Look at the walls of most modern buildings. Sleek. Smooth. Sometimes glossy, sometimes matte. That’s not regular paint or plaster. Most of the time, it’s aluminium cladding panels. These panels are ...

1. Involve the fabricator early in the design process. Sometimes the manufacturer has to provide a reality check for the designer. “Every product has its limitations,” says Paul Collyer, technical ...

Porte de Vanves student residence accommodates 67 units in a bow-shaped building located on a small, triangular plot. The street-facing facade consists of several superimposed flat walls, which gives ...

Following the deadly June 14 London Grenfell Tower fire that has killed at least 79 people, a nationwide investigation determined that dozens of U.K. high-rise buildings are potentially unsafe. On ...

The final report of the Grenfell Inquiry has highlighted the fact that millions of homes and offices around the world could be encased in combustible cladding and insulation panels. Lucy Barnard looks ...