Government rejects MPs’ call for ‘reuse-first’ housing policy for historic buildings

It welcomed the recognition of the role heritage buildings can play in tackling the housing shortage, but said it would not adopt a specific heritage-to-housing scheme. The post Government rejects MPs’ call for ‘reuse-first’ housing policy for historic buildings appeared first on Property Week.

Bennetts Associates transforms Edinburgh’s historic King’s Theatre

The Architects’ Journal Bennetts Associates transforms Edinburgh’s historic King’s Theatre Working with arts charity Capital Theatres, Bennetts has modernised and overhauled the Category A-listed building 120 years after it was built The post Bennetts Associates transforms Edinburgh’s historic King’s Theatre appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Fran Williams

Stirling Prize finalist wins job to transform historic Belgian music venue

The Architects’ Journal Stirling Prize finalist wins job to transform historic Belgian music venue Sergison Bates Architects has been selected to transform and upgrade a historic concert hall in Brussels into a ‘24/7 cultural destination’ The post Stirling Prize finalist wins job to transform historic Belgian music venue appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Josh Butler

Award of Merit — Cultural/Worship: Dothan City Historic Opera House Addition and Improvements

As the first part of a transformative, multiphase downtown revitalization, this historic 1915 opera house underwent a year-long renovation and addition

Best Project — K-12 Education: Thomasville 6-12 Project

This historic renovation, expansion and modernization effort spanned six phases on a fully operational school campus across two years

Unbuild Better: A case study in deconstruction

AAP's Felix Heisel, supported by an Einhorn Center grant, is leading a team in the deconstruction of one of 11 houses being removed to make way for the Catherine Commons development in Collegetown. The project is a local case study promoting a more sustainable ("circular economy") approach to building materials, and is expected to inform a proposed local ordnance that, if enacted, would make Ithaca one of a small number of U.S. cities requiring deconstruction for certain buildings.

Currie & Brown - 2022, what to expect from the global construction industry

Over the past 12 months, Currie & Brown construction cost experts around the world have reported consistent construction trends and headwinds. Common experiences in all regions were post-pandemic recovery and historic increases in construction material prices. Looking forward, the typical expectation is for material costs to begin normalizing, with some regions projecting that labour shortages will take the hot seat once again

Design & Architecture: Woolwich Elizabeth line station

Woolwich station opens onto a generous forecourt and the greenery of Dial Arch Square. The station includes design references to the history of the Royal Arsenal site including cladding to the exterior with a pattern of memorial coins which were produced at this location for the families of the fallen in the Great War.

HS2 Restoring one of the World’s Oldest Railway Buildings

HS2 have announced the start of a major refurbishment project to restore the Grade 1 listed Old Curzon Street Station in Birmingham, one of the world's oldest surviving pieces of monumental railway architecture.

HS2 Historic railway roundhouse discovered at Curzon Street station

In early 2020, HS2 unearthed what is thought to be the world’s oldest railway roundhouse on the site of the new Birmingham Curzon Street station. Designed by 19th century engineer Robert Stephenson, it was first operational in 1837.

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