Toronto: Growing pains

Making Canada’s heritage buildings accessible to all people regardless of physical ability.

Ossie Airewele, Senior Associate at BDP Quadrangle and Residential and Mixed-use lead at BDP North America, in conversation with host Dani Stover.

Michelle Xuereb explains why designing for inclusion creates better science and technology facilities with global appeal.

We undertook a study proposing the conversion of large scale event venues into temporary ICU facilities.

Architect, Ehren Trzebiatowski, explains how the imaginative adaptation of space and recycling of equipment can help solve the problem.

Adam Darby shares his thoughts on the design approaches that will shape the future of housing delivery.

The past 18 months have been like no other.

Peter Jenkins describes how a new metro system will alleviate congestion and pollution in the capital of Bangladesh and stimulate economic prosperity.

Glasgow Queen Street, the third busiest station in Scotland, has been redeveloped.

Architect Björn Bleumink describes how adaptive eco-systems can transform measures for water mitigation into an asset to enhance the public realm.

BDP works closely with artists on collaborations such as Alder Hey Children’s Hospital and The Hive at Kew

Vicky Casey makes the case for design that is considerate to all sensory perceptions in hospitals.

Apprenticeships are accessible for all and have a real part to play in terms of social mobility.

How can Meanwhile Use interventions deliver real social impact and support ESG objectives?

Delivering universally accessible design for sporting venues.

Holistic, inclusive design starts with initial sketches or drawings.

BDP’s solution not only makes the building accessible but contributes to the character of the architecture.

Cities house 56% of people but emit 70% of CO2. Good Cities must decarbonise, retrofit, and adopt smart energy systems.

Five key challenges facing towns and cities across South Wales and considers how we can tackle them.

The primary function of cities is to bring people together. In a world of social media and online meetings, face-to-face contact still matters.

Adapting existing property assets is the first step in the process of designing sustainable research and development facilities.

Ben Ashton introduces the university campus of the future in the United Arab Emirates.

Manisha Bhartia highlights opportunities for global investors in India’s booming real estate.

We explore the importance of retaining culturally significant architecture.

Ben Ashton explains the design vision for an open-plan district in Abu Dhabi fostering collaboration and innovation.

Paul Zheng, describes how integration of city-scale design is creating more progressive, globally influential places.​

We explain how it only takes a little imagination to turn a redundant building into something fresh and remarkable.

The More Homes Built Faster Act (Bill 23) aims to deliver 1.5 million homes in Ontario over 10 years. How can this be both equitable and sustainable?

Through harnessing emerging tech, BDP continues to drive meaningful change through innovation.

Our campus framework explores the interconnected layers that deliver a route to Net Zero Carbon.

Pranay Singh argues that ndia’s retail sector finds itself poised for a transformative year.

Typically, innovation clusters have developed around a ‘triple helix’ model, an interactive ecosystem of government, academia and industry.

Creative adaptive reuse of underutilised spaces.

How can new developments still deliver architectural individualism and placemaking whilst reflecting the uniqueness of their context?

John Roycroft describes how the design strategies for science, technology and research buildings.

Christoph Ackermann compares the benefits of horizontal and vertical science and technology building typologies.

A new Maison-Radio facility has been designed on a site just east of the existing podium and tower in Toronto.

Isabelle Priest of the RIBA Journal explores 21st-century socially progressive architecture and its relevance to the common good.

Daniel Robbins, Senior Curator, discusses the restoration of Leighton House.

How Whitechapel station provides interconnectivity across London without sacrificing its distinctive, historic character.

Björn Bleumink shares insights on two creative education campus designs in The Netherlands.

Darrell Wilson shares how a post-industrial canal in Lancashire will transform into a vibrant new linear park.

How fusing homes and education can create a framework for new community-focused places.

An installation at Senate House has created a symbol of opportunity for the University of London’s flagship building.

Elliott Crossley talks about the evolution of VR at the Autodesk Conference.

Transforming Architecture with Real-Time Visualization: Enhancing Design and Collaboration.

Thomas Friedman explores the challenges and opportunities of living in a rapidly changing world.

Addressing this challenge requires a holistic approach

Liverpool is a remarkable city, a hub of history and culture with a well-earned international reputation.

The performance gap

With sustainability and wellbeing central to workplace strategies, are we seeing a return to 'Bürolandschaft'?

Discover how BDP’s media environments team renovated two existing office buildings into a new home for SportsNet Studios.

Caroline Robbie analyses the history of workplace design and suggests the imminence of more changes.

Sheela Shukla, interior designer, reminds us that the workforce is composed of real people with diverse needs.

BDP Pattern’s Jon-Scott Kohli explains how Everton's new stadium delivers benefits to the community well beyond the touchline.

How the future of stadium design is increasingly focused on legacy and overlay.

Sam Oguz explains why Design Codes are here to stay and how they can inspire better places.

Innovative strategies and forward-thinking approaches that form the cornerstone of our commitment to tackling climate change head-on.

Bruce Kennedy has witnessed Glasgow’s resilience in the face of external forces revolutionising the way we live.

Architect Rob Stevens defends the inimitable character of the reinstated Bute Building

With adaptive reuse and clever thought, buildings can be transformed to provide unique and inspiring spaces.

Jeremy Farrington advocates green infrastructure to regenerate habitats and renew neighbourhoods.

How does green infrastructure support holistic design?

Limited lab space and ESG pressures drive the case for retrofitting old buildings for science.

The Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo is being secured a second life in the metaverse.

John Roycroft celebrates the protean engineering properties, structural efficiency, beauty and positive carbon impact of wood as a building material.

Back in 2013, Lima hosted, the XVIII Pan American and Para-pan American Games.

Problems and solutions for sustainable mass transit in Asia.

A planner’s perspective on biodiversity net gain in the development of homes, businesses, and infrastructure in the UK.

A free guide that can be used to identify opportunities to achieve energy savings in existing offices, without requiring significant investment.

A holistic to carbon reduction in laboratories and research facilities.

Rachel Hough explains how planning can be used as a tool to protect the environment - if regulation and policy allows.

Designers are slowly moving the construction industry towards a more sustainable future.

WorldGBC aims for net-zero operational and 40% less embodied carbon by 2030. How can we act now?

We explore methods and techniques applied to make old buildings carbon neutral.

Gavin Stevenson analyses the importance of acoustics in realising major heritage refurbishment projects.