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Nov 1, 2010 · 14 October 2024By Nora Redmond 1. While housing supply and affordability dominate public debate, the lack of safe, accessible spaces for children and adolescents is a critical yet overlooked issue. Nora Redmond takes a closer look at why the built environment has left young people so underserved. 5 minutes with ….
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Sep 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 compiled from a survey of the world’s architecture ...
Battersea power station: the remarkable journey from ruin to ...
Oct 6, 2022 · The long-running saga of Battersea power station is coming to a close, nearly 40 years after it stopped generating electricity. Since then, the mighty brick edifice has defied numerous attempts to give it a new lease of life.
The Shard: pointers on reaching the top | Technical - Building Design
Feb 2, 2012 · The Shard is a composite structure, with a steel structure through the office floors up to level 40 followed by a post-tensioned concrete frame through the apartment and hotel levels up to 69 topped by the steel-framed and steel-cored “spire”. In all, there are 12,500 tonnes of structural steelwork, 530 of which form the spire.
WA100 2024: The big list | Features | Building Design
WA100 is Building Design’s annual survey of the world’s largest practices ranked by the number of fee-earning architects they employ. WA100 2024. Company name. Country. Architects employed. Fee income (US$)
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London’s skyline is a mess. Should architects feel ashamed?
Jul 18, 2021 · A poorly executed high-rise can leave the designer very exposed to a public shaming. Central London’s skyline is currently going through a period of unprecedented change. The character of the city is being irrevocably altered. The sense of a mid-rise European city with a uniformity of height and density is giving way to one where towers are ...
Eric Parry submits full planning application for revised 1 Undershaft
Jan 28, 2024 · 1 /19. Eric Parry Architects has unveiled the most detailed images yet of its revised plans for what will become the City of London’s tallest building. A full planning application for developer Stanhope’s 1 Undershaft scheme has been submitted, revealing how the 74-storey tower will be built and what it will look like when complete.
Why building on the green belt can’t solve the housing crisis
Nov 16, 2023 · CPRE London supports house building. But just building new homes will not solve the housing crisis. And building in the green belt is the worst possible option for London: it means losing countryside; creating high-carbon, car-dependent, unhealthy sprawl; it means inner-city regeneration opportunities are missed; and we fail to tackle the housing crisis.
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WA100 2023: Digital edition. Building Design’s annual analysis of the state of play in architecture, listing all the top practices, identifying the leaders in different specialisms, markets and regions, and looking to the year ahead in architecture. World Architecture 100 brings you the latest news, data and analysis on the biggest ...