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Latest architecture news – The Architects’ Journal
WEBThe latest architecture news covering buildings, architects, planning, competition wins and business. You can also read about topics including the climate emergency, retrofit, the RIBA and architectural education. Queen Elizabeth memorial design contest to launch this year. A competition to design a memorial to Queen Elizabeth II in St James ...
Full AJ100 rankings: Foster + Partners tops league of UK’s largest ...
WEBJun 18, 2021 · Foster + Partners’ vision for a modular resort on the Red Sea of Shurayrah. Foster + Partners remains the UK’s largest employer of architects, retaining the top spot in the AJ100 rankings for the 10th year in a row. Norman Foster’s practice now employers 383 qualified architects, up two from last year, extending its lead to 30 over second ...
Saving the earth: making the case for rammed earth architecture
WEBApr 15, 2021 · Rammed earth is seen by some as primitive, or associated with poverty. Yet it can be rendered, clad, painted, plastered, dry-lined or sealed and so used as a direct replacement for energy-hungry clay bricks or concrete blocks. It is formed largely from aggregates – sands and gravels – with a small clay content acting as a binder.
Architecture competitions and news – The Architects' Journal
WEBThe AJ’s Competitions Editor rounds up the best UK and international architectural competitions – including frameworks, ideas contests, high-profile commissions and other opportunities. A new £120 million multidisciplinary consultancy framework has been announced by Transport for Greater Manchester [Deadline: 28 October 2024]
Building regs 2022: what’s changed and what you need to know
WEBJun 15, 2022 · New and replacement heating systems in both domestic and non-domestic builds must have a maximum flow temperature of 55°C. Existing non-domestic buildings must improve the efficiency of heating and hot water boiler systems through installation of new controls. In new buildings (non-domestic), the …
The Regs: How to make buildings fire-safe with cavity barriers
WEBJun 3, 2021 · Wherever possible cavity barriers should be mechanically fixed tightly in place to a rigid, fire-resistant construction. When this is not possible, they should be fitted in accordance with clause 24.4 of BS 9991. Ensure they run continuously and are not bridged by combustible materials – they should break up areas of insulation, rather than ...
From the archive: 100 years of steel in architecture
WEBApr 5, 2016 · The Brooklyn Bridge in New York was completed in 1883 to the designs of architect and engineer John Augustus Roebling. For 20 years Brooklyn Bridge was - at 486m - the longest suspension bridge in the world, and was the first bridge to make extensive use of steel. The Forth Bridge - started in 1882 and completed in …
THE DISTANCE AT WHICH TREES CAN AFFECT A BUILDING IS …
WEBDec 7, 2006 · The table above provides some indicative safe distances at which a standard 900mm or 750mm deep trench foundation is adequate. Where trees give rise to the need for foundation depths of up to and over 2.4m (where crossed in the table), then engineered foundation designs are recommended.
AJ100 - The Architects’ Journal
WEBThe Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings. The AJ100 is the definitive list of the biggest UK architectural practices. Here you can find out about the AJ100 Awards and our exclusive AJ100 Club sessions. The holds fee income & practice profiles for AJ100 practices going back to 2011. HTA boss on why the practice keeps winning AJ100 ...