Planning & Design

Leading ALEC into a new era: an interview with new CEO Barry Lewis

Barry Lewis, the newly appointed CEO of ALEC, an engineering and contracting subsidiary of the Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), provides insights into his motivation, growth strategies, commitment to core values, technological advancements and...

Decarbonising built environments 

Responsible for 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions, the built environment’s emissions stem from manufacturing materials and building operations. Sebastian Peck, Managing Partner at KOMPAS VC, addresses decarbonising the industry with an emphasises...

Designing dignity: Realising the future of hospice design for young people 

The importance of UK hospice care and its place within our society cannot be underestimated. Putting patients, their families and the people caring for them at the heart of design is essential and never more important than in the case of young adults...

Exploring AI’s contributions and emotional essence in architecture 

Recent AI developments prompt reflection on its impact. Architects view AI as a timesaving ally yet acknowledge its limitations as emotion and empathy remain uniquely human for crafting meaningful spatial experiences. Here, Gavin Wu, an architect at JDDK...

Building the future: BIM enhances sustainable retrofitting

Embracing Building Information Management (BIM), the process of designing, constructing and operating a building with the use of electronic object-orientated information, is vital for retrofitting older buildings sustainably. We speak to Diarmuid Murphy,...

School reconstruction in war-torn Ukraine uses revolutionary 3D printing 

A city in western Ukraine is using 3D printing technology during the second stage of constructing a school’s building. According to preliminary calculations, this will be the largest one-story educational facility in the world, built with an on-site...