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Sheppard Robson’s vertical landscaped City hotel—which integrates 400,000 plants within its facade—has been submitted for planning

Tuesday, 22nd October 2019

The hospitality-led, mixed-use project designed for Dominvs Group is characterised by one of the largest green walls in the world, creating a distinctive architectural addition to a gateway City site, while absorbing eight tonnes of pollution annually and setting the... View Article

Norwich council estate named UK’s best new building

Wednesday, 9th October 2019

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has named Goldsmith Street in Norwich, designed by Mikhail Riches with Cathy Hawley, as the winner of the 2019 RIBA Stirling Prize. The annual prize, presented since 1996, is awarded to the UK’s best new building. Goldsmith... View Article

RIBA names Goldsmith Street as winner of inaugural Neave Brown Award for Housing

Wednesday, 9th October 2019

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the winner of the very first Neave Brown Award for Housing. Goldsmith Street, a highly energy-efficient council housing development in Norwich designed by Mikhail Riches Architects with Cathy Hawley, is the recipient... View Article

Cork House wins Stephen Lawrence Prize 2019

Wednesday, 9th October 2019

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has named Cork House, an ingenious carbon-neutral private house in Berkshire, made almost entirely from cork, as winner of the 2019 Stephen Lawrence Prize. Cork House, by Matthew Barnett Howland with Dido Milne and Oliver Wilton has... View Article

Luxury London living at new Stratford Plaza

Thursday, 19th September 2019

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

Marley sponsors SkillBuild to support tomorrow’s roofers

Wednesday, 11th September 2019

As part of its ongoing commitment to investing in future roofing talent, Marley is sponsoring SkillBuild, the UK’s largest running construction skills competition. As sponsor of both the regional qualifiers and final, Marley has also donated JB Red battens and... View Article

Turtally sustainable PVC beads – Renderplas Managing Director tells us how

Tuesday, 10th September 2019

Like his father before him, current managing director of Renderplas, Daniel Leedham-Green, is absolutely committed to ensuring that the Renderplas production of millions of linear meters of PVC beads every year used for rendering, plastering, dry lining and external wall... View Article

John Robertson Architects unveil workplace design near Cannon Street station, London

Tuesday, 3rd September 2019

John Robertson Architects (JRA) has revitalised an existing office building in the City of London with a prominent new entrance hall and retail podium. Briefed by client Ocubis with creating “Clerkenwell meets the City”, Cannon Green provides a contemporary workplace... View Article

MVRDV’s “Green Villa” Is a Corner Residential Building Covered in Plants

Monday, 19th August 2019

MVRDV has designed a small office and residential building on a corner lot next to the Dommel river in the Dutch village of Sint-Michielsgestel, using a gridded “rack” system to cover the building’s entire exterior in a variety of plants.... View Article

‘Cool’ new ventilation system enhances students’ experience at world-class learning hub in London

Tuesday, 13th August 2019

A new cooling and ventilation system has been installed at a world-class London university – thanks to Waterloo. The major project to address climate control in the Central Library at Imperial College London started in 2017. Air distribution products were... View Article

Live web chat for Waterloo

Tuesday, 13th August 2019

Waterloo Air Products plc, leading UK manufacturers of ventilation grilles, diffusers, weather louvres and VAV systems, has added a live chat function for website visitors. Within the two-week initial trial, Waterloo’s live chat proved popular with customers, and now it... View Article

Marley launches Safe in the Sun 2019

Friday, 9th August 2019

As the UK gets set for summer, roof systems manufacturer, Marley, is urging all outdoor construction workers to look after both their skin and eyes to reduce the damage caused by increased sun exposure. Latest figures from IOSH identified 1,700 people... View Article

Lead8 Joins Renowned International One Bangkok Team

Tuesday, 6th August 2019

Lead8, the international award-winning design firm, has been appointed to the renowned international team designing One Bangkok. Jointly developed by TCC Assets (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and Frasers Property Holdings (Thailand) Co., Ltd., the highly-anticipated future development will deliver 1.83 million... View Article

Lead8 appointed by Hongkong Land for Botanic-inspired Retail Destination

Thursday, 1st August 2019

Lead8, the international firm of Architects, Masterplanners, Interior and Graphic Designers, has announced its appointment to Hongkong Land’s recently unveiled ‘Yorkville – The Ring’ in Chongqing – an innovative retail development possessing one of the largest indoor botanic gardens in... View Article

TeknosPro; the eponymous portfolio

Tuesday, 30th July 2019

TeknosPro, the Teknos range of paints for professional decorators, offers professionals the eponymous product portfolio, TeknosPro, for smooth and long lasting finishes. Suited to interior walls and ceilings, the waterborne range consists of low-sheen TeknosPro 10 and TeknosPro 7 which... View Article

UL and Wintech Testing and Certification combine to provide best in class testing and certification services to the building envelope community

Tuesday, 30th July 2019

Increases UL’s global footprint in the building materials sector and enhances its building envelope evaluation, testing and certification expertise. UL, a global safety science leader, announces the acquisition of Wintech Testing and Certification, a Telford, UK-based firm that provides testing... View Article

Connecting Russia and China with the first ever cross border cable car – UNStudio’s design selected for the Blagoveshchensk Cable Car

Tuesday, 30th July 2019

Following the completion of cable car designs for the cities of Gothenburg and Amsterdam, UNStudio was recently selected as the winner in the competition for the first ever cross border cable car, which will carry passengers across the Amur River to connect Russia... View Article

Stanton Williams brings community living to North West Cambridge

Monday, 29th July 2019

Stanton Williams has completed 264 key worker homes, together with generous social spaces and retail facilities in Eddington, North West Cambridge for the University of Cambridge. A network of communal spaces, framed by 10 new buildings, forms the heart of... View Article

Double award win for Sika Sarnafil projects at SPRA awards 2019

Monday, 29th July 2019

Market-leading single ply roofing manufacturer Sika Sarnafil and two of its Registered Contractors have triumphed at this year’s Single Ply Roofing Association (SPRA) Awards. The awards, which recognise best practice within the single ply roofing industry, saw Exeter-based Progressive Systems Ltd take home... View Article

Robert Jenrick named housing secretary in cabinet reshuffle

Thursday, 25th July 2019

Robert Jenrick has replaced James Brokenshire as the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government in Boris Johnson’s new cabinet. Jenrick has been the MP for Newark since 2014, and was made Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury on... View Article