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Full AJ100 rankings: Foster + Partners tops league of UK’s largest ...
WEBJun 18, 2021 · Foster + Partners’ vision for a modular resort on the Red Sea of Shurayrah. Foster + Partners remains the UK’s largest employer of architects, retaining the top spot in the AJ100 rankings for the 10th year in a row. Norman Foster’s practice now employers 383 qualified architects, up two from last year, extending its lead to 30 over second ...
Building regs 2022: what’s changed and what you need to know
WEBJun 15, 2022 · New and replacement heating systems in both domestic and non-domestic builds must have a maximum flow temperature of 55°C. Existing non-domestic buildings must improve the efficiency of heating and hot water boiler systems through installation of new controls. In new buildings (non-domestic), the …
Latest architecture news – The Architects’ Journal
WEBThe latest architecture news covering buildings, architects, planning, competition wins and business. You can also read about topics including the climate emergency, retrofit, the RIBA and architectural education. Queen Elizabeth memorial design contest to launch this year. A competition to design a memorial to Queen Elizabeth II in St James ...
Amanda Levete Q&A: ‘Architecture is a tough profession but if you …
WEBMar 7, 2018 · Amanda Levete Q&A: ‘Architecture is a tough profession but if you love it, the rewards are immense’. Amanda Levete Q&A: ‘Architecture is a tough profession but if you love it, the rewards are immense’. about what first drew her to architecture, her approach to design, and being a woman in the profession. Jane Drew was a pioneer and led ...
Architecture competitions and news – The Architects' Journal
WEBThe AJ’s Competitions Editor rounds up the best UK and international architectural competitions – including frameworks, ideas contests, high-profile commissions and other opportunities. A new £120 million multidisciplinary consultancy framework has been announced by Transport for Greater Manchester [Deadline: 28 October 2024]
Pilbrow & Partners submits plans for ‘London’s most sustainable …
WEBApr 23, 2020 · Pilbrow & Partners has submitted plans for an office tower opposite London Bridge Station that it claims will be ’the most sustainable’ of its kind in the capital. The practice’s designs for 60 St Thomas Street – to be known as Edge London Bridge – aim for top-level accreditations through both the BREEAM and WELL certification schemes.
Take two: 199 Bishopsgate by John Robertson Architects
WEBJul 5, 2013 · For all its pragmatism, John Robertson Architects’ 199 Bishopsgate retrofit has a measured finesse, says. From the architect’s point of view, the most satisfying retrofits are those which offer opportunities to rethink and refine a project, as if standing on the shoulders of the original designer. In its retrofit of 199 Bishopsgate on ...
Gensler unveils design to remake Foster’s City Hall building
WEBNov 28, 2023 · Charlie Prentis, head of London Bridge City at St Martins Property, said the developer had appointed Gensler and LDA Design to help deliver its ‘ambition’ for the former City Hall, ‘centred around the modernisation of the building into reimagined, open mixed-use accommodation, all the while safeguarding its intrinsic character’.
In practice: Sergison Bates’ Hampstead mansion block for older …
WEBJul 7, 2022 · We were invited by PegasusLife, which specialises in residential developments for older people (aged 60+) to bid for a site in Hampstead, which we won in 2014. In mid-2015 we submitted to planning a design inspired by the mansion blocks typical of Hampstead, with two structures connected at ground and lower floor level, providing 29 …