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What lies ahead for architecture in 2025? From rethinking housing policy and urban wellbeing to advancing sustainability and overcoming talent shortages, these comment pieces explore the ideas and priorities that will confront architects in the year ahead
Why brick remains central to architectural craft
1 day ago · Today, my go-to material is usually clay bricks. Sourced as close to the site as possible and subject to availability (and the client’s specifications), a clay brick, like the Cambodian sandstone bricks, offers endless possibilities.
Real change or false hope: can Labour’s planning reforms deliver …
2 days ago · National Planning Policy Framework – main changes. The “standard method” for determining local housing need in individual authorities has been revised to deliver a nominal housing target of 370,000 homes across England, up from around 300,000 previously, with meeting the target made mandatory in most cases.The algorithm has been tweaked since the July proposal to take more account of ...
Best of 2024: opinion and comment that made sense of a fast …
Dec 30, 2024 · We brought together some of the most stimulating and thought provoking comment pieces in 2024 - take a look at what our columnists had to say At BD, we bring together some of the sharpest voices and most original perspectives to tackle the big issues facing architecture today. Through our daily ...
World & UK architecture news - Building Design
Greenwich tower scheme handed demolition order can stay with design changes, Planning Inspectorate rules. 2025-01-10T12:43:00+00:00 By Tom Lowe. Developer Comer Homes has three years to remove orange cladding and must pay nearly £7m to council
Rayner to decide whether to demolish Grenfell Tower next month
2 days ago · Angela Rayner will make a decision on whether to demolish Grenfell Tower next month, the government has said. The shell of the 24-storey building is still covered in the protective wrapping which was installed two months after the fire which ripped through the tower in June 2017, killing 72 people.
BD’s most read opinion of 2023 - Part 1 - Building Design
Dec 27, 2023 · Architecture is an industry where ideas matter. Every week we bring together some of the most original comment from across the sector. From experts in climate adaptation to leading practitioners in housing and commercial development, BD is where architects and friends of the profession come to share their thoughts on the big issues.
Best of 2024: Building Design’s most incisive features and in-depth ...
Dec 29, 2024 · Architecture is shaped by big ideas and the pressing need to address the key challenges of our time. Throughout 2024, BD brought readers in-depth features and investigative analysis, exploring the forces, trends, and debates that define the built environment today.
BD’s most read opinion of 2022 | Features | Building Design
Architecture is an industry where ideas matter. Every week we bring together some of the most original comment from across the sector. From experts in climate adaptation to leading practitioners in housing and commercial development, BD is where architects and friends of the profession come to share their thoughts on the big issues.
BD’s most read building studies of 2023
Dec 27, 2023 · BD’s building studies delve deep into the design process of each building. From a new gallery space for Gilbert and George to UCL’s giant new East London campus, BD brought you some of the key buildings of 2023.