Three young architecture graduates have won the Society for the Protection of Ancient Building’s (SPAB) prestigious ‘new design in historic contexts’ award, the Philip Webb Award, for their separate schemes proving that with imagination and sensitivity you don’t need to… Continue Reading →

World’s best architecture students celebrated at the World Architecture Festival in Amsterdam. The VELUX Group is proud to announce that “Light Froms Juggler” by Anastasia Maslova and “Road to Light” by Yuhan Luo, Di Lan, Yuan Liu, Yusong Liu are… Continue Reading →

The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, the Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP has taken a strong stance on the issue of cladding and forcing the removal and reinstatement of a safer product.  For months James Brokenshire… Continue Reading →

The built environment’s most amazing and poignant stories are revealed today as the Art of Building’s top 12 shots to have made it through to the final are announced. Amongst the shortlist appears a home built from old televisions, a… Continue Reading →

Yesterday, in a written statement, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, James Brokenshire, updated the government’s response to the Grenfell tragedy. Among the announcements were amendments to the approved documents confirming what materials can be used… Continue Reading →

Scotland Build (20-21 March, SEC Glasgow) is the leading and largest construction show for Scotland and is attended by thousands of building, construction, architecture and engineering professionals from across the country. Scotland Build is a content-led exhibition that covers the… Continue Reading →

As the five-storey, 7,500 square metre Barbara Hepworth Building takes shape, the University was pleased to welcome Morgan Sindall’s MD for Construction Pat Boyle and Dr Sophie Bowness, granddaughter of Wakefield sculptor Barbara Hepworth, to the ‘topping out’ ceremony. Construction… Continue Reading →