Buildings, design and specification – Page 8
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FeaturesRethinking Design: How the pandemic transformed healthcare
In the second in our series on rethinking building design in the wake of the pandemic, Jordan Marshall reports on a booming healthcare sector and the government’s ambitious health infrastructure plans
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FeaturesHow the Grange University Hospital opened four months early
Using design for manufacture and assembly, Laing O’Rourke has delivered a major new hospital in Wales under budget and four months early – no wonder the government is looking to use it as a model for its hospital building programme. Thomas Lane reports
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FeaturesA look back at Grenfell Inquiry module one: How experts blamed key players for ‘shambles’
The first part of phase two’s hearings concluded last week - here’s an overview of the evidence revealing major failures, incompetence and buck-passing
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FeaturesCost model: School buildings
Demand for school buildings is rising in the UK, but with land and funding at a premium, those tasked with making safe, inspiring educational spaces face tough limitations. Aecom’s Sarah Crowley, Peter Robinson and Jeff Simmonds examine the schools building sector and offer a cost breakdown
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FeaturesProcurement update: post-covid projects
Clients and contractors face unprecedented levels of uncertainty in bringing forward new projects during the pandemic. Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis examines the options available to help manage the risk
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FeaturesArup Q&A: Digital technology and dealing with a pandemic
Arup’s chief information officer on how the coronavirus pandemic has propelled digital transformation
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FeaturesCost model: CLT frame buildings
The rapidly expanding use of CLT saw its trajectory arrested in the UK by new regulations in the wake of Grenfell, but if safe solutions can be found then the material offers considerable cost and climate advantages over more traditional frame solutions. Alinea breaks down the costs
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FeaturesProjects: Outernet London, St Giles Circus
An immersive gallery with a theatrical facade is taking shape in central London on the Outernet site at St Giles Circus, but it is under the ground that the real drama has taken place, with an enormous music venue carved out amid a tangle of tube tunnels, and one historic ...
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FeaturesCost model: Film and TV studios
Even before the pandemic, home streaming of films and TV shows was growing rapidly, feeding demand for new facilities that can create compelling material for these platforms. Aecom’s Paul Davis, Laura Jevons, Ben Hooker and Tim Jackson examine the key cost drivers of building a new studio or sound stage ...
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FeaturesGet ready for the building safety regulator
The key proposals on building safety made by Dame Judith Hackitt in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster are finally about to be implemented in law. Building invited industry experts to discuss the coming changes
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FeaturesA wing and a prayer: what future for airport terminals?
Some of the most iconic architecture of our time has been in the form of airport terminals, but if covid-19’s devastating effect on aviation proves permanent, will these structures become redundant? Ike Ijeh surveys aviation’s architectural gems and ponders their future
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FeaturesCost model: Primary healthcare centres
An area of growing focus for NHS investment is the improvement of primary healthcare buildings. Aecom explores how they can provide modern, fit-for-purpose care environments, giving a cost breakdown for an example fit-out
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: The highways programme
Highways England is about to embark on a massive road investment programme, RIS2, for 2020-25. Agnieszka Krzyzaniak and Nora Taylor of Arcadis explore how it will go about delivering the programme efficiently while aiming to minimise environmental impact and increasing its focus on road user experience
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FeaturesIn pictures: the transformation of Plumstead library
The £16m refurbishment scheme, designed by Hawkins\Brown, reinvents the public library for the 21st century
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FeaturesSpecifier: Making 22 Bishopsgate a smart building
The building services at 22 Bishopsgate will be run by an innovative integrated system called Smart Spaces, which maximises energy efficiency as well as enhancing flexibility and security
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FeaturesProjects: Gare Maritime, Brussels
Creating a new Brussels neighbourhood inside a disused railway station from the 1900s took a lot of problem-solving
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FeaturesProjects: The Beam, Sunderland
Sunderland’s first spec office scheme in 40 years has been built to a tight budget of £20m
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FeaturesCost model: Tall buildings
London was slow to adopt tower building but the City’s distinctive skyline shows how much attitudes have changed
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FeaturesProjects: One Bishopsgate Plaza, London
The newly rebranded One Bishopsgate Plaza brings rare residential space to the City of London’s Eastern Cluster