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

NFTism’ at Art Basel Miami Beach

Opening this week and presented at Art Basel Miami Beach, ‘NFTism’ is a virtual gallery exploring architecture and social interaction in the metaverse. Cyberspaces are virtual environments that enable human-to-human communication via computer networks. Current photo-real, 3D and massively multiplayer... View Article

Leicestershire’s finest homes all sold

An exclusive, luxury development of homes, voted the best in Leicestershire, has sold out five months ahead of completion. All 19 plots on Springbourne Homes’ Hornsey Rise development, near Market Bosworth, are now either occupied or sold subject to contract.... View Article

The road to ‘levelling up’

Patrick Mooney says that the number of new homes needed across the North and Midlands to deliver the Government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda runs to hundreds of thousands, every year. The Government’s housebuilding policies have been ‘on hold’ ever since the... View Article

A heated debate

The department for business, energy and Industrial Strategy has released a paper outlining how Britain can cost-effectively electrify its heating system. Nick Gander and Rod Davies of Energy Carbon argue that Ministers are missing a trick. At the time of... View Article