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ZHA has been selected to design the Baku Expo City masterplan. Guided by its tree preservation strategy for the 198-hectare site adjacent to the existing Baku Expo Centre, the masterplan addresses the city’s growth in population over the past decade... View Article

The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has today announced changes to its approach to professional practical experience, as part of its wider reforms to architectural education and registration. The changes implement the findings of the independent Professional Practical Experience (PPE) Commission... View Article

Major fire safety remediation works at nine residential tower blocks in Salford have been completed. The scheme has delivered replacement cladding, insulation and fire compartmentation alongside new fire alarm systems and sprinklers across nine residential blocks managed by Pendleton Together... View Article

Shoreditch based practice, LOM architecture and design have secured planning consent for the reimagining of Hampton Waterworks. The conservation project involves the transformation of a long-derelict, Grade II listed Victorian industrial site in Richmond upon Thames, into a vibrant new... View Article

Leicestershire-based architectural practice delivering design and technical services for one of the Midlands’ largest new logistics developments IMA Architects is the architect behind WestWorks Corby, a major new logistics and industrial development in Northamptonshire being brought forward by the real... View Article

The Association for Environment Conscious Building (AECB) has appointed architect and sustainability leader Ste Garlick as Chief Executive Officer and business leader Chris Iredale as Chief Operating Officer, introducing a dual fractional leadership model designed to ensure both leaders remain actively engaged... View Article

East Midlands landscape architecture practice Influence Landscape Planning & Design has welcomed three new Design Assistants to its team. Joining the business are Keira Attridge, and students Isabelle Henderson and Jay Charles, each bringing different educational backgrounds and experiences to the Newark-based... View Article

Located in the core of Beijing’s Central Business District (CBD) at the intersection of Jianguo Road and Jinhe East Road, the new Z8 Tower faces the CBD’s central park and is defined by the historic alignment and urbanism of the... View Article

From today, buildings and their evidence can be submitted for verification by Bureau Veritas, allowing robust Net Zero Carbon Aligned claims. The UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (the Standard) was established in 2022 to provide a consistent, industry-agreed definition... View Article

Foster + Partners has completed the Euro American Innovation City (EIC) mixed-use development, located at the heart of Hangzhou’s Central Business District on the Qiantang River. The vibrant scheme encompasses 346,450-square-metres and features two office towers, four high-rise apartment buildings,... View Article

Developed by leading glassmakers, suppliers, customers and sustainability organisations from across the global glass value chain. Framework aims to reduce emissions, improve transparency and create a certification system for responsibly produced glass. July 21 – ResponsibleGlass has published the first draft... View Article

KCAP‘s design creates a community in the heart of Oss Linck is built on the conviction that a neighbourhood works when it is genuinely shared. An ensemble of four buildings frame a continuous public landscape. At the fourth floor they... View Article

The transformation of The Whiteley, a historic early 20th-century landmark located in Bayswater, London, is complete. Developed by Valouran and joint investor, MARK and C C Land, the mixed-use scheme enhances the existing neighbourhood by bringing together a diverse range... View Article

Leading figures from the Passivhaus community joined major housebuilders, architects and manufacturers this week to break down some of the misconceptions on delivering Passivhaus at scale to help grow takeup across the sector. The Building Insights LIVE round table, sponsored... View Article

Located on a prominent triangular site at the junction of Queen Victoria Street, Cannon Street and Queen Street, Albert Buildings is one of the City of London’s most recognisable Victorian commercial landmarks. Emrys Architects has now secured planning consent for... View Article

The first residents have moved into Willohaus, a 100-home Passivhaus Classic-certified development in Salford, marking both a key milestone in the Crescent Salford masterplan and the city’s centenary year. Located on Peru Street, the Buttress-designed scheme is the first completed... View Article

Brooke House, a new residential development by GRID architects, has completed in Acton, west London, delivering 102 100% affordable homes for women on behalf of Women’s Pioneer Housing (WPH) in partnership with L&Q. The 15-storey building replaces an outdated estate... View Article

CIBSE in collaboration with Arup, Loughborough University   and Inkling has launched the updated CIBSE TM59 Overheating risk in dwellings: A design stage methodology, providing the industry with revised guidance for assessing and mitigating overheating risk in new homes and... View Article