UNStudio completes the largest retail complex in north Shanghai

UNStudio, in collaboration with Nihon Sekkei, recently completed the Shanghai Jiuguang Centre. The design for this brand new retail destination, which sits in the middle of a bustling Shanghai neighbourhood merges an advanced commercial ecosystem with a human-centric, customer-friendly destination.... View Article

L&G Modular pipeline reaches over 800 homes

Legal & General Modular Homes is proposing a new neighbourhood of innovative modular homes at Bore Hill Farm in Warminster. The plan, the first of its kind in Wiltshire, would deliver 95 highly sustainable, energy efficient and affordable homes on... View Article

Architecture in harmony with the natural world

Nestling in a hilly forested area in Shizuoka, Japan, Phase Dance is an impressive architectural work by Takeshi Hirobe Architects. Duravit’s presence in the unconventionally shaped weekend retreat appears in the form of a Vero washbasin. Vero was launched in... View Article

Next generation facade inspection

Paul McDevitt, Managing Director of TÜV SÜD Building Advisory Service, a data management and analytics business, which ensures that building owners, managers and occupiers can access the information they need to make fully informed decisions. Authorities across the world are... View Article

Growth for Inkdrawn as architectural technologist is appointed

Architectural studio, InkDrawn has appointed a new senior architectural technologist following a series of project wins. Nicola West, a Chartered Member of CIAT (Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologist), has joined the Leicester-based studio to implement technical delivery of the firm’s... View Article

Episode 3 of the Building Insights podcast is now live

The third episode of the Building Insights podcast is now available! In this episode, Antony Wood, executive director of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat – CTBUH speaks to the managing editor of Architects’ Datafile, James Parker, about... View Article

Construction industry weighed down by cost pressures

Construction output fell 1.8% in volume terms in October 2021, this is the largest monthly decline since April 2020 when output fell by 41.7%. Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, says: “In Q3 2021 the construction industry saw signs of... View Article

LGA responds to DCN survey of landlords selling properties

Responding to a warning by the District Councils’ Network of a rise in housing waiting lists as landlords sell up, Cllr David Renard, Local Government Association housing spokesperson, said: “These findings are concerning and highlight the need to tackle our... View Article

Stoves and chimneys working as one

Dennis Milligan of The British Flue & Chimney Manufacturers Association (BFCMA) explores the upcoming requirements for stoves, and the best design, installation and maintenance techniques to ensure their best performance. Next year will see Defra introduce the requirement for Ecodesign... View Article