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Inside World Festival of Interiors announces day two winners from RAI Amsterdam

Monday, 9th December 2019

Inside World Festival of Interiors has announced the best interior designs of 2019 across the categories of Bars & Restaurants, Civic, Culture & Transport, Creative Re-use, Display, Hotels and Residential. The annual awards encompass the best interior designs from the... View Article

Lifting architectural barriers

Monday, 9th December 2019

Sean O’Sullivan explores how platform lifts can overcome architectural barriers and help create inclusive design solutions within workspaces Achieving the Government’s target to get one million more disabled people into work by 2027 is largely dependent on the number of... View Article

Avant Homes Launches John Lewis & Partners Designed Showhomes

Friday, 6th December 2019

Avant Homes is offering prospective purchasers interiors inspiration directly from the high street by showcasing a collection of homes at one of its latest developments that are entirely styled and furnished by department store John Lewis & Partners. The project... View Article

View Point: Kelly Watson of Hatch Regeneris

Friday, 6th December 2019

With architects increasingly asked to demonstrate the added value of their work, Dr Kelly Watson of Hatch Regeneris discusses how they can more explicitly harness the wider social value of projects The social value agenda has visibly gained prominence and... View Article

David Campbell to join NHBC as commercial director

Thursday, 5th December 2019

NHBC, the leading warranty and insurance provider for new homes in the UK, has appointed David Campbell to the newly-created role of Commercial Director. David joins NHBC on 6th January 2020 and, subject to regulatory approval, will take overall responsibility... View Article

JKMM Architects declared the winner of the architecture competition for the design of an annex to the National Museum of Finland

Thursday, 5th December 2019

The Uusi Kansallinen (‘the New National’) architecture competition held this year sought proposals for the design of an annex to the National Museum of Finland. A total of 185 pseudonymised entries were submitted, with JKMM Architects’ work Atlas ultimately selected... View Article

Championing retrofit innovations at Futurebuild 2020

Thursday, 5th December 2019

The United Kingdom has the oldest and leakiest housing stock in Europe, with almost 38% of our homes dating from 1946 or before. One of the biggest challenges we therefore face as a nation is how to improve the energy... View Article

Redeveloped State Library Victoria, designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects and Architectus, opens to the public

Thursday, 5th December 2019

Australia’s oldest and largest public library has revealed its transformed spaces to the public as part of State Library Victoria’s Vision 2020, an ambitious AU$88.1 million redevelopment that will increase public space by 40 percent. State Library Victoria, a historic... View Article

Jet Aire secures nationwide planned maintenance contract

Thursday, 5th December 2019

Leeds-based drainage and civil engineering company, Jet Aire Services, has won a major contract to service a nationwide network of retail distribution centres on behalf of Marks & Spencer. The company has commenced a two-month programme requiring surface water and... View Article

Ambient lighting, USB points and a decent pint

Thursday, 5th December 2019

The beauty of providing accommodation for student living is that pretty much anything goes. Whether it’s a new hi-rise apartment block, the refurbishment of existing flats or the conversion of a more historic or non-residential building, if it’s close enough... View Article

Rockwell partners with Gateway Housing Association to deliver new affordable homes

Thursday, 5th December 2019

Rockwell, a London-focussed mixed-use property developer, has today confirmed Gateway Housing Association as its partner for delivery of the affordable housing at its landmark development at 82 West India Dock Road, Westferry. The 30-storey hotel and residential building adjacent to Westferry... View Article

Preparation when tenants move in can avoid disputes when they move out, The DPS advises in new video

Thursday, 5th December 2019

Landlords and letting agents who prepare for a dispute at the outset of a tenancy increase their chances of avoiding one when it ends, according to The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS). In a new video, The DPS provides advice... View Article

Safer, faster, greener, cheaper: survey shows clear benefits of offsite construction

Thursday, 5th December 2019

Offsite construction leads to a range of benefits to industry and society, according to a new ECA survey of businesses in the electrotechnical and engineering services industry. Broadly, these benefits include improved health and safety outcomes, increased productivity, a smaller... View Article

ISG adds £46.5 million Sheffield win to growing tally with Fusion Students

Thursday, 5th December 2019

ISG has been appointed to its second high-value student accommodation scheme for Fusion Students this year, successfully converting a £46.5 million project in Sheffield to add to a £39 million development in Swansea the contractor secured earlier this year. These... View Article

Mark Parker Promoted to Regional Chief Executive of Redrow Greater London

Thursday, 5th December 2019

Redrow has promoted Mark Parker to the position of Regional Chief Executive for Greater London. Mark initially joined Redrow in 2015 to establish Redrow’s presence in North London and the delivery of a 2,900 home, mixed tenure masterplan at its... View Article

World Architecture Festival 2019 – day one winners of International Architectural Awards announced

Thursday, 5th December 2019

World Architecture Festival, the world’s largest live-judged international architectural event, opened 4 December in Amsterdam. Following a busy day of live presentations, in which hundreds of shortlisted projects were presented by architectural practices from around the world, the first award... View Article

Another award win for older people’s housing association

Thursday, 5th December 2019

Housing 21, a leading not for profit provider of Retirement Housing and Extra Care, has won an Investors in People award at a ceremony in London on Tuesday 19 November. The organisation, which specialises in housing and care for older... View Article

Park Walk Primary School playground gets a complete revamp

Thursday, 5th December 2019

Continuing the practice’s exploration of play spaces for children that began with the Ashburnham school playground in 2017, Foster + Partners, in partnership with the Bryan Adams Foundation and playground designers Made From Scratch, has revitalised a tightly bound outdoor... View Article