All Building Design articles in January 2024
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News
We are neglecting the needs of young people, planning experts tell MPs
Only 6% of housing developments involve architects, parliamentary inquiry into young people and the built environment is told
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Goldstein Heather gets go-ahead for Finchley flats
Practice cleared to replace 1930s semis with four-storey apartment building
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HOK wins planning for life sciences scheme in Cambridge
Kadans job dependent on adequate water strategy
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BRE recommends EPC ratings shake up encourage more retrofit work
Advisor wants shelf life of certificates halved and metrics reformed to more accurately reflect the performance of buildings
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In pictures: Cobham Bowers by Coffey Architects
Later life living scheme draws on local architectural vernacular
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Opinion
A resilient jobs market reflects cautious optimism for the year ahead
A challenging context for public sector and infrastructure work is offset by a buoyant commercial and life sciences sector, writes Jimmy Bent
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News
Historic England objection hits Lendlease’s £2bn Birmingham plans with one-year delay
Heritage advisor intervened over decision to build over the historic site after which the scheme is named
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No ‘definitive timescale’ for second staircase guidance, Building Safety Regulator says
Clients said to be over-engineering fire safety specifications due to design uncertainty
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Modular housing firm Modulous enters liquidation after buyer deal fails to materialise
A last ditch deal to sell off the firm’s TESSA software failed according to an email sent to former employees today
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Opinion
WA100 2024: Back to reality for the world of architecture
After a big bounce in optimism in last year’s survey, thanks to pent-up post-pandemic demand, we are now seeing a more measured outlook – but it’s still optimistic
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Birmingham urges councillors to stick by decision to demolish brutalist landmark
Corstorphine & Wright towers return to Planning Committee after legal threat from campaign groups
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GLA backs 1,500-home Levitt Bernstein and Morris & Co plans
City Hall overturns Tower Hamlets Council’s rejection of latest phase of Aberfeldy estate regeneration scheme
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MetSkin: Vivalda’s new aluminium cladding system
The aluminium cladding system has been designed to minimise water ingress for residential high rise or municipal projects
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Building Study
Building study: Levitt Bernstein’s Bristol Beacon
The South-west’s biggest music venue has cost nearly three times the original budget and opened three years late. Thomas Lane visits to find out why – and whether it was worth it
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Regulator confirms ‘full’ designs won’t always be needed for building control approval
Official says designs with ‘holes’ can receive approval in some circumstances
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MCW Architects completes mixed-use scheme on sensitive Cambridge riverside site
The residential and retail development has been designed to mitigate the risk of flooding