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Building Design is the architects' favourite website for the latest news, projects, products and events in the UK and beyond. Explore topics such as neuroscience, bio-based buildings, Grenfell, AYA awards, CPD and more.
The Shard: pointers on reaching the top | Technical - Building Design
Feb 2, 2012 · Not many buildings can count clouds as a potential construction hazard. But at the Shard, Renzo Piano’s soaring 310m-high tower at London Bridge, the potential for clouds, fog and hostile weather conditions to disrupt construction led the design team to devise a complex off-site assembly process for the very top.
World Architecture 100 - the only comprehensive survey of the …
Sep 8, 2024 · WA100 2025 is a comprehensive survey of the world's biggest architecture practices, compiled by Building Design, a leading industry publication. To participate in the survey, access the report, or purchase the 2024 edition, visit the web page.
WA100 2023: The big list | Features | Building Design
Find out the top 100 architects in the world by the number of fee-earning architects they employ. See the rankings, countries, fee income and company names of the global architecture practices in 2023.
Battersea power station: the remarkable journey from ruin to ...
Oct 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.
Designing with empathy: The human-centred approach to …
Sep 12, 2024 · Last year, NVB won BD's Education Architect of the Year Award. Here, practice director James McGillivray expands on the practice's mantra: if you don't understand people, you cannot design for them
A guide to fire protection for architects - Building Design
Oct 17, 2011 · Steel structures often behave better in fire than suggested by standard fire tests, because of the development of alternative load paths. On the other hand, complex and unusual steel structures might behave worse than standard fire tests suggest, owing to thermal expansion of the surrounding materials.
Studio E: Anatomy of the death of a practice - Building Design
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.
WA100 2023 - Building Design
WA100 2023: For architects in 2023, size matters. 2023-01-24T07:00:00+00:00 By Thomas Lane. Our annual survey of the top 100 global practices shows it’s the largest architects who have the best hope of staying ahead of a shifting market
Eric Parry unveils revised design for City’s tallest tower
Aug 29, 2023 · Eric Parry has unveiled a substantial redesign of what is planned to be the City of London’s tallest tower, 1 Undershaft, as part of a fresh public consultation.