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BDP designed Greenheys completes at Manchester Science Park
Greenheys, a 131,000 sq ft laboratory and research building at Manchester Science Park, has been completed, providing a new home for UK Biobank.
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AO Farington Cricket Ground opens its doors to community and county cricket
AO Farington Cricket Ground has officially opened, creating a new home for professional, community and youth cricket in Lancashire.
Shanghai midtown belt design recognised with World Landscape Architecture Outstanding Project
BDP's vision for the Shanghai Midtown Belt has received a World Landscape Architecture Outstanding Project.
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The value of the awkward building
As cities accommodate new homes, workplaces, cultural venues and infrastructure, regeneration increasingly takes place alongside older buildings.
Stewards and facilitators: Navigating heritage under the new NPPF
The updated National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is the most substantial rewrite of national planning policy.
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How urban spaces can work harder for nature and people
The UK’s urban green spaces are under increasing pressure to deliver more for nature and for communities.
Ideas above the station
The UK Government's new NPPF is compelling. But there is a danger that we focus too much on housing around stations and not enough on the place.
The Good City Podcast – Delhi: Rewriting the Code
We explore how form based codes offer a new path for India’s cities – creating connected public spaces, vibrant street life and climate ready places.
The Women of Senior Living
Senior living is shaped by women - as residents, daughters and caregivers. Designing through their lived experience.
How Design Drives Carbon II
Upfront Embodied Carbon in 100 Projects Report
