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A Leeds-based architecture practice has appointed three architectural assistants as part of its future talent development programme and ongoing expansion. Rebecca Hazzard joins Brewster Bye Architects as a RIBA Part 2 architectural assistant and Andrew Stanway and Ben Crayton as... View Article

Design Engine Architects have completed an extensive internal and external remodelling of the Goodwood Aerodrome Building after the practice was asked to carry out a technical and architectural assessment of the existing facility within the Goodwood Motor Circuit Estate. The... View Article

Replacing old wooden single glazed windows in listed or heritage property is always a question of striking the right balance between performance and aesthetics,  Andrew Madge, managing director of Gowercroft Joinery explains The preference of Conservation Officers is usually to... View Article

Paul Trace from Stella Rooflight offers some guidance on the thermal performance (U-values) of rooflights and what to look out for in the specification process. One of the most important elements of modern building materials is thermal performance, which is... View Article

 Rockefeller Group, founded more than 90 years ago to develop Rockefeller Center and today a leading U.S. owner and developer of premier properties across various real estate asset types, celebrated the official topping out of Rose Hill – the firm’s first luxury residential... View Article

Award-winning architecture and interior design practice gpad london and developer Maurice Investments have completed a grade A workspace refurbishment in Aldgate, East London. Wool + Tailor paves the way for a new generation of creativity and innovation in an area... View Article

The Institution of Structural Engineers have announced the winners of The Structural Awards 2019 during a glittering black-tie evening at The Brewery, London. The winners were chosen from a shortlist of 49 pioneering global projects in 12 categories, celebrating the... View Article

Scott Brownrigg’s design for the redevelopment of two storey office building, Aztec 1000, at Aztec West in Bristol for client CEG has received planning approval from South Gloucestershire Council. The planning allows for the extensive refurbishment of the office building,... View Article

Located on Lize Road in southwest Beijing, Leeza SOHO tower designed by Zaha Hadid Architects anchors the new Fengtai business district – a growing financial and transport hub between the city centre and the recently opened Beijing Daxing International Airport... View Article

Southwark Council has given the go ahead for a new mixed-use building forming part of the Ruby Street Triangle on Old Kent Road, London SE15.The planning committee gave unanimous approval to the Maccreanor Lavington scheme for Acorn Commercial Limited, which... View Article

Dexter Moren Associates (DMA) has received planning permission to refurbish and extend the seventeenth century Old Ship Hotel into a boutique lifestyle hotel in sync with Brighton’s cosmopolitan and bohemian vibe. DMA’s design to unify the various buildings of the... View Article

Stephen George + Partners (SGP), one of the UK’s leading architectural practices, is celebrating the start on site of its first airside project to be under construction. A ground breaking ceremony marked the official construction start of the £7million 54,000 sq... View Article

NHBC has launched the 2020 edition of its technical Standards The new Standards will be effective for every new home covered by an NHBC warranty, where foundations are begun on or after 1 January 2020. NHBC’s dedicated standards team have... View Article

Annual World Toilet Day may spawn many jokes and can be a haven of comedy for all of us that take sanitation for granted. But behind the hilarity is a serious initiative that we all should all aspire to support.... View Article

Arup and AHR have been awarded the design contract for Siemens Mobility’s industry-leading rail manufacturing facility in Goole, East Yorkshire. The £200m development will manufacture and commission state-of-the-art trains, placing Goole at the forefront of the UK rail manufacturing industry... View Article

Engineering, design and consultancy company Ramboll has announced the appointment of Elad Eisenstein as Director of Cities and Regeneration. He is set to lead Ramboll’s urban regeneration team, focusing on major cities projects, integrating across the transport, infrastructure environment and... View Article