All Buildings, Design and Specification articles – Page 29
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FeaturesLiverpool defends its status as a city of sensitive regeneration – but Unesco begs to differ
A badge of honour or a certificate not worth the trouble? Liverpool’s loss of its world heritage status has opened a debate about the purpose and value of the designation
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FeaturesWilliam Sutton Prize invites entries from architects
Winners of Clarion Housing Group’s sustainability and placemaking prize will see their design concept trialled on a major development site
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NewsGround breaks on Laing O’Rourke’s £500m Everton stadium
Official construction starts three weeks after Unesco stripped Liverpool of its World Heritage Status
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CommentDevelopment and heritage are not mutually exclusive
The city has to grow and we have protections in our planning system. To say we are destroying Liverpool is untrue, says its mayor, Joanne Anderson
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NewsAHMM unveils plans for ‘biophilic’ City office tower
Scheme will replace 1980s buildings near Shoreditch and Whitechapel fringe
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CommentJust how fast can the life sciences sector grow?
Government has set out an ambitious 10-year strategy but there are barriers that could put a brake on developing these high-tech facilities
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NewsG&T lands cost consultant role on City markets relocation
T T appointed PM on scheme to bring Billingsgate, New Spitalfields and Smithfields markets into one location
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NewsBouygues scores Camden estate redevelopment job
North London scheme set to complete next summer
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NewsFate of Populous’ MSG Sphere set to be decided next month
21,500-capacity venue would be UK’s largest concert arena
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NewsUnesco decision will not stop new developments in Liverpool, city’s mayor says
Joanne Anderson said that regeneration will not be halted for the sake of a ‘heritage label’ after city’s World Heritage Status was revoked
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NewsDerwent gets green light for brace of jobs close to BT Tower
Schemes have been designed by Piercy Co
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NewsSadiq Khan rejects £1.5bn mixed-use plan for Budweiser brewery
Riverside proposals were approved by Richmond council after revisions
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NewsMinistry of Defence seeking firm to design £150m ‘national flagship’
Vessel will sail around the world hosting trade talks and promoting British interests
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CommentBeautiful places aren’t built like this
Government guidelines on design codes fail to recognise society’s changed priorities post-covid, says Redrow’s Matthew Pratt
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NewsGreen light for 27-storey tower next to Shard
Scheme by Pilbrow Partners second to receive approval in emerging high-rise cluster
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FeaturesCost model: Data centres
Data centres have become vital infrastructure, but as their importance has grown, so too have their size, security threats and carbon output
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FeaturesKingston Cycle Hub: no ordinary bike shed
Kingston council has spent £32m upgrading the borough’s cycling facilities, including a stylish storage hub beside the railway station with secure space for 400 bicycles. Could this be the direction of travel across the country?
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NewsGreen light for major AHMM redevelopment of King’s Cross hospital
Scheme to include hotel and more than 14,000sq m of office space
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FeaturesWhat are we going to do about concrete?
One of the most versatile materials on the planet, concrete is also one of the most polluting. But pressure is growing on the cement industry to come up with ways to reduce its carbon footprint