All Building Design articles in February 2025
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OpinionHow the principles of B Corp help us perform better as a business
As the backlash against ESG and EDI grows – especially in the US – Rachel Bell explains how a values-driven approach is strengthening Stride Treglown’s culture and improving the service it offers clients
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Building StudyA cauldron on the Mersey: how Everton built their new stadium in just five years (Manchester United take note)
Manchester United has an ambitous plan to rebuild Old Trafford within the same timescale. Everton and BDP Pattern have already done this and delivered its new, £760m stadium on budget and on time with careful planning and extensive use of MMC and digital tools, reports Thomas Lane
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NewsBindloss Dawes extends Victorian home in Stoke Newington
Source: Nick Dearden - Building Narratives
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NewsGrenfell refurbishment companies sued for more than £360m by council
RBKC says firms involved in cladding the tower with dangerous materials should pay a share of its losses
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NewsInvestors likely to be spooked by Trump tariffs in short term, London cost consultant Exigere warns
Consultant says risk-averse contractors in capital taking longer to sign on dotted line for jobs
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NewsWhite Arkitekter hires passivhaus expert as UK sustainability chief
Christian Dimbleby joins Nordic practice after 20 years at passivhaus specialist Architype
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NewsManchester approves four towers including UK’s tallest outside London
Simpson Haugh’s 76-storey Viadux 2 tower and Sheppard Robson’s 44-storey Whitworth Street scheme among approvals
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NewsWhat made this project… Skylight by Buckley Gray Yeoman
Finalist for WA100 Architect of the Year Award 2024, Buckley Gray Yeoman guides us through the specification challenges present at Skylight
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NewsCalling all manufacturing pioneers: Shine at the Architect of the Year Awards 2025!
Here at Building Design, we’re passionate about the vital role specification plays in bringing visionary designs to life. That is why we are thrilled to remind our industry partners that entries for the prestigious Architect of the Year Awards 2025 are still open – but time is ticking! You have ...
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NewsSquire & Partners’ profit and turnover falls
Operating profit down by 90% and turnover 14% in eight months to March last year
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NewsAllies & Morrison picked to develop 10,000-home masterplan on land around Old Trafford
King’s Cross architect to lead consultant team including Civic Engineers on ’one of biggest growth opportunities in country’
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NewsFinancing affordable housing ‘impossible’ in London, says CEO of homelessness non-profit forced to close
Capital Letters, owned by a group of London councils, was set up to tackle homelessness but is set to shut down at the end of the year
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OpinionCouncil housing, conversions and the green belt: rethinking London’s future
What should Sadiq Khan’s next spatial development strategy for Greater London consist of? Ben Derbyshire looks at the key issues of debate
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NewsPatel Taylor working up plans for 220m Canary Wharf tower
Proposals for 77 Marsh Wall site to contain 925 homes and a mixed-use podium
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NewsConstruction of Europe’s biggest theme park to start next year in Bedfordshire
Plans for Universal Studios UK confirmed as government agrees deal with US giant Comcast
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NewsWoods Bagot submits plans for City tower that was cut down after Roman ruins discovery
Revised proposals for 85 Gracechurch Street two storeys shorter following basilica find
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Features1.5 million homes and counting: what Jas Bhalla thinks comes next
Ben Flatman speaks to Jas Bhalla – architect, planner and founder of Jas Bhalla Works – about building a practice rooted in long-term thinking
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OpinionA new kind of line in the sand: Southsea’s sea wall that welcomes everyone
Can ‘hold the line’ infrastructure bring people together? You bet it can, says LDA Design director Sophie Thompson
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NewsMaterial focus defines suburban residence in Poland
SAAN Architects has completed a suburban residence, designed to merge interior aesthetics with the surrounding landscape, in Bielawa, Poland. Large-format glazing maximises natural light and frames garden views, blurring the distinction between indoor and outdoor spaces. The material palette – oak veneers, solid wood, concrete floors, stone and glass ...