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WEBA distinctive, compact house has been adapted, extended and environmentally upgraded for the architect’s own home. Top contractor heads for collapse, leaving doubts over major projects. Zaha Hadid Architects creates stylised London for Fortnite video game. Stephenson Hamilton Risley Studio plans Birmingham’s tallest tower yet.
John McAslan releases new images of Millbank Tower plans
WEBJul 29, 2015 · John McAslan’s plans to convert the Millbank Tower and complex into a 5-star hotel and luxury residential could become home to the UK’s national Holocaust memorial. The tower is one of a number shortlisted sites outlined in a Home Office report into a new holocaust memorial published earlier …
SOM completes 42-storey Manhattan Loft Gardens in London’s …
WEBJul 1, 2019 · SOM completes 42-storey Manhattan Loft Gardens in London’s Stratford. The 143m tower combines rental apartments, a five-star hotel, two restaurants and cedar-lined sky gardens. The tower is the latest project to be developed by Harry Handelsman’s Manhattan Loft Corporation in east London, following Adjaye Associates’ which …
Architecture competitions and news – The Architects' Journal
WEBThe AJ’s Competitions Editor rounds up the best UK and international architectural competitions – including frameworks, ideas contests, high-profile commissions and other opportunities. Richmond Housing Partnership has announced a new architecture services framework [Deadline: 1 November 2024]
Full AJ100 rankings: Foster + Partners tops league of UK’s largest ...
WEBJun 18, 2021 · Source: Foster + Partners remains the UK’s largest employer of architects, retaining the top spot in the AJ100 rankings for the 10th year in a row. Norman Foster’s practice now employers 383 qualified architects, up two from last year, extending its lead to 30 over second-placed BDP (353), which year-on-year had slowly been narrowing the gap.
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WEBThe Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings. The latest architecture news covering buildings, architects, planning, competition wins and business. You can also read about topics including the climate emergency, retrofit, the RIBA and architectural education. Top contractor heads for collapse, leaving doubts over major projects.
AJ100 - The Architects’ Journal
WEBThe Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings. The AJ100 is the definitive list of the biggest UK architectural practices. Here you can find out about the AJ100 Awards and our exclusive AJ100 Club sessions. The holds fee income & practice profiles for AJ100 practices going back to 2011. HTA boss on why the practice keeps winning AJ100 ...
Building regs 2022: what’s changed and what you need to know
WEBJun 15, 2022 · New and replacement heating systems in both domestic and non-domestic builds must have a maximum flow temperature of 55°C. Existing non-domestic buildings must improve the efficiency of heating and hot water boiler systems through installation of new controls. In new buildings (non-domestic), the …
Dance moves: Glenn Howells’ new home for English National Ballet
WEBApr 9, 2020 · The term ‘A Bauhaus for Dance’, which appears on Glenn Howells Architects’ website to herald its recently completed English National Ballet (ENB) building, sounds a touch hubristic. But on approach, crossing the Mark Whitby-designed bridge that connects London City Island to Canning Town tube, the corner of ENB’s pale, orthogonal form ...
THE DISTANCE AT WHICH TREES CAN AFFECT A BUILDING IS …
WEBDec 7, 2006 · The depth of the building's foundation that will be necessary to cope with soil shrinkage will depend on the type and proximity of the tree cover on and around the construction site. Bear in mind that the trees on a site might not have fully matured and it is advisable to consider their fully matured height when planning foundations.