How architectural technologists turn landmark development designs into reality - University of the Built Environment

How architectural technologists helped bring three iconic buildings to life

By Linda Serck From Battersea Power Station’s painstakingly restored chimneys to the digitally modelled concrete shell of V&A Dundee, architectural technologists help turn ambitious designs into reality. But how do…

How thirsty are data centres? The truth about their water consumption

By Matthew Smith and Linda Serck Hosepipe bans are rife across England during August 2026’s drought, yet Europe’s largest data-centre cluster in Slough is guzzling millions of litres a day…

Transitional housing: The Hong Kong homes built to move

By Linda Serck Hong Kong building professional and former student Cr Sr Tang Chi Wang spoke to us about how Hong Kong is using relocatable modular homes to ease the…
Five career paths you could pursue with an Architectural Design Technology degree - University of the Built Environment

Five career paths you could pursue with an Architectural Design Technology degree

By Linda Serck An Architectural Design Technology degree can open the door to a wide range of careers, from coordinating the technical delivery of buildings to managing the digital information…

Why planning and development surveyors sit at the heart of every project

By Linda Serck Ask most people who shapes a new housing development and they will probably point to planners, architects or developers. Yet behind every project that makes it from…
Speaking at University of the Built Environment’s summer 2026 graduation, Richard Kauntze, former Chief Executive of the British Council for Offices and UBE Honorary Fellow, shared the career lessons he learned from nearly four decades in property

‘Be in the room’: Richard Kauntze’s eight lessons from a life in the built environment

By Linda Serck Speaking at University of the Built Environment’s summer 2026 graduation, Richard Kauntze, former Chief Executive of the British Council for Offices and University of the Built Environment…

‘What stops us from creating beautiful places?’ – Dr Wei Yang OBE

By Linda Serck Speaking at the University of the Built Environment’s summer 2026 graduation, Dr Wei Yang OBE urged graduates to carry their curiosity into the next stage of their…

‘Talent is everywhere but opportunity is not’ – Clare Johnson MBE, RICS

By Linda Serck Speaking at the University of the Built Environment’s summer 2026 graduation, Clare Johnson MBE, Regional Market Director for Central UK at RICS, told graduates that their non-traditional…

Why Britain’s homes and high streets need a heatwave rethink

By Linda Serck Britain’s homes and high streets were designed to keep heat in, now we have to learn to keep it out. Following the June 2026 heatwave, University of…
Tudor house - University of the Built Environment

Professor Ashley Wheaton: ‘The average home needs to last for 1,000 years’  

By Linda Serck  How long should a house last? According to one striking calculation cited by Professor Ashley Wheaton, the answer could be around a millennium. Here we examine what…
Pippa Middleton - Barton Court, Kintbury footpath row. University of the Built Environment academic Matthew Smith offers legal perspectives around public rights of way

Pippa Middleton’s footpath battle exposes legal labyrinth around public rights of way

As a public inquiry weighs up a disputed route across the Berkshire estate owned by Pippa Middleton Matthews and her husband James Matthews, the case is shining a light on one of…

‘We don’t have an attraction problem’: Mark Farmer challenges built environment narrative  

By Linda Serck  Mark Farmer is not one for nominative determinism, where your name subconsciously decides your career path. Far removed from agriculture, he has spent 35 years in the…