We’re currently looking forward to the upcoming “Building Images” exhibition, which is opening at Clerkenwell’s Sto Werkstatt on the 4th of February. The show is made up of architectural photographs from the 2015 Arcaid Images Architectural Photography Awards, with a particular focus on the way we sense and experience different spaces. Continue reading →

The role of an architect is to create spatial solutions that optimise the functionality of a structure for its inhabitants. Recent years have seen sustainability become a central aim of architectural projects in the domestic, commercial and public sectors. A further dimension has been added, and we are now seeing the introduction of movement into modern architecture. Continue reading →

Arcadis, one of the leading design and consultancy firms, recently released their International Construction Costs report for 2016. This year the company has recalibrated their cost data to investigate the differences between building costs in 45 major cities around the world. The details take exchange rates into account as well as conditions in specific countries and cost differentials. From the data we can see which locations are the cheapest to build in, and which are the most expensive. Continue reading →