Mary Duggan Architects' Coulsdon council housing scheme wins 2026 RIBA Stirling Prize

The RIBA has given the 2026 Stirling Prize to Lion Green Road, 157 homes commissioned by Croydon Council in Coulsdon, south London, and designed by Mary Duggan Architects, with delivery architects RUFFARCHITECTS. Replacing a car park on a “challenging, sloping [...]

High Bannerdown – External Blinds Case Study

External blinds are now a must have for UK homes to stop overheating External blinds are now an essential part of house design in the UK as our climate changes and heatwaves become more frequent and intense. This was the [...]

Marley SolarTile® projects support energy efficiency targets

Every square metre of a building must not only be justified but also used to its fullest extent. Over the past few years, the expectations for roofs have transitioned from merely providing protection against the elements to providing a way [...]

Designing Bathrooms for a Spa Town’s Legacy

Askern’s last bathhouse may have disappeared in the 1960s, yet the South Yorkshire town still carries the quiet serenity of a historic spa resort, surrounded by lakes, woodland and open water that make it an appealing place for people to [...]

Built for the busiest six by four metres in retail

How SPECTRSOLUTIONS LTD uses HIMACS, specified through James Latham, to deliver premium retail kiosks inside Westfield, Battersea Power Station and other landmark UK shopping destinations. A shopping kiosk has nowhere to hide. Standing in the middle of the mall, surrounded [...]

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