A second edition to a tremendously successful first, this fully-revised handbook distils all of the practical information... View Article

Over 130 leaders in sustainable innovation gathered at Cambridge-based Saunders Boston Architects’ event, SBA100: Looking Forward, to gain insights into how innovations in technology may shape the architecture industry and support sustainable living in the future. Spread over two floors... View Article

HDR |Hurley Palmer Flatt provided building engineering design services and specialist IT, AV, security, fire engineering and acoustic services for the now completed Principal Tower, which is designed by Foster + Partners in City fringe The tower is formed of... View Article

Saransh – an architecture firm based in Ahmedabad, India, have recently completed KBM Sweet Shop – a project involving the renovation of a primary retail outlet of a prominent traditional sweets manufacturer. KBM Sweet Shop is the primary retail outlet... View Article

UK-based real estate development and investment firm, Metaform has secured planning permission for a 50,000 sq. ft office redevelopment for the creative industries in the heart of Chelsea. The new development, 79-89 Lots Road, is owned by Riyadh-based diversified conglomerate,... View Article

AFL Architects is pleased to announce a positive step forward in the proposals for The Den, the home of Millwall FC, following discussions with the club and residential developer Renewal. On the 6th February, Lewisham Council agreed a visionary new... View Article

Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, co-founders of Dublin-based Grafton Architects, were awarded the 2020 Royal Gold Medal for architecture, at a special ceremony at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Presented in recognition of a lifetime’s work, the Royal... View Article

MVRDV have revealed its design for an office building that will renovate and enlarge one of the last projects completed by celebrated Dutch architect Aldo van Eyck, the Tripolis office complex in Amsterdam. Named Tripolis Park, the project comprises the... View Article

South Cambridgeshire District Council’s Planning Committee has today 12th February 2020 approved plans for Inholm, a contemporary Fenland village and the second phase of Cambridgeshire’s new town, Northstowe. Once complete, Northstowe will comprise 10,000 new homes. The new village of... View Article

Lightbox, the first phase of AHR’s development at MediaCityUK for Peel L&P is now nearing full occupation, with the recently completed 20-storey building offering spectacular views across Salford and Manchester at the prestigious waterside location The residential development consists of... View Article

A design by Stephen George + Partners LLP (SGP) is moving closer to a Spring 2020 planning submission with the launch of a public consultation programme by West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Calderdale Council Plans and visuals for the £15.4m... View Article

The winning design for Qianhai Talents’ Apartments – an innovative residential project in Shenzhen aimed specifically at the rental market – has been revealed. The project is envisaged as a building exclusively for ‘talents’ – professionals who would have an... View Article

Guangfa Securities Headquarters is a 308-meter tall super high rise located in the Zhujiang New Town district of Guangzhou. The tower engages the surrounding cultural context while creating a distinctive form on the skyline that establishes a robust presence for... View Article

The Atlas Building, the tallest tower in London’s Tech City area has completed. Delivered by Design Delivery Unit, with a concept design by Make, the 40-storey residential tower and adjacent 10-storey commercial building sit on a prominent site on City... View Article

Good buildings require an understanding of the principles of structure, light, space, and material, but great buildings require an understanding of people. The most successful inspire through the interactions and connections made within them. Gathering is the latest book from the... View Article