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WEBLabour’s National Planning Policy Framework revisions explained. 12 August 2024By Daniel Gayne 2. Keir Starmer’s government has put planning reform at the heart of its ambition to get Britain building, to the delight of many developers. Daniel Gayne looks at the proposals announced last month and assesses their chances of success.
World Architecture 100 - the only comprehensive survey of the …
WEBSep 8, 2024 · Welcome to the World Architecture 100, Building Design’s compendium of the world’s biggest practices. Every year Building Design surveys the world’s biggest architecture practices to create a report that is one of the most respected annual publications in the industry. The rankings are compiled from …
Battersea power station: the remarkable journey from ruin to ...
WEBOct 6, 2022 · The long-running saga of Battersea power station is coming to a close, nearly 40 years after it stopped generating electricity. Since then, the mighty brick edifice has defied numerous attempts to give it a new lease of life.
WA100 2024: The big list | Features | Building Design
WEBWA100 is Building Design’s annual survey of the world’s largest practices ranked by the number of fee-earning architects they employ. WA100 2024. Company name. Country. Architects employed. Fee income (US$)
Darlington station revamp plans unveiled | News - Building Design
WEBAug 20, 2024 · The redevelopment is scheduled for completion in 2025, aligning with the bicentennial celebrations of the Stockton and Darlington Railway. Mark McIntosh, regional director for architecture and design at AECOM, said: “Protecting and preserving historic assets and the station’s heritage is an important requirement of this regeneration project.
CPD 16 2016: Insulating flat roofs | Features - Building Design
WEBOct 28, 2016 · 0.18/0.25. Celotex insulation is added to a new flat roof installation. Condensation. The roof should be designed to control the effect of interstitial condensation and surface condensation. BS 5250:2011+A1:2016 “Code of Practice for control of condensation in buildings” and BS 6229:2003 provide good practice guidance.
CPD 11 2024: Thermal regulation and the performance gap
WEBAug 15, 2024 · A brief history. U-value limits were first introduced into the Building Regulations for England and Wales in 1965. When first introduced, they applied to any building or part of a building intended to be used exclusively for the purposes of one or more dwellings, and they have hugely influenced industry behaviour, acting as the lowest legal level of thermal insulation at which to build.
Architecture salary survey: new grads’ pay soars as directors take hit
WEBDec 14, 2022 · While salaries for all Part I-qualified staff increased by 5.3% on average, the survey found that average salaries for Part Is with absolutely no experience in practice rose by 13.7% between 2021 and 2022 – from £20,145 to £22,906. 9B director Paul Chappell said that at the other end of the scale, the data showed pay rises among practice ...
Studio E: Anatomy of the death of a practice - Building Design
WEBStudio E founder Andrzej Kuszell giving evidence at the Grenfell Tower inquiry on 2 March 2020. Studio E has been wound up owing £144,014 to its remaining four staff and other creditors. Documents filed with Companies House show it has just £15,688 to its name. Yet just 12 years ago it employed 45 staff and had assets of £168,048.
Moll gains planning approval for townhouses on south London …
WEBAug 12, 2024 · Moll Architects have secured planning permission from the London Borough of Merton to transform a backland site currently occupied by a car garage on Queen’s Road, Wimbledon, into a development of three new townhouses. The site is located adjacent to the Priory Church of England Primary School. According to Moll, the design of …