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Edinburgh based architects Kettle Collective leads in sustainable innovation with second Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Thursday, 29th April 2021

Edinburgh based architect, Kettle Collective, is calling for architects to be at the forefront of tackling carbon reduction, a sector which contributes up to 39% of the global carbon footprint, after being honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development.... View Article

LWK + PARTNERS creates living streetscape for Aoti Vanke Centre

Wednesday, 28th April 2021

The future of work is constantly being reimagined. Aoti Vanke Centre, an innovative working hub in Hangzhou, China designed by LWK + PARTNERS, embraces the hybrid mode as the way forward and challenges conventional workspaces by externalising human activities to... View Article

Boutique Residence, LUMA Now Open in King’s Cross

Wednesday, 28th April 2021

LUMA, the boutique residence comprising 61 distinctive apartments in the heart of King’s Cross, by UK developer Argent has opened its doors for the first time. Designed by award winning architects Squire & Partners with interior design by Conran and... View Article

Niemen Architects Pursues Commercial Growth with Senior Appointment

Wednesday, 28th April 2021

Leeds based architectural practice Niemen Architects has announced the new appointment of Scott Lunn as Associate Director to help respond and drive business growth in the commercial development sector. The long-established practice, best known for its work in delivering award winning projects... View Article

Crittall marks World Art Deco Day

Wednesday, 28th April 2021

As architects, designers and lovers of beautiful buildings prepare to celebrate the very first World Art Deco Day on April 28th Crittall Windows is pleased to mark its contribution to some of the UK’s most iconic examples of this eclectic... View Article

Architects, not Architecture – Virtual World Tour 2020/2021

Tuesday, 27th April 2021

Architects, not Architecture is turning five and we are celebrating it with a series of virtual events around the world. Since “AnA” can’t travel as we used to, they are taking you on a tour around the globe where they... View Article

Meet the team

Tuesday, 27th April 2021

StructureCare is well known for transforming car park facilities, waterproofing elevated service decks, flat roofs and podium slabs, and installing specialist protective coatings. At the heart of the company, which employs modern, high quality materials and demonstrates clever, green credentials... View Article

HLM Architects sets high standard in Best Companies survey

Monday, 26th April 2021

HLM Architects has been listed as one of the Top 100 Best Mid-Sized Companies to Work for 2021 and has been accredited as a ‘Best Companies 3 Star’ organisation, placing them in the top bracket for companies that truly excel... View Article

Work begins on new linear accelerator treatment facility at NHS Lothian’s Western General Hospital

Monday, 26th April 2021

Work has begun on a new linear accelerator (LINAC) treatment facility at NHS Lothian’s Western General Hospital (WGH) in Edinburgh, designed by HLM Architects and being delivered by RMF Health (a Consortium of Robertson Construction and FES). The two-storey, state-of-the-art... View Article

Designers on track to deliver on first-ever net-zero carbon interiors pledge and launch new sustainable materials database

Monday, 26th April 2021

Six months since the launch of the Net-Zero Carbon interiors pledge, which ensures the internal fit-out of offices and commercial buildings will be net-zero embodied carbon, the London studio of architecture and design firm Perkins&Will has shared its first progress update.... View Article

Kemper System welcomes new technical sales manager

Friday, 23rd April 2021

Kemper System has welcomed a new face to its sales team. The cold-applied liquid and built-up roofing system specialist has appointed Peter Barber as technical sales manager. With more than 30 years’ experience of the building materials and flat roofing... View Article

Kingspan Launches Inaugural Planet Passionate Sustainability Report and Targets Net Zero Carbon Manufacturing by 2030

Friday, 23rd April 2021

Kingspan achieved its Net Zero Energy target in 2020 Next ambitious target is net zero carbon manufacturing by 2030 Additional key target to halve carbon intensity of primary raw materials by 2030 Significant progress made across the 12 ‘Planet Passionate’... View Article

Ground-breaking London Institute for Healthcare Engineering ‘ecosystem’ gets green light

Wednesday, 21st April 2021

Lambeth Council has granted planning permission for the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE), an initiative led by King’s School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences with the Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. HLM Architects will deliver the... View Article

Architects Richard Coutts and Koen Olthuis Create a Solution for City Expansion – Floating Neighbourhoods

Wednesday, 21st April 2021

Two of the world’s leading experts on water placemaking and floating architecture have collaborated on a masterplan for Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston which will deliver a new residential neighbourhood on the water as well as a waterside public amenity.... View Article

Foster + Partners’ first office building in Russia opens

Monday, 19th April 2021

The RCC Headquarters in Ekaterinburg, designed by Foster + Partners, has officially opened. The practice’s first office building in Russia, the building reimagines the conventional cellular office to set new standards in quality, comfort and flexibility. The 15-storey building’s innovative modular office units... View Article

Grimshaw Wins Shenzhen Transport Hub Competition

Monday, 19th April 2021

A design consortium led by Grimshaw, alongside Mott MacDonald, China Aviation Planning and Design Institute (AVIC CAPDI) and Beijing Urban Construction Design and Development Group (BJUCD) has been selected as the winner of an international competition for Shenzhen Airport East... View Article

Historic Glasgow hotel refurbishment by HLM completes

Tuesday, 13th April 2021

Works have completed on the refurbishment of voco Grand Central, a 19th Century former Great British Railway Hotel, in the heart of Glasgow city centre. Part of the IHG Hotels & Resorts group, this is the first voco branded hotel in... View Article

UNStudio designs the new JetBrains Office in Saint Petersburg – A green campus for ‘total interaction’

Monday, 12th April 2021

UNStudio has designed a new building for the St. Petersburg office of the international software development company JetBrains and has transformed their current premises into a modern immersive campus environment. With 9 offices already located in Europe, the U.S. and... View Article

Moisture Management in Historic Buildings

Monday, 12th April 2021

Lewis Proudfoot of Cliveden Conservation and committee member of the Building Limes Forum, discusses moisture management in historic buildings and why lime should be the default material for the repair of traditional structures The challenge of maintaining and repairing historic... View Article

Marketing is no longer about the stuff you make, but about the stories you tell

Thursday, 8th April 2021

The world of marketing, in all industries, is an exciting one which oozes opportunities. Communication channels and marketing techniques have become busier and more refined during the pandemic as people the world over have looked at new ways to promote,... View Article