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WEBBuilding Safety Act: No one expects you to eliminate risks entirely. By Paul Bussey and Stuart Pierpoint. Whilst the parameters of responsibility have changed for principal architects, Paul Bussey and Stuart Pierpoint believe the new Building Safety Act presents an opportunity for a more ethical and collaborative approach to building design.
KPF gets go-ahead for 55-storey tower project in west London
WEBFeb 24, 2020 · KPF-designed proposals for a hotel and residential towers scheme in west London – the tallest element of which would be 55 storeys – have been approved by Ealing council. The towers, earmarked for the site of the Holiday Inn London West on the A40 at Acton, will be linked by a nine-floor “sky bridge” between their 26 th and 34 th storeys.
Let’s start designing buildings for a 200-year life
WEBFeb 22, 2022 · The Brandram Brothers only set out to build a warehouse, but in doing so they made a part of London. The building has proved to be both durable and adaptable; it will have enriched the lives of those who worked in it and is now enriching the lives of those for whom it is home. Examples like this make the 200-year life feel achievable.
Architecture CPD - Building Design
WEB15 February 2024Sponsored by ROCKWOOL. This latest CPD module, sponsored by Rockwool, considers the roof as a building’s fifth facade, examining its functional uses and its vital role in fire safety, and explaining the relevant regulations and what needs to be done to require to comply with them. Deadline for completion Friday 29 March 2024.
AHMM to convert Debenhams’ former flagship Oxford Street store
WEBMay 25, 2021 · AHMM has launched a consultation on proposals to refurbish Debenhams’ former flagship store on Oxford Street and transform it into a new retail and office scheme. Developer 334 Ramsbury Oxford Limited is planning to retain the existing building on 334 Oxford Street, adding new facades and three upper storeys with terraces.
The new Principal Designer role is going to require upskilling
WEBNov 22, 2022 · The main role of the Principal Designer (Building Regulations) is to plan, manage and monitor the design prior to works starting on site to ensure that the design complies with the Building Regulations. The recent DLUHC consultation document associated with the new changes to the Building Regulations process sets out …
KPF rings the changes for BT’s old 1980s HQ - Building Design
WEBJun 23, 2020 · KPF rings the changes for BT’s old 1980s HQ. KPF has won planning for the retrofit and expansion of BT’s former headquarters near St Paul’s Cathedral. The 1980s building, which takes up a whole city block just to the north of Paternoster Square, will be reconfigured into a mixed-use building with large, flexible office floorplates, retail ...
Jamie Fobert bags Greenwich Observatory redevelopment
WEBApr 7, 2022 · Jamie Fobert Architects has been appointed to lead design work on an upgrade to the Royal Observatory Greenwich ahead of the historic centre’s 350 th anniversary in 2025.. Fobert, who was named Building Design’s Architect of the Year in 2019 and also triumphed in the the awards’ Public Building Architect category, will work with heritage specialist Purcell on the project to deliver new ...
Bankside Yards: Setting new standards for net zero in London
WEBJan 18, 2023 · Bankside Yards, a £2.5bn project under construction in London’s Southwark, brings two ideas from overseas which, while not that new elsewhere, could make it much easier for large mixed-use developments to reach net zero here. The first part of this equation is that the project follows the Asian model …
Penoyre & Prasad ‘merges’ with Perkins & Will - Building Design
WEBNov 6, 2019 · The practice will move its 35 staff to Perkins & Will’s current base at the Whitechapel Building near Aldgate. Penoyre & Prasad is expected to operate as a studio with in the Perkins & Will brand for “a few years” while the integration progresses. Perkins & Will said the merger would bring its London headcount to 190, making the studio ...
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