Luxury London living at new Stratford Plaza

Minutes from the centre of London sits Stratford Plaza, a new luxurious £80m Telford Homes Plc development, built to a very high specification, complete with Knauf AMF acoustic ceilings. Stratford Plaza is situated within the New Commercial Quarter, overlooking Olympic... View Article

Basildon estate customised with Kingspan Kooltherm

A new build estate of bespoke modular houses, under construction as part of one of the UK’s most ambitious regeneration programmes, is benefitting from the outstanding thermal performance of Kingspan Kooltherm K110 Plus Soffit Board. The Beechwood West estate forms... View Article

A new hope

A pioneering cancer treatment centre in Manchester saw international architects HKS harnessing high-tech methods for attacking tumours using proton beams, while providing a human-centred facility. James Parker reports Proton beam therapy is an advanced and highly precise form of radiotherapy... View Article

Raising the standard

Jack Wooler explores the architects’ strategy behind a social housing scheme in Much Wenlock, Shropshire – a project which shows how Passivhaus can be achieved in a design that also worked with difficult terrain On the steeply sloping site of Callaughtons... View Article

Eurobrick update BIM & CAD information

Eurobrick were first to introduce a comprehensively designed and tested brick slip cladding system to the UK in the early 1990s – providing a fast, flexible and cost effective way to get the real look, feel and durability of brick... View Article

Why Movement Joints are Vital

Fluctuations in temperature and moisture cause movement in the subfloor and result in cracks transferring to tile and stone coverings—or worse, cause a loss of bond between the covering and the substrate which can result in overall damage to the... View Article

Housing delivery programme appoints prize-winning architect

City of York Council’s programme to deliver 600 homes in the next five years has added another building block with the appointment of a widely-celebrated and multi award-winning architect’s practice. Following a national competition which saw over 50 entries from... View Article