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Design Solutions for Supportive Dementia Care Environments

Monday, 7th October 2024

In the latest episode of the Building Insights podcast, James Parker, editor of ADF, introduces highlights from our recent round table held in September 2024 at RIBA, focusing on improving the design of dementia care facilities to offer better support... View Article

netMAGmedia Ltd announces transition to Employee Ownership Trust

Monday, 23rd September 2024

netMAGmedia Ltd, a leading publishing company specialising in high-quality magazines and digital content for the construction and architecture sectors, is pleased to announce that it will become an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) on September 23, 2024. This transition reflects the... View Article

Simplifying Sustainability Data vs. Vision vs. Action

Monday, 16th September 2024

The latest Building Insights podcast episode is now live. For the third time on the podcast, we are joined by Nick Haughton, Head of ESG at Sapphire Balconies, who are sponsors of this episode. James Parker discusses with Nick the... View Article

New Sustainable Transport Hub brings Connectivity to Cardiff

Wednesday, 7th August 2024

A new £5.5million, state-of-the-art bus interchange, designed by BDP and operated by Transport for Wales has opened in Cardiff. The centralised bus facility located next to Cardiff Central Railway Station creates a sustainable travel gateway to Cardiff, providing improved connections... View Article

RIBA reveals 22 exceptional projects in search for world’s most transformative building

Wednesday, 12th June 2024

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) have revealed 22 winners of the RIBA International Awards for Excellence 2024. The winning projects have been selected from entries to the world’s most prestigious award for architecture, the RIBA International Prize. The RIBA... View Article

PRP receives planning permission on Sustainable Brooklands College masterplan

Thursday, 30th May 2024

Planning permission has been granted for the Brooklands College campus located close to Weybridge station in Surrey. Designed by PRP, the proposals will bring forward a truly diverse community of mixed-use educational, residential and leisure development. PRP was appointed by CALA... View Article

BIG & University of Kansas join forces to create Timber “Makers’ KUbe”

Tuesday, 23rd April 2024

BIG, together with executive architect BNIM and the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design, unveil a new mass timber building for learning and collaboration, titled the “Makers’ KUbe.” Along with housing studio space, the KUbe will also serve... View Article

Milton Keynes City Council selects GRAHAM for £70m Lakes Estate Renewal Project

Wednesday, 7th February 2024

Milton Keynes City Council has selected GRAHAM as the principal contractor for Phase A of the Lakes Estate Renewal Project in Bletchley through Pagabo’s Major Works Framework. This two-stage design and build contract, valued at £70 million, represents a landmark... View Article

Pall Mall Press, a new BTR development in Liverpool, has completed

Friday, 26th January 2024

GRAHAM has announced the successful completion of the Pall Mall Press project, a new 22-storey residential tower in Liverpool. The development, led by Ridgeback Group and designed by Falconer Chester Hall, signifies a transformative addition to Liverpool’s skyline, delivering 336... View Article

Greenville County Administration Building completes

Thursday, 18th January 2024

Foster + Partners has completed the Greenville County Administration Building, which is the focal point of the Greenville County Square redevelopment in South Carolina. The wider masterplan, developed by RocaPoint Partners, draws the urban grain from downtown through the site,... View Article

Planning secured for new campus at Cambridge International Technology Park

Thursday, 18th January 2024

Scott Brownrigg’s design for a new life sciences campus on a 15 acre site on the outer edge of Cambridge have received planning approval. Designed for BioMed Realty, the new park provides over 500,000 sq ft flexible laboratory and office... View Article

Solutions for Stormwater Management Round Table Review

Tuesday, 9th January 2024

With James Parker In this special episode of Building Insights we captures some of the key highlights from our October 2023 industry round table, ‘Solutions for Stormwater Management.’ The sponsored event held at the Building Centre in London saw a... View Article

Green light for BDP-designed affordable homes development in Plymouth

Wednesday, 13th December 2023

Plans for a BDP-designed eco-friendly neighbourhood in Plymouth city centre have been approved. Full planning permission was granted to Plymouth Community Homes (PCH) to develop land off Bath Street in the Millbay regeneration area and deliver 136 much-needed new affordable... View Article

Bennetts Associates and Divercity Architects’ world class Syggrou scheme in Athens

Wednesday, 13th December 2023

This landmark commercial scheme in the centre of Athens is now fully occupied. Comprising two eight-storey buildings, the first achieved LEED Platinum, through close collaboration between the developer, new owner, and professional team. Platinum exceeds the project’s target of Gold... View Article

Retirement homes in Brabazon, recommended for approval by South Gloucestershire council

Wednesday, 13th December 2023

The new retirement homes at Brabazon, designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios for YTL Developments, have been approved subject to a S106 Agreement. YTL Developments is transforming the historic former Filton Airfield – birthplace of Concorde and supersonic travel –... View Article

RIBA Plan of Work at heart of new guide for architects and designers

Tuesday, 12th December 2023

An innovative new Architect + Designer’s Guide to Architectural Ironmongery has been published by the GAI. The guide has been produced to bring together all the information that architects, designers and other specifiers need to make the scheduling and specification of an... View Article

Brick Awards 2023: The Winners

Thursday, 9th November 2023

The Brick Development Association is pleased to announce this year’s winners of the annual Brick Awards. Category: Supreme Winner Project: Shrewsbury Flaxmill Location: Shrewsbury Brick Manufacturer: Northcot Brick Brick Name: Brickfield Orange, Weathered and Stratford Mellow Weathered Architect: Fielden Clegg... View Article

From the High Line to the Skyline – BIG’s Biophilic Skyscraper Complete in New York City

Thursday, 26th October 2023

Named the world’s Best Tall Building in its category by The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat at the organisation’s annual conference last week, The Spiral visually extends the landscape of the nearby High Line Park up and around... View Article

University of Bristol Dental School completes, designed by BDP

Thursday, 14th September 2023

The University of Bristol’s new purpose-designed Dental School has been officially opened by Bristol West MP and Shadow Culture Minister, Thangam Debbonaire. Global multidisciplinary design practice BDP supported the University of Bristol with a feasibility study to identify a suitable new site... View Article

Designs revealed for 1 Nanjing Road, a mixed-use development in Qingdao

Thursday, 14th September 2023

1 Nanjing Road is Foster + Partners’ first project in Qingdao, a major seaport and financial centre in the eastern Shandong Province of China. Located in the city’s southern district, the mixed-use development is carefully stitched into the urban fabric... View Article