Window, door and curtain walling systems designer and manufacturer, Senior Architectural Systems is going the extra mile to reduce the carbon footprint generated through the transportation of its products by supporting the use of UK-sourced closed-loop recycled aluminium.

Hines, a global property investor, developer and manager, has secured a resolution to grant planning approval from Southwark Council to build a new, landmark office and residential development at 18 Blackfriars Road. The approval, which was secured working with architect firm Foster + Partners and Lipton Rogers, allows Hines to breathe new life into a two-acre brownfield site that has remained undeveloped for 20 years.

Norfolk-based, Cooks Blinds & Shutters has committed to supporting its local community by extending its Community Partnership with the Canaries on a multi-year deal, marking the window treatments and solar shading expert’s 60th year in business.

After decades of investment to improve water quality, cities worldwide are beginning to open up their once-polluted waterways for public access. New York State (NYS) has dramatically improved its waterways, too. As has been reported by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), New York’s rivers and harbours are the cleanest they’ve been in years.

As the UK’s largest privately owned aluminium fenestration systems manufacturer and winner of a prestigious Kings Award for Enterprise in Innovation, Senior Architectural Systems is not a company to stand still. Here we take a look at two of the company’s recently completed contracts both of which are leading the way in sustainable construction methods to become ‘firsts’ in their sectors.

Euroclad Group is celebrating the third year of a multi-year deal with sports rights specialist, Eleven Sports Media which places the metal building solutions supplier in the Cardiff City Community Partnership and provides a valuable platform for marketing and brand awareness.

When ANZ first imagined its new offices, it knew that the wellbeing of its workforce needed to come first. Post-pandemic, it needed a space that reflected its personality and values, creating an environment that encouraged community and collaboration.

Access to public and social spaces is vital to community cohesion and our individual and collective wellbeing, yet in London such spaces are in short supply.

The Prime Minister of Japan has opened a new district in the heart of Tokyo designed by Heatherwick Studio. The project, known as Azabudai Hills, is the culmination of a 30-year regeneration process steered by Mori Building Co., Japan’s leading urban landscape developer.

Pop-up urbanism can amplify a neighbourhood’s brand – as long as the spirit is in keeping with an area’s authentic identity.

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