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Award-winning architectural practice gpad London and developer Maurice Investments have secured planning permission for a new office building at 2-7 Clerkenwell Green, Islington. gpad’s design is for a contemporary warehouse with a brick frontage and copper-clad mansard roof, sensitive to... View Article

With acoustics one of the keys to the success of any workplace design, the importance of a product’s acoustic performance cannot be understated. All too often products are tested in different ways and performance can be exaggerated. How then can... View Article

Architects’ Datafile talks to home automation expert Tas Kyriacou, Director Intelligent Digital Solutions about how a strong working relationship between architect and integrator can lead to long-term project success. Your main role as an architect is to assist your clients... View Article

Following a series of challenges from under the ground and in the air, a £10 million infrastructure scheme has now completed close to East Midlands Airport. Property, construction and infrastructure consultancy Pick Everard delivered project management, quantity surveying and health... View Article

For its 44th year, the Brick Awards begins its search for the very best examples of brick architecture and craftsmanship in the UK’s built environment. This enduring and highly-respected awards programme invites entries from March 6 until early May, from... View Article

M&G Real Estate and its appointed property developer Qmile Group have announced construction work has started at the £350m Haymarket Edinburgh mixed-use development in the Scottish capital. Designed by globally renowned architect Foster + Partners, Haymarket will deliver more than... View Article

The construction of a £113 million research facility at the University of Glasgow has reached a key milestone, with the building topping out. A topping out ceremony marked the completion of the five-story concrete frame, and the half-way point in... View Article

Located at the heart of the university, this important new facility offers a world class space for teaching and learning at Durham University, and has become a crucible for academic endeavour. Designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects and delivered by Space Architects... View Article

The ‘Courbes’ project is part of the urban renewal program of the ZAC Charles de Gaulle in Colombes. The area is easily identified thanks to the eclectic architecture of the urban fabric, blending bungalows and apartment houses dating from the... View Article

Award-winning UK construction company, Gilbert-Ash has been appointed by developer KE Hotels to transform a former city-centre hat factory (Invicta House) into a stylish boutique hotel, in one of the most vibrant areas of Manchester. The team will imminently move... View Article

Oppenheim Architecture’s illa Bimini is a new environmentally sustainable eco-resort offering a secluded retreat that invites residents and guests to foster a deeper connection with the landscape. Set on a 9,000-foot stretch of Bimini’s coastline and featuring the first overwater... View Article

Work to deliver Santander UK’s landmark new workplace in Milton Keynes has started on site. The £150 million state-of-the-art campus, which will be known as Unity Place, will be a centre for digital banking innovation and will incorporate a range... View Article

An £11m, four-storey extension of Lancaster University Library, designed by Scott Brownrigg, has started on site. The scheme will expand the amount of study space in the Library by 2,562 square metres. The Scott Brownrigg-designed expansion reflects the University’s growing... View Article

The construction of the Jaurès recreation centre provided the city of Athis-Mons with an opportunity to equip itself with a facility for small children adapted to open learning methods and at the same time help to reduce the pressures of... View Article

Merging the Mediterranean Sea with the exterior of Limassol Del Mar has been crucial to achieving an iconic beach resort style for award-winning landscape architecture practice, Cracknell. The London-based outdoor visionaries have been assigned to design the landscape concept around... View Article