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In the face of Brexit, architects must focus on what they can control
This is a turbulent time, but we must continue to look upwards and outwards, writes Emily Booth
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Profits dive at 3DReid
3DReid has reported a slump in profits of more than 70 per cent
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13.09.18: Retrofit
The latest AJ features the winners of our 2018 Retrofit Awards, a celebration of creative repurposing covering 13 different building categories; as well as a full building study of the overall winner: Ian Ritchie Architects’ Susie Sainsbury Theatre and Angela Burgess Recital Hall for the Royal Academy of Music in London; and a study of a possible future contender: Featherstone Young’s Tŷ Pawb retrofit arts building ...
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Cheap, robust and quick to construct, block work is still a staple element of most new buildings. When looking to reduce the environmental impact of block work, look for high levels of recycled aggregates, lower levels of cement and increasingly available alternatives to concrete.
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