When it came to the refurbishment and remodelling of the Grade II listed Buckler Library at Oxford’s Magdalen College, the designers had to strip the building back to its shell and successfully blend the old with the new.  Central to… Continue Reading →

Operating on a global scale with distributors in Europe, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and America, Kebony, a beautiful wood recommended by leading architects, has continued its expansion throughout the United States. Apollo Apartments and The Wharf are two prestigious projects… Continue Reading →

Incredible new visuals for the £5 billion Liverpool Waters project, which will transform Liverpool’s Waterfront, have been released to show how the 60-hectare development will look once completed. The new CGI’s bring to life Liverpool Waters’ vision to completely restore… Continue Reading →

‘At Risk’ Grade 1 Former Church Revived Following £5m Restoration as Retail & Dining Destination. Grosvenor Britain & Ireland (‘Grosvenor’) announces that it has completed the £5 million restoration of the Grade 1 listed St. Mark’s in Mayfair, London. Built… Continue Reading →

Creating a simple, uncluttered, clean space with a utilitarian look and feel was the goal for the re-design of Hanson Architect’s Office space. Having first come across SMARTPLY OSB3 at a RIBA CPD Roadshow in 2017, the practice was impressed… Continue Reading →

Over the last five years UK local authorities have paid out £35m on compensation and legal fees related to damp[1], leaks and damage. Given the funding challenge that local authorities face, they are under growing pressure to ensure that housing… Continue Reading →

London mayor Sadiq Khan’s decision to fund a ‘developers’ toolkit’ to simplify the construction of offsite homes has been welcomed by pan European insulation specialist Actis. The project, towards which the mayor’s office will contribute £50,000, will see the production… Continue Reading →

With the ever-increasing pressure to create more future-proofed, energy efficient properties, the demand for high-performance insulation solutions that are thin yet robust enough to stand up to the construction process has never been greater. To solve this problem, Kingspan has… Continue Reading →