How we perceive space is a crucial aspect of architecture and interior design, profoundly influencing our interaction with the environment. Consequently, spatial perception is shaped by elements such ...

There has been much focus recently on the use of cladding above 18m in height and the ban on combustible materials in external wall construction of such buildings. But far less has been discussed ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

In low-rise buildings, the roof and intermediate floors are supported by the outside walls. However, in high-rise buildings, the floor slabs and ultimately the roof is supported by systems of columns.

One of the city's most lavish and prominent apartment blocks is to have "combustible cladding" removed and replaced. An application has been put in to Plymouth City Council's planning department for ...

Plans to replace cladding on the Travelodge building in Maidenhead town centre have been submitted to the Royal Borough.

Flammable cladding has been replaced on just one high-rise housing block out of 5,500 in Scotland, seven years after the Grenfell Tower fire. Flammable cladding has been replaced on just one high-rise ...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has set out new guidance to clarify which properties require valuers to complete an EWS1 form and which do not, in a bid to unlock the sales of flats with ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The state government faces renewed calls to release a secret list of buildings with dangerous flammable cladding after publicly ...