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Co-living and micro-homes most popular solutions to housing crisis, new FMB research reveals

Monday, 15th October 2018

Building more co-living developments and micro-homes in urban areas top the list of people’s preferred solutions to the housing crisis according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), while building on the greenbelt is the least favoured... View Article

Brexit uncertainty and infrastructure delays lead to downgrade in construction forecasts

Monday, 15th October 2018

Growth for the UK’s construction sector next year has been downgraded amid signs Brexit uncertainty and on-going delays in the delivery of major infrastructure projects continue to weigh on activity. The Construction Products Association’s Autumn Forecasts anticipate growth will remain... View Article

President of Taiwan opens world’s largest peforming arts centre under one roof

Monday, 15th October 2018

On the 14th October, a ceremony and the inaugural concert marked the official opening of Taiwan’s national arts centre, the National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts (Weiwuying). Incorporating a 2,236-seat Opera House, a 1,981-seat Concert Hall, a 1,210-seat Playhouse, a 434-seat... View Article

100 years past and future for Saunders Boston Architects

Monday, 15th October 2018

Saunders Boston Architects celebrated 100 years of business with a retrospective and future gazing look at its journey through the past century and into the next 100 years, and marked the occasion with the launch of its new branding, at... View Article

Play with fire

Monday, 15th October 2018

There are more than 1.25 million stoves in the UK, with around 200,000 stoves sold annually. As Ian Sams of Specflue points out, there are many good reasons for their popularity, not least their environmental performance. Wood-burners are a stylish... View Article

Rapid sales at second site as Autograph Homes picks up double award nomination

Friday, 12th October 2018

Independent regional homebuilder Autograph Homes is celebrating its second year in business with rapid sales and a double award nomination at its latest Bristol development. The Old Library development of 36 apartments in Cheltenham Road is up for awards from... View Article

LTS Architects Completes Science Gallery London

Friday, 12th October 2018

LTS Architects has completed work on Science Gallery London, a ground breaking new public space where art and science collide. Housed within a wing of the original Guy’s Hospital, opposite London Bridge Station, the space provides exhibition galleries, a lecture... View Article

Architect who helped rebuild Manchester after IRA bomb honoured as University marks its Foundation Day

Friday, 12th October 2018

Architect, Rachel Haugh has been awarded an honorary doctorate by The University of Manchester as part of its annual Foundation Day event. After graduating from the University of Bath, Rachel Haugh returned to the northwest, co-founding SimpsonHaugh in 1987. Inspired... View Article

Nuneaton housing development up for two property awards

Friday, 12th October 2018

An all-affordable housing scheme in Nuneaton being delivered by Midland Heart housing association and developer Partner has been shortlisted for two Insider Property Awards, West Midlands. The St Mary’s Road scheme is up for Property Deal of the Year for... View Article

More homes, more efficient homes

Friday, 12th October 2018

Concrete Block Association kicks off the Modern Masonry ‘Better Built in Blockwork’ campaign by unveiling its U-value calculator and thermal bridging details Today, The Concrete Block Association (CBA), the independent UK body for aggregate concrete block manufacturers, launches its part... View Article

Building engineers conference puts standards, responsibility and compliance under the spotlight

Thursday, 11th October 2018

Responsibility, public confidence and competency was echoed across the full complement of speakers at last week’s Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) Annual Conference. With the construction industry at a quality crossroads, it became clear that professionals of the future... View Article

Structural Timber Awards – Winners Announced

Thursday, 11th October 2018

Put it down to perfect timing, with the heightened interest in offsite technology, combined with the abundance of outstanding projects and product innovations it is easy to see why the 2018 Structural Timber Awards surpassed all previous events in terms of... View Article

Benoy celebrates a decade in Singapore

Thursday, 11th October 2018

Benoy Singapore celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, following in the footsteps of the Benoy Shanghai studio which marked the same anniversary earlier in August. Over the last decade, Benoy has grown and evolved in the island nation and pioneered... View Article

ANARCHITECT designs one of the entrances to the Dubai Design Week 2018

Thursday, 11th October 2018

This November sees ANARCHITECT design one of the entrances to the 2018 edition of the Dubai Design Week, taking place at the Dubai Design District (d3) between 12-17 November. ANARCHITECT is an award-winning architecture practice founded by British architect Jonathan Ashmore and... View Article

1st Lilly Reich Grant for equality in architecture awarded

Thursday, 11th October 2018

The Fundació Mies van der Rohe and the Ajuntament de Barcelona announced today, at a press conference held in the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion, the resolution of the 1st Lilly Reich Grant for equality in architecture that has been... View Article

Bathrooms that sell homes

Thursday, 11th October 2018

Rob Holroyd of Easy Bathrooms explains how housebuilders can create bathrooms that appeal to the target buyer. With the time people spend in their bathrooms on the rise – and the room often acting as an escape from the stresses... View Article

Multiply: modular tulipwood pavilion pops up for new london architecture’s factory-made housing season

Thursday, 11th October 2018

MultiPly, the carbon-neutral, modular wooden pavilion made entirely of American tulipwood that was the star of the London Design Festival, will have a new incarnation and a temporary home in South Crescent on London’s Store Street as part of a... View Article

Bloomberg HQ wins 2018 Stirling Prize

Thursday, 11th October 2018

Bloomberg’s European headquarters, designed by Foster + Partners, has won the 2018 Stirling Prize, meaning it’s “the UK’s best new building” according to RIBA judges. The judges were unanimous in their decision to award the media giant’s HQ in the... View Article

Equfund launches ‘Sanctuary Bond’ to house the UK’s hidden homeless

Wednesday, 10th October 2018

Today, on World Homeless Day, British Community Benefit Society, Equfund is launching the Sanctuary Bond, a Loanstock offer designed to raise emergency funds to combat the UK’s escalating homelessness problem by providing emergency accommodation to those in urgent need. Equfund... View Article

Housing Day – John Wilson’s story of how Extra Care Housing boosted his wellbeing

Wednesday, 10th October 2018

For 79-year-old John Wilson, moving in to Rosewell House Extra Care Housing Scheme helped him to get moving again and even enabled him to bring his dog with him. “Before moving in to Rosewell House, I was living in High... View Article