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WEBDesigning change: Can a clutch of new MPs with built environment experience make an impact at Westminster? 2024-10-01T05:00:00+01:00 By Ben Flatman 1 comments. With a fresh cohort of MPs who bring architectural and planning expertise to Parliament, Ben Flatman asks whether this new perspective can help address the UK’s long-standing issues with urban design and housing policy, or if they ...
World Architecture 100 - the only comprehensive survey of the …
WEBSep 8, 2024 · Welcome to the World Architecture 100, Building Design’s compendium of the world’s biggest practices. Every year Building Design surveys the world’s biggest architecture practices to create a report that is one of the most respected annual publications in the industry. The rankings are ...
Building study: Shakespeare North Playhouse
WEBJul 31, 2022 · How did the team get from this concept to a green oak-framed theatre arranged as a double octagon capable of seating 470 people? A common thread running through the Globe, the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse and the Shakespeare North Playhouse is Peter McCurdy, whose firm McCurdy & Co built all three auditoriums and, in the case of the Globe, the building frame, too.
Architecture salary survey: new grads’ pay soars as directors take hit
WEBDec 14, 2022 · Pay levels for new graduates entering architecture practices for the first time have risen by 13% compared with last year as firms scramble to attract new talent, according to the findings of an annual salary survey.
Orms reveals plans for major overhaul of Deutsche Bank’s London …
WEBDec 3, 2023 · The first images of a proposed refurbishment and extension of Deutsche Bank’s current UK headquarters in the City of London have emerged. Three floors will be added to the 10-storey Winchester House at 75 London Wall under proposals designed by Orms and submitted for planning last week.
CPD 16 2016: Insulating flat roofs | Features - Building Design
WEBOct 28, 2016 · INTRODUCTION. A flat roof, for the purposes of this guide, is any roof that has a continuously supported roof covering. As defined in BS 6229:2003 “Code of practice for flat roofs with continuously supported coverings”, a flat roof is one with a pitch of not more than 10˚ to the horizontal.
Programmes - Building Design
WEBNew content streams for 2024: What made this project: Firms outline what they have specified on a certain project, the reasons for these decisions and what challenges the choices help address. Materials Q&A: We speak to material specialists and present our readers’ burning questions. Covering everything from fire safety and durability to the common benefits and barriers that prevent design ...
Architecture CPD - Building Design
WEBAug 22, 2024 · BD's Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for architects. CPD 13 2024: When a warranty comes into play. 2024-08-30T05:00:00+01:00 Sponsored by LABC Warranty. There is often confusion surrounding the relationship between warranties, building control and other insurances, making it difficult to know what is needed and when.
Eric Parry unveils revised design for City’s tallest tower
WEBAug 29, 2023 · Eric Parry has unveiled a substantial redesign of what is planned to be the City of London’s tallest tower, 1 Undershaft, as part of a fresh public consultation.
A guide to fire protection for architects - Building Design
WEBOct 17, 2011 · Steel structures often behave better in fire than suggested by standard fire tests, because of the development of alternative load paths. On the other hand, complex and unusual steel structures might behave worse than standard fire tests suggest, owing to thermal expansion of the surrounding materials.