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Alan Jones elected RIBA President 2019-21

Friday, 10th August 2018

Alan Jones has been elected the next President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Alan will take over the two-year presidential term from Ben Derbyshire next year (1 September 2019); from 1 September 2018 he will officially become... View Article

76% of business leaders in the construction industry don’t understand how the Brexit process will affect employees

Thursday, 9th August 2018

A study by Blacks Solicitors has found that businesses in the construction industry don’t feel confident in communicating the forthcoming changes to employees’ rights during Brexit. 71% revealed they feel underprepared, and a further 57% are worried about leaving the... View Article

Problem properties and loathsome landlords: Top five issues facing London’s renters

Thursday, 9th August 2018

Health issues, overcrowding & security top tenants’ long list of concerns 20,000 renters reveal tales of cockroach dinners and mushrooms growing on walls Deposit and landlord problems regularly causing headaches Wembley Park’s Tipi proves that there is another way! The... View Article

Staff appreciation at the top of Leonard Design’s agenda

Wednesday, 8th August 2018

Global architecture firm, Leonard Design Architects, has been putting its staff first with a month of fun events and activities to boost well-being and bring employees together. The practice already has a stellar HR plan with perks such as open... View Article

Ratings boost for Stonewater

Wednesday, 8th August 2018

Stonewater, one of the UK’s leading social housing providers, has today been assigned a long-term rating of A+ by independent credit ratings agency, S&P Global Ratings. The outlook is Stable. The rating, which is at the upper end of S&P’s... View Article

Why timber is the answer

Wednesday, 8th August 2018

ADF caught up with Jeremy English of Sӧdra to discuss why he feels timber is the solution to the UK’s housing crisis, and how the material can help architects adopt less labour-intensive, offsite building techniques What do you see as... View Article

Blog: A brave new (planning) world?

Wednesday, 8th August 2018

The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) sets out the Government’s policies for planning and directs local authorities on matters around granting permission for developments. Sam Dewar, a planning expert and director of DPA Planning, gives his assessment of a... View Article

Lead 8 appointed Lead Designer for Beijing’s New Daxing International Airport

Wednesday, 8th August 2018

Lead 8, the international award-winning firm of Architects, Masterplanners, Interior and Graphic Designers, has been appointed Lead Designer for Beijing’s planned Daxing International Airport by the operator, China Resources Land, of the new commercial terminal. Daxing International Airport terminal will... View Article

ilke Homes appointed as preferred modular homes provider for Efficiency East Midlands

Tuesday, 7th August 2018

ilke Homes, a British modular homes business specialising in the latest off-site manufacturing techniques, has successfully gained a place on the Efficiency East Midlands’ (EEM) modular homes Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). Ilke Homes will now be part of EEM’s supply... View Article

Pegasus secures planning for Curo Group affordable development

Tuesday, 7th August 2018

A small development of new homes, all of which will be affordable social housing, is nearing completion in Bristol. Planning permission for the 14 houses, on the site of the derelict White Hart pub on Whitehall Road, was secured by... View Article

Bond Bryan shortlisted for Architectural Practice of the Year and Project of the Year at this year’s Education Estates Awards

Tuesday, 7th August 2018

Bond Bryan are delighted to be shortlisted for two awards at this year’s Education Estates Awards. These awards focus attention on some of the most important issues within the Education sector and recognise the very best companies, collaborations and projects... View Article

Mercury Tower

Tuesday, 7th August 2018

Malta’s location at the midpoint of the Mediterranean has made the island a centre of trade and tourism. Welcoming almost 2.5 million international tourists last year with the number of visitors growing by almost 10% annually, Malta’s hospitality industry employs... View Article

Growing demand leads architects to expand landscape team

Tuesday, 7th August 2018

Architectural practice maber is expanding its landscape team in response to rapidly growing demand. The team has grown from two to seven people in less than a year, and now provides a variety of landscape design services through the practice’s... View Article

CIBSE launches a transformational technical symposium

Monday, 6th August 2018

Highlighting its agenda of change, The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has announced the theme for its ninth annual Symposium as: Transforming Built Environments. With this announcement, CIBSE is calling for participation and the submission of contributions for... View Article

How has the use of CGIs in marketing material changed over the last 10 years?

Monday, 6th August 2018

With 20 years’ experience, Suna Interior Design, a boutique design consultancy based in London, have witnessed first-hand a significant change in the use of CGI’s – and have been instrumental in introducing developers to photographic CGI’s which help promote the... View Article

Green Belt ‘being eroded at an alarming rate’

Monday, 6th August 2018

The Green Belt remains under severe pressure, despite government commitments to its protection, according to a new report from the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE). CPRE’s annual State of the Green Belt report highlights that there are currently 460,000 homes... View Article

Mayor and organisations representing renters brand Tenant Fees Bill a ‘missed opportunity’

Friday, 3rd August 2018

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has declared that the Government’s proposed Tenant Fees Bill is a “missed opportunity” to protect the 2.4 million private renters in the capital, and criticised Ministers for breaking their promises to publish key plans for social housing and rough sleeping before the... View Article

Engineering services trade bodies respond to Government Sector Deal

Friday, 3rd August 2018

The Government’s newly announced Construction Sector Deal has been broadly backed by ECA, the electrotechnical and engineering services trade body, and the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). Both bodies support the focus on more highly skilled apprenticeships, digital processes, and... View Article