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BIM has a distinctive ability to identify clashes, interventions and omissions before the construction work starts. BIM software like Navisworks simulates clash detection to allow assessment of risks, and plan mitigation strategies during the development process.

Procurement process is rigid and relies on a bureaucratic outlook which isn't favorable for smaller firms. The existing UK procurement rules, or at least the Scottish regulations, go beyond than the requirement by the EU and therefore; Brexit is questionable to have a substantial impression on procurement.

Employing unique contextual design strategies paired with a play of volumes and light, GAD Architecture crafts this gorgeous spa-cum-hotel in Cappadocia, Turkey. https://bit.ly/GAD-IAnD

Framed by one-of-a-kind corten-steel jaali-work on an exposed concrete elevation, Dipen Gada's latest project in Vadodara is a row of six homes that orchestrate a melody of earthy materials, thoughtful passive strategies, and captivating patterns.

Adjaye Associates designed Winter Park Library & Events Centre in Florida opens to the public as a revitalised venue with rose-pigmented concrete arches, sculptural stairs, and passive design strategies at its heart.

With stunning textural and material interplay, striking formal exploration, and exemplary passive strategies, the Concrete House by SPAN Architects straddles many dimensions while crafting a beautiful home of personality and serenity.

One of the first tenets of retail design is a powerful first-look. Then comes customer engagement that can impact impulse buys. And the rest follows… Grizzo Studio tactically adopts this step-wise strategy as it designs Wolpe brand's first store, where intense colours and different textures marry organic silhouettes to weave intrigue into the shopping experience.

The smooth, staggered launch of Heathrow's new Terminal 2 applied lessons learned from the debacle of the T5 opening. The Queen's Terminal was opened with little fanfare and a gentle ramping up of operations, a strategy that lacks PR dazzle but has proven essential to an airport under pressure to get it right.

Airports across the UK are still on high alert after Scottish nurse Pauline Cafferkey became the first person to be diagnosed with the deadly Ebola virus on UK soil. We ask Professor Paul Cosford, director for health protection and medical director for Public Health England, if screening procedures at Heathrow and other UK hubs are sufficiently robust to protect passengers and staff.

In the wake of IAnD's #KyaBola research initiative, design strategist Manoj Kothari delves into reasons why bad road-manners happen in the first place! Check out how he applies design thinking to decode the premise…