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FAKRO loses smear campaign against VELUX

Wednesday, 27th June 2018

FAKRO, Polish roof window competitor to VELUX, loses a complaint to the EU Commission, which since 2012 has been used as the basis for a smear campaign across most of Europe against The VELUX Group. The European Commission rejected the... View Article

Quote of the Week – 25th June 2018

Monday, 25th June 2018

“All architecture is great architecture after sunset; perhaps architecture is really a nocturnal art, like the art of fireworks.” – Gilbert K.... View Article

Transparently innovative

Monday, 25th June 2018

The Francis Crick Institute is a unique research hub, dedicated to discovering how diseases behave. Larry Malcic of HOK explains to Jack Wooler how the building’s ‘transparent’ design benefits the vital work of the facility: Amassive state-of-the-art facility now sits... View Article

2018 RIBA National Awards announced

Friday, 22nd June 2018

On 21 June 2018, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) announced the 49 winners of the 2018 RIBA National Awards for architecture. The RIBA awards, which have been presented since 1966, recognise the best new buildings and provide an insight into... View Article

Fact of the Week – 18th June 2018

Monday, 18th June 2018

Although construction of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Strasbourg started in 1015, it was not until 1439 that the spire was... View Article

Quote of the Week – 11th June 2018

Monday, 11th June 2018

“Every great architect is – necessarily – a great poet. He must be a great original interpreter of his time, his day, his age.” – Frank Lloyd... View Article

Scotts of Thrapston wins RIBA award for innovative Suffolk building design

Thursday, 7th June 2018

A Northamptonshire-based company has won a major design award for its innovative work creating a new young person’s centre in Suffolk. Scotts of Thrapston, specialists in the design, manufacture and installation of creative buildings, was handed the RIBA Suffolk Design... View Article

CTBUH Names 2018 Best Tall Building Worldwide, Among 9 Other Award Winners!

Monday, 4th June 2018

Best Tall Building Awards This category recognises projects that have made extraordinary contributions to the advancement of tall buildings and the urban environment, and that achieve sustainability at the highest and broadest level. The winning projects exhibit processes and innovations... View Article

Fact of the Week – 4th June 2018

Monday, 4th June 2018

The great Gothic cathedral of Milan was started in 1386, and wasn’t completed until... View Article

Quote fo the Week – 28th May 2018

Monday, 28th May 2018

“Architecture is reaching out for the truth.” – Louis... View Article

Fact of the Week – 21st May 2018

Monday, 21st May 2018

Evard Ericksen sculpted “The Little Mermaid” statue which is located in Copenhagen... View Article

Hackitt report on Grenfell avoids ban on cladding materials

Thursday, 17th May 2018

The Hackitt review, which looked into the potential causes of construction failures at Grenfell Tower, has called for a “radical rethink” of the regulatory system, proposing the establishment of a new overseeing body for building safety. The final report of... View Article

Libeskind’s cosmic conundrum – Ogden Centre for Fundamental Physics, Durham

Wednesday, 9th August 2017

The University of Durham’s new cosmology centre aims to deliver an environment conducive to deep thought and collaboration. Stephen Cousins reports. Students and staff at the Institute for Computational Cosmology, at the University of Durham, take questions about the nature of... View Article

Rosewood Tower, São Paulo, uses vegetation, wood, and metal to mimic the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Thursday, 1st June 2017

Scheduled to open in 2019, Rosewood Tower was conceived as a tribute to the Atlantic Forest that lines much of Brazil’s coast. The project comes as a collaboration between Groupe Allard, Jean Nouvel, and Philippe Starck. Jean Nouvel’s design is... View Article

Ceramic, concrete, and stone evoke collective memory in Triptyque Architecture’s Arapiraca residential towers

Thursday, 1st June 2017

The specific setting of the Vila Madalena neighbourhood, São Paulo, defined the project created by Triptyque Architecture: a residential complex built on Arapiraca Street. With integration being the main objective, establishing a natural dialogue between the 8,000m2 construction and its... View Article

Fourfoursixsix completes elegant mixed-use scheme in West London with heritage brick and stone façade

Thursday, 13th April 2017

Located on a prominent corner site opposite the Brompton Cemetery in the Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Edwardes House delivers 11 new residential apartments with a large retail unit at ground floor level. Arranged over four floors, the homes vary... View Article

Top industry players to exhibit at new London trade event!

Friday, 10th February 2017

Recticel, Metsä Wood, Guardian Glass and Sika Ltd to appear among Materials 2017 exhibitors Less than three months remain until Materials 2017 arrives in Earls Court at the ILEC Conference Centre, London on the 25 and 26 April 2017 and... View Article

Materials 2017 exhibitor Twinfix balance innovation and tradition in Lewes Station refurbishment

Wednesday, 8th February 2017

Lewes Station is clearly steeped in history and character, with records of the initial terminus dating back to 1846 while the full station, including its Swiss chalet style building, was opened 11 years later in 1857. Twinfix, working alongside BAM... View Article