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NBS study finds that manufacturers are not offering enough third-party verification on sustainability credentials (EPDs) A study by leading specification and construction product information platform, NBS, has discovered that just under half (43%) of construction professionals say it isn’t easy to... View Article

An award-winning architecture practice in Leeds has appointed a junior architectural technologist apprentice as part of the firm’s commitment to investing in the next generation of industry talent. Brewster Bye Architects has appointed Ciaran Cartwright who is also a Leeds... View Article

Following a period of sustained growth, tp bennett has promoted two directors to its main board, with Katia Polidoro as principal director and Valentina Vescovi as chief commercial officer (CCO), effective 1 April 2023. These promotions reinforce the practice’s commitment... View Article

One of the UK’s leading providers of extra care and retirement living developments, Housing 21, and Leeds based Brewster Bye Architects are working on three major new schemes that will create almost 200 new homes for local people over the... View Article

This August, Thames & Hudson will be publishing Making Architecture: The work of John McAslan + Partners.  Making Architecture both provides an up-to-date account of the work of John McAslan + Partners – one of Britain’s most respected and dynamic... View Article

Designed by renowned Ghanaian-British architect Sir David Adjaye in collaboration with S. Ghosh & Associates, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) will unveil an architectural model of its new building during the preview of the 18th International Architecture Exhibition of... View Article

Studio Seilern Architects (SSA) has today unveiled Boksto 6, a major transformation of a disused site in Vilnius, Lithuania into a contemporary mixed-use space in the heart of the city’s old town. Boksto 6 comprises a 13,000 m² complex of six buildings,... View Article

Completed in 2022, Aedas-designed Chengdu Damofang project represents the future of Chengdu by utilising personalised technology and aesthetic scene creation as its design concept. The design combines culture and art which has created the benchmark for the urban commercial space.... View Article

Building Insights, a podcast produced by netMAGmedia, has announced an exciting partnership with Dulux to create a new series that delves into the world of interior specification and its impact on building users. This collaboration aims to provide valuable insights... View Article

The construction permit for MVRDV’s 15-storey residential building in Montevideo, Uruguay has been approved. Comprising a loosely-stacked series of individual homes, the design is open and porous, allowing light and air to permeate the entire building and creating plenty of... View Article

Designed by Aedas Architects, and situated in the Nanyou district in central Nanshan area of Shenzhen, the Zhongtai Residential Development consists of a 5-storey podium and above it a 33-storey residential building providing 238 units. On account of the site’s... View Article

Jointly designed by the Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University and Aedas, our proposal is one of the shortlisted designs of Jinzhan International Cooperation Service District in Beijing. It is closely located to where the Embassies are clustered,... View Article

The foundations and below-ground works of the new Taikang Financial Centre in Wuhan completed this week. Construction of the three towers within the 266,000 square metre development have now begun towards the centre’s planned completion in 2025. Founded in 1996,... View Article

Global architecture practice HOK has appointed Eli Hoisington and Susan Klumpp Williams as its new co-chief executive officers, succeeding Bill Hellmuth who passed away on April 6, shortly after his scheduled retirement. Hoisington and Klumpp Williams, who have served as... View Article

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is delighted to announce that Pakistan’s first female architect, Professor Yasmeen Lari, will receive the 2023 Royal Gold Medal for architecture. This award – the first to be personally approved by His Majesty... View Article

International architecture studio, OB Architecture, has unveiled their recently completed country house project, Spa House. The project saw the award-winning team create a holistic pool and garden pavilion in the grounds of a family home in Winchester, seamlessly connecting the... View Article