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16th February 2016
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Damien Hirst Is Building a Batcave Beneath His Historic London Mansion

Damien is expanding his home facing London’s tony Regent’s Park, though you won’t notice much of a change at street level. That’s because the artist is building the enormous complex underneath his half-acre garden. 

Read More: Benjamin Sutton
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How London might have Looked: Five Masterplans after the Great Fire of 1666

From Wren’s wide boulevards to Newcourt’s uniform grids, a new exhibition reveals the alternative plans to rebuild London after it was destroyed by the great fire, and asks: what could it have looked like now?

Read more: Adam Forrest
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Procurement Conflicts with Passivhaus

Design and build procurement routes have been particularly popular in the UK for large scale Passivhaus projects. Clients, often public bodies, want the benefits that Passivhaus brings, but are wary of the delivery risks in a relatively immature Passivhaus market. Using a design and build procurement route allows the client to pass the majority of the risks to the contractor. 

Read more: Elrond Burrell
 
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World's Tallest Timber Tower

Made possible by a special change in law, a building that is set to claim the title of world's tallest timber tower is now under construction in Vancouver, Canada.
When complete in 2017, the 18-storey (53m) tower, called Brock Commons, will house hundreds of students at the University of British Columbia (UBC).

Read more: Construction Manager
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Oddly Shaped Brick Could Revolutionize Sustainable Building

A design studio in Colombia is tackling one of architecture’s growing energy challenges by using an unexpected traditional building material: brick.
Specializing in sustainable building, Smart Design and Architecture created the Bloque Termodisipador, a ceramic building material, as a more energy-friendly alternative to traditional clay bricks.

Read more: Molly Thompson
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Langley Waterproofing Systems

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