Fact of the Week – 30th November 2015
Bananas have more trade regulations than... View Article
BREEAM for Eden China announced at 25th birthday bash
Over 100 people gathered for an event in London last night to celebrate sustainable buildings and communities standard BREEAM and the 530,000-strong legacy of high performing buildings that have applied it for better social, economic and environmental outcomes. Guest speaker... View Article
UK’s best new house – Rothschild’s Flint House crowned 2015 RIBA house of the year
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) was delighted to announce, on the evening of the 25th November, Flint House as the winner of the coveted 2015 RIBA House of the Year award, sponsored by specialist insurer, Hiscox. The annual award... View Article
Quote of the Week – 23rd November 2015
“Respect is not ever assigned; it’s earned.” – Linda Tripp... View Article
Flagship project voted greenest building in Europe’s green capital
The Midas Group is celebrating one of its flagship build projects being honoured with the title of the greenest building in what is already recognised as one of Europe’s greenest cities. The £12 million Filwood Green Business Park was named... View Article
Tremendous success for Britain’s Brick Specialists at Brick Awards
MBH PLC is delighted to announce that it collected four of the fifteen accolades at this year’s Brick Awards, held last night at The Hilton, Park Lane in London. The British Manufacturer won Best Refurbishment Project, Best Public & Education... View Article
RIBA House of the Year shortlist grows with addition of one of the UK’s best new homes
Levring House by Jamie Fobert Architects, a sophisticated contemporary house on a tight corner site in a central London mews, is the latest home to be shortlisted for the 2015 RIBA House of the Year award (announced today 18 Nov... View Article
ARM Architecture’s Orbis and Momentum Australia – stunning designs
Orbis is a new apartment building in inner-suburban South Melbourne. Its golden composite facade looks as if giant spheres have been pressed into it to create huge convex curves with jutting corners between them. A gold ball, sticking out of the fifth floor, creates... View Article
New CPD Guide to Chiller technologies from Mitsubishi Electric
Mitsubishi Electric has launched the latest in its free CPD-Accredited industry guides with a focus on Chiller technologies and role they can play in helping reduce both energy consumption and running costs in today’s buildings. Legislation such as the F-Gas... View Article
Fact of the Week – 16th November 2015
It is estimated that about 600,000 people die in China each year from issues related to... View Article
Fact of the Week – 9th November 2015
Astronauts on the international space station witness around 15 sunrises and 15 sunsets every... View Article
Robertson unveils plans for 56 home restoration of old hospital
Robertson Homes has unveiled plans to complete the restoration of Gleann Mor House, the listed fire damaged building at its Westercraigs Development in Inverness, to create 26 luxury townhouses and 30 executive apartments. The £13 million proposal, submitted to Highland... View Article
UNStudio propose innovative model for Terminal 3 of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
UNStudio’s design for Terminal 3 of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport was awarded 2nd prize amongst the shortlisted competitors Rogers Stirk Harbour and Fosters + Partners. Terminal 3 at Taoyuan airport is planned to accommodate 45 million passengers a year. UNStudio’s... View Article
Pellings redesigns Willow Dene School with innovative Architecture
Pellings LLP, the multi-disciplinary architectural, property and construction practice has redesigned Willow Dene School, located in Greenwich, London. A pioneering example of a modern Special Educational Needs (SEN) primary school, Willow Dene is an innovative use of architecture tailored to... View Article
Fact of the Week – 2nd November 2015
We consume about 74 gigabytes – nine DVDs worth – of data every... View Article
David Chipperfield Architects’ design of Fayland House – The ‘Best New Build in the World’
David Chipperfield Architects’ design of Fayland House has controversially been judged the ‘Best New Build in the World’ by an international panel of architects. ALM HM the UK’s leading hard metal distributor supplied VMZINC to specialist metals contractor Peters Roofing for a project... View Article
Ormerod Design provides tasteful service for Majestic Wine
Leeds-based architectural practice, Ormerod Design Ltd, has completed a contract to design the new Watford head offices of Majestic Wine as part of a £2 million refurbishment. The three-storey property was built in the 1980s – generally considered a non-vintage decade... View Article
tp bennett completes interior design for highest office space in London
tp bennett has completed the interior design for Amlin’s relocation to new offices in the Leadenhall building, one floor of which is now billed as the highest office space in London. Amlin now occupies levels 19 to 24, including the... View Article
Bond Bryan’s design for Hertswood Academy receives green light from the planning authorities
The development proposals seek to provide accommodation for both the current Upper School and Lower School at the Lower School site to facilitate the redevelopment of the Upper School site for residential dwellings. The Academy development includes integrating the ARK... View Article
Vienna International Hotelmanagement becomes Vienna House
Vienna International Hotelmanagement AG (VI) is repositioning itself. The countdown is on. Effective 1 February 2016, Austria’s largest hotel group will flip the switch to recreate its brand identity from top to bottom. Vienna International Hotelmanagement AG is set to... View Article