BSI External Cladding Systems test method, UK flats

Fire-Safe Aluminium Rainscreen Cladding Solution for dangerous buildings

BSI External Cladding Systems Test Method news – revisions to British Standard BS 8414: the purpose of the large-scale test method is to provide data that enables the evaluation of the fire performance of the cladding components tested in combination.

The Barns Family Home by AR Design Studio

The Barns Family Home by AR Design Studio

The Barns Family Home in Southern England: plans approval news for transformation into an elegant and contemporary five bedroom house by RIBA award-winning architects AR Design Studio.

Long Brick House in the Chilterns, England

Long Brick House The Chilterns England

Approaching Long Brick House in the Chilterns, England, designed by Bradley Van Der Straeten, you would not have the slightest idea that behind a standard door lies a home that beams with natural sunlight and clever design ideas.

How to become an architect in UK tips

UK living room design by architect

How to become an architect in UK. An architect is a person, who designs a building from start to finish. As an architect, you have to know building laws and be able to help a client get a building permission. 

Lancaster University Library Extension News

Lancaster University Library Extension Building UK

Lancaster University Library Extension on site: £11m four-storey building design by Scott Brownrigg starts construction. The scheme will expand the amount of study space in the Library by 2,562 square metres.

Charlesworth Passivhaus Plus Derbyshire home

Charlesworth Passivhaus Plus Derbyshire house England

Charlesworth Passivhaus Plus home by Manchester experts at Studio Tashkeel: the most environmentally-focussed new build ‘Passivhaus’ in region, new four bed home in Derbyshire with strong energy retention.

County Durham Buildings: Architecture UK

Auckland Castle in Durham

County Durham architecture – best new buildings in Middlesbrough Area, northeast of England, UK, including Auckland Castle renewal by architects Purcell – County Durham buildings, images, architect: English architectural developments

Reduce CO2 Emissions: curb construction waste

University of Bath Centre for the Arts building design

Bath architects and civil engineers call on construction industry to reduce CO2 emissions by curbing ‘massive’ wastage. Experts say engineers are forced to significantly over-design and over-engineer buildings.

The Box and St Luke’s Church Cultural Centre

The Box Museum Plymouth

Designed by Atkins The Box is the largest multi-disciplinary arts and heritage space opening anywhere in the UK next year and the biggest in the Southwest of England. The £40million project has created a visitor centre for the country of nearly 8,000 sqm.

The Long House in Somerton, Somerset

Long House Somerton

Neil Choudhury Architects designed The Long House in Somerset, a 350 square-metre home is built into a sloping site and overlooks a pond, mill stream and beautiful garden designed by James Alexander Sinclair.