UK consulting engineer Arup and Dutch architect UNStudio have designed a carbon-neutral building for Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. The Echo complex will contain seven teaching rooms with flexible layouts, a 700-capacity lecture theatre that can be divided into three separate rooms, and 300 study spaces. It also houses cafes and restaurants and […]
The U.K. is home to some of the world’s oldest — and most prestigious — universities. And while these may be centers of excellence for learning, many institutions’ buildings were built centuries ago and are in need of refurbishment or, in some instances, total replacement. It’s a problem that’s not restricted to higher education. Across […]
“We are well equipped to build during Covid-19 having adjusted our projects to meet the Site Operating Procedures to ensure social distancing. “We are proud to be involved in providing these facilities to provide SEND pupils with the very best environment to learn and develop.” Richard Poulter, Willmott Dixon managing director for the Central South […]
Businesses who locate at the Enterprise & Innovation Centre at the £63 million HALO Kilmarnock will be able to collaborate on-site with top Scottish law firm, Anderson Strathern, which has become the first Gold #ROCKME Partner at the ground-breaking development. Anderson Strathern and the HALO Kilmarnock have launched a two-year partnership that will result […]
A two-story building on the campus of Technical University in Dresden, Germany is the world’s first building made from carbon fiber reinforced concrete. The world’s first building made of carbon fiber reinforced concrete, known as Carbonhaus, is a collaborative effort of engineers, designers, and researchers who have advocated for use of advanced materials in place […]
The multi-million pound development of a new school in Kent has edged a step closer. The second phase of Barton Court Academy Trust’s £20 million plans to build a new education institution on the site of the former Chaucer School in Canterbury by 2022 has been approved by Kent County Council. In an urgent decision, KCC’s cabinet […]
Stroud School, located in Romsey, is currently developing a new Key Stage 2 building which is due to be ready September 2020. Following on the success of its new KS1 building a couple of years ago, pupils are eagerly watching the process of the new building develop in front of their eyes. The new building […]
COUNCILLORS have approved plans to spend more than £8 million on building work and repairs at schools across Brighton and Hove in the coming year. They agreed the details of the schools’ capital budget at the council’s policy and resources committee meeting at Hove Town Hall on Thursday without debate. The three party leaders were […]
HIGH Wycombe primary school children learned about health and safety on building sites from a housing developer with a special assembly. Pupils at the newly built Abbey View Primary School were educated about key health and safety issues on construction sites by Berkeley Homes, a developer building a new collection of homes at nearby Abbey […]
Nottinghamshire county councillors and representatives from the Spencer Academy Trust gathered on-site to celebrate the progress of a brand new school near Edwalton. County council leader councillor Kay Cutts MBE and council chairman councillor Kevin Rostance joined other councillors and trust representatives to mark the building progress of Spencer Rosecliffe Academy by planting a tree […]