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Nov 1, 2010 · Unlocking timber’s potential: Alex Goodfellow on industry readiness and government’s role in boosting structural timber. By Hollie Tye. Following the launch of the Timber in Construction Roadmap in December 2023, the Structural Timber Association (STA) is set to launch its Timber in Construction implementation guides in the hope of safely increasing the amount of timber used in ...
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WA100 2025 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.
Building study: Shakespeare North Playhouse
Jul 31, 2022 · How did the team get from this concept to a green oak-framed theatre arranged as a double octagon capable of seating 470 people? A common thread running through the Globe, the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse and the Shakespeare North Playhouse is Peter McCurdy, whose firm McCurdy & Co built all three auditoriums and, in the case of …
WA100 2024: The big list | Features | Building Design
WA100 2024: The big list View a table of this year’s top 100 architects. WA100 is Building Design’s annual survey of the world’s largest practices ranked by the number of fee-earning architects they employ.
WA100 2021: The big list | Features | Building Design
WA100 2021; Rank 2021 Rank 2020 New Practice name Country Architects employed Fee income (US$) 1: 1 : Gensler: US: 2506: $1-1.5bn: 2: 2 : Nikken Sekkei: Japan: 1960: $500-599m
Battersea power station: the remarkable journey from ruin to ...
Oct 6, 2022 · The long-running saga of Battersea power station is coming to a close, nearly 40 years after it stopped generating electricity. Since then, the mighty brick edifice has defied numerous attempts to give it a new lease of life.
Malcolm Reading: making the case for architectural competitions
Apr 25, 2023 · The senior team at MRC are mainly architects, but there is a strong emphasis on writing and the ability to tell a story. Reading attributes much of this to his wife, Catherine Reading, who is creative director and has a background as a writer and poet.
WA100 2022: The big list | Features - Building Design
WA100 2022. Rank 2022 Rank 2021 Company name Country Architects employed Fee income (US$) 1: 1: Gensler: US: 2,692: 1bn-1.5bn: 2-Zhubo Design: China: 1,320: 110m-119m: 3
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.
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New content streams for 2024: What made this project: Firms outline what they have specified on a certain project, the reasons for these decisions and what challenges the choices help address. Materials Q&A: We speak to material specialists and present our readers’ burning questions. Covering everything from fire safety and durability to the common benefits and barriers that prevent design ...