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Developers are being asked to resolve a UK housing policy contradiction. On one hand, the UK desperately needs more new homes to address long-term systemic shortages. On the other, the environmental impact of buildings is under the spotlight like never... View Article

Stuart Reynolds, Head of Product and Marketing at AKW, explains how both private and social landlords can create well-designed wheelchair accessible bathrooms, cost-effectively. A sizeable survey on wheelchair users and their housing needs revealed the chronic lack of wheelchair accessible... View Article

World-leading hospitality designers Dexter Moren Associates (DMA) has announced the opening of two exciting hotel and two residential projects in 2020. Reflecting Dexter Moren Associates’ design philosophy, the 2020 openings are both beautiful and functional with their inspiration rooted in... View Article

Proposal persuades Jury with elegant rotunda, new exhibition gallery and ambitious energy strategy. The National Railway Museum and competition organisers Malcolm Reading Consultants (MRC) announced that the team led by Feilden Fowles has won the international design competition to create... View Article

The London Festival of Architecture (LFA) and Network Rail have revealed the winning teams and designs for new seating to be installed in some of London’s largest rail stations. Architecture and design students, recent graduates and emerging practitioners were invited... View Article

The Sögütözü Business Centre designed by Aura Design Studio, is located at the heart of Ankara’s largest business and shopping districts. A pedestrian backbone alongside various commercial venues and a hotel on the surrounding plots of land surrounding are among... View Article

Poorly specified and installed insulation can have a detrimental impact on ground floors. Rob Firman, Technical and Specification Manager at Polyfoam XPS explains the risks, and how different insulation types can affect performance. When constructing ground floors in residential properties,... View Article

At the end of 2019 Mark Farmer accepted a new role as the independent champion for Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). His mission, to modernise housing delivery, has seen him become a major figure in the offsite sector. As part... View Article

Adrian Buttress, managing director at Permaroof, the UK’s leading importer and distributor of Firestone RubberCover roofing products, said: “There has been lots of confusion among the construction industry after Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered people to stay at home unless... View Article

Work is due to start on a new 100-bed specialist dementia care home in Harrogate after Caddick Construction was awarded the £10.8m build contract by Vida Healthcare Limited. Groundworks for Vida Court, adjacent to Beckwith Head Road, are scheduled to... View Article

More people than ever now live in urban areas, with 4.4 billion people living in cities across the globe. This is only set to increase; with the figure expected to rise to an astounding 6.7 billion by 2050. With such... View Article

Over the past ten years there has been a race to increase the insulation and air tightness of UK homes in a bid to reduce energy use and improve warmth and comfort. One of the unexpected consequences of this has... View Article

Situated along the coast of the Aegean Sea in Turkey’s southwestern province of Muğla, the private Dolunay villa has been carefully sited amid the natural rugged setting, prioritising the spectacular sea views. David Summerfield, Head of Studio, Foster + Partners,... View Article