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Nov 1, 2010 · 14 October 2024By Nora Redmond 1. While housing supply and affordability dominate public debate, the lack of safe, accessible spaces for children and adolescents is a critical yet overlooked issue. Nora Redmond takes a closer look at why the built environment has left young people so underserved. 5 minutes with ….
World Architecture 100 - the only comprehensive survey of the …
Sep 8, 2024 · Welcome to the World Architecture 100, Building Design’s compendium of the world’s biggest practices. Every year Building Design surveys the world’s biggest architecture practices to create a report that is one of the most respected annual publications in the industry. The rankings are compiled from a survey of the world’s architecture ...
WA100 2024: The big list | Features | Building Design
WA100 is Building Design’s annual survey of the world’s largest practices ranked by the number of fee-earning architects they employ. WA100 2024. Company name. Country. Architects employed. Fee income (US$)
Battersea power station: the remarkable journey from ruin to ...
Oct 6, 2022 · The long-running saga of Battersea power station is coming to a close, nearly 40 years after it stopped generating electricity. Since then, the mighty brick edifice has defied numerous attempts to give it a new lease of life.
The Shard: pointers on reaching the top | Technical - Building Design
Feb 2, 2012 · At 310m the Shard will be the tallest building in the EU when it completes later this year. Vertical trusses create a 3D frame that will hold up the Shard's glass tips. 1 /3. The team working on Renzo Piano’s Shard at London Bridge used modular techniques to rise to the challenges of building Europe’s tallest tower.
Timeline: How ISG went from ‘wholly inaccurate’ claims about its ...
13 November 2023. ISG spokesperson says: “Some six to eight weeks ago, we were alerted to unsubstantiated, wholly inaccurate and false claims that were circulating about our business.
Architecture CPD - Building Design
CPD 11 2024: Thermal regulation and the performance gap. 15 August 2024Sponsored by ROCKWOOL. Sponsored by Rockwool, this CPD module examines the regulations and considerations relating to a building’s thermal performance and the role that stone wool insulation can play in ensuring that the as-built performance of buildings is as intended.
Eric Parry submits full planning application for revised 1 Undershaft
Jan 28, 2024 · 1 /19. Eric Parry Architects has unveiled the most detailed images yet of its revised plans for what will become the City of London’s tallest building. A full planning application for developer Stanhope’s 1 Undershaft scheme has been submitted, revealing how the 74-storey tower will be built and what it will look like when complete.
Crystal amazes as sustainable urban showcase - Building Design
May 8, 2012 · The Crystal by Wilkinson Eyre. Originally known as the Siemens Urban Sustain- ability Centre, this £30 million building has been renamed the Crystal as the design of its eponymous faceted geometry has evolved. According to Siemens, the shape is intended to represent the many facets of sustainability and the complexity of urban life.
Review | Chris Dyson Architects: Heritage & Modernity
Nov 3, 2023 · Chris Dyson is one of that happy band of architects designing at the interface between old and new. The book cover of his new book says it all, the title - Heritage & Modernity - and the photos – details of rusted corrugated CorTen steel cladding juxtaposed with traditional stone walling of rubble stone and ashlar quoins.