Biophilic Neighbourhood of Rammed-earth Structures
3DELUXE is currently designing a sustainable development on the coastline east of the Dubai Metropolitan Area. This urban oasis extends for over a mile along the Kalba Beach shoreline.
From A to Gen Z: Designing Better Workspaces for Everyone
Do you remember how you felt during your first months in an office job? asks Velimira Drummer, Interior Leader, Associate and Senior Architect at Stantec. Getting to know your new co-workers, being brought into an important client meeting for the first time and making professional phone calls while being all too aware your co-workers can hear everything you’re saying.
Meeting Building Regulations for Fire Safety
June 2023 marks one year since the publication of the new amended Part B of the Building Regulations, which came into force in England on 1st December 2022. Architects designing tall residential buildings should be aware that it is now a requirement that evacuation alert systems be fitted in new, high-rise residential buildings over 18m.
Architect in Profile - Marion Room
In this interview, FC&A speaks with Marion Room, Director of DMWR Architects. Marion’s career spans from studying at the University of Newcastle and the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, to working at renowned firms like BDP and Sheppard Robson. Now in Manchester, Marion shares her passion for creating high-quality spaces that blend art, sustainability and functionality.
Glidevale Protect Responds to Latest Updates Published in STA Advice Note 18
Glidevale Protect, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of external wall breather membranes, welcomes the recent updates to Structural Timber Association’s STA Advice Note 18 which highlight the importance of providing specifiers with trusted, and tested, technical product information.
Vortice Supplies MVHR Unit to School Gym
Burton-upon-Trent based VORTICE has supplied a commercial roof mounted MVHR unit to St Paul’s School in Barnes for a Gymnasium, on time and on budget, providing an effective solution that was managed by KPS Southern Ltd.
Sustainability Focused Technology Secures ‘Energy Efficiency Product’ Award Win for Tamlite Lighting
A product that is manufactured entirely in the Midlands and is designed with local supply-chains and energy efficiency in mind, has scooped an award win for Energy Efficiency Product of the Year at the Electrical Review & Data Centre Review Excellence Awards.
