Entries by Lyn

Toronto School: Leading by Example with Timber

Poplar Road K-8 Public School is set to break ground this year in Scarborough and will set an example for future schools when it comes to mass-timber construction. Images: Moriyama Teshima Architects The forthcoming Poplar Road K-8 Public School, which is set to break ground in Scarborough this year, will become a real-time lesson in […]

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Putting CO2 on the Road

As the UK government shapes the next phase of its Road Investment Strategy (RIS3), the country’s road construction sector is presented with a unique opportunity: the ability to transform UK building into a tool for carbon removal. National Highways, which is charged with operating, maintaining and improving motorways and major A roads in England, in […]

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12,000 Homes Plan Finally Approved, After 24 Years

  A proposal for almost 12,000 homes has been approved, concluding a 24-year-long saga in Wirral. The Local Plan, which Wirral Council has been developing for years, is thought to be the first brownfield-only strategy to receive approval nationwide. This implies that no green belt areas, which make up about half of the Wirral, will […]

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Modular Prototype for Circular Living

Dismantlable wooden residence introduces modular prototype for circular living in germany House anton ii is a glue-free Timber residence in Germany Standing as a monolithic cube in a traditional orchard near Augsburg, Germany, House Anton II by Manfred Lux, in collaboration with Antxon Cánovas, redefines ecological architecture through a dismantlable, glue-free timber construction. Designed as […]

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Milestone to Regenerate Clipstone

The Clipstone Headstocks at sunset (Image: Stuart Mills) Planning permission has been granted to develop a former underused site at Clipstone Holdings into high-quality space for businesses. The project has already seen the demolition of most of the existing old industrial units at the site, which is understood to have formerly been the train yard […]

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The Bridgewater Tidal Barrier

Illustration of the completed barrier   The £249M Bridgwater tidal barrier project has reached a milestone with the arrival of a jack up barge that will enable the construction of a cofferdam and piling. The Bridgwater tidal barrier project in Somerset will be one of the largest flood defence schemes in the UK. The project […]

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Beyond the Replica: Why True Conservation Rooflights Are More Than Just Aesthetic  

by Paul Trace, Director of Stella Rooflights   Specifying rooflights for conservation projects is never a box-ticking exercise. In fact, the rooflight is often one of the most scrutinised elements in any planning application involving a listed building or conservation area. For architects, this makes the distinction between ‘conservation-style’ and truly conservation-appropriate rooflights more than […]

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CLEAN ENERGY – Scotland Considers

GB Energy’s announcement last July was generally met with enthusiasm – or at the very least, interest. The notion of having a company dedicated to making the UK a clean energy superpower (their words) brought a renewed drive from businesses to consider how they could ride this journey of change. For Scotland, it was seen […]

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Affordable Homes for Rotherham

Work starts on more new affordable homes in Rotherham Work has started on the development of 14 new affordable, energy saving homes in the north of the borough, as part of Rotherham Council’s ambitious housing delivery programme. The Leader of Rotherham Council, Cllr Chris Read was joined by Kilnhurst and Swinton East Ward Councillors, Cllr […]

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