Expert Voice

Are we smart enough for Smart Cities?   

Smart Cities are becoming a fast reality and integrating technology into everyday infrastructure has become the norm. Muhammad Yahya Patel, Lead Security Engineer at Check Point Software Technologies tells us about the vast number of opportunities presented...

Designing dignity: Realising the future of hospice design for young people 

The importance of UK hospice care and its place within our society cannot be underestimated. Putting patients, their families and the people caring for them at the heart of design is essential and never more important than in the case of young adults...

Exploring AI’s contributions and emotional essence in architecture 

Recent AI developments prompt reflection on its impact. Architects view AI as a timesaving ally yet acknowledge its limitations as emotion and empathy remain uniquely human for crafting meaningful spatial experiences. Here, Gavin Wu, an architect at JDDK...

Gridlock: Overcoming challenges of electric transport infrastructure 

As the UK government pushes forward its plans to reach carbon net zero, electric vehicle (EV) ownership has been one of the areas at the forefront of this ambition. While there is a positive upward trend of EV purchases, this has brought about concerns about...

Building the future: BIM enhances sustainable retrofitting

Embracing Building Information Management (BIM), the process of designing, constructing and operating a building with the use of electronic object-orientated information, is vital for retrofitting older buildings sustainably. We speak to Diarmuid Murphy,...

Tevva: The UK needs hydrogen to achieve its net zero goals 

The UK recently published its ‘Hydrogen Strategy’, aiming to become net zero by 2050. Harsh Pershad, Head of Hydrogen at Tevva, argues, however, that hydrogen is the only way the country will achieve its ambitious goals.   The UK Hydrogen Strategy estimates that to m...