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Omar Gandhi, founder, Omar Gandhi Architects - principal exhibitors at AiM's In Progress exhibition.

Omar Gandhi - principal exhibitor at In Progress.

Manchester Property: How is the residential sector faring?

MCR Property: How is residential faring?

Ahrend launches Zoniq: Allowing zones of calm in open workspaces.

Ahrend Zoniq: Allowing zones of calm in workspace.

Salford Cathedral beautifully restored by Purcell, future proofing it for generations to come.

Purcell on reimagining Salford Cathedral.

Manchester Property: Community living – true or false?

Manchester Property: True community living?

Nicola Wallis, group sales & marketing director, Scarborough Group International - new asset classes to shifting communities.

Nicola Wallis, Scarborough Group International.

KI Europe launches Environmental, Social and Governance Report detailing sustainability journey.

KI Europe launches ESG Report.

40 Views on AI from built environment professionals.

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40 Views on AI from built environment professionals.

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Crown Paints unveils 2027/28 Colour Insights.

Crown Paints unveils 2027/28 Colour Insights.

We spend 8 years of our lives in an office chair. Savo urges you to ensure it’s a quality one.

Meet Savo: Experts in ergonomic furniture.

Professor Robert Hairstans, head of the COCIS at Edinburgh Napier University, on timber for UK housing.

Prof Robert Hairstans on timber for UK housing.

24+ brands to explore during the 24th edition of the London Design Festival 2026.

24+ brands to explore during the 24th LDF.

Arte launches new wallcovering collection Mysuru at Material Source Studio during LDF 2026.

Arte unveils new wallcovering collection Mysuru.

Lucy Crane, head of sustainability, Modus Furniture on the journey to B Corp: sustainability, standards, and collective action.

Lucy Crane, head of sustainability, Modus.

Impact Acoustic's Truchet collection transforms natural fibres, eggshell-derived minerals and mathematical order.

Impact Acoustic's circular Truchet collection.

Ariane Sanders, founder, Sonda Studio on neurodesign & sensory environments for Neuroplaces at LDF.

Ariane Sanders, founder, Sonda Studio.

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AiM: IN PROGRESS: Designing architecture through making

London

AiM: IN PROGRESS: Designing architecture through making

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CPD Mondays: Glasgow - October 2026

Glasgow

CPD Mondays: Glasgow - October 2026

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CPD Mondays: London - October 2026

London

CPD Mondays: London - October 2026

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CPD Mondays: Manchester - October 2026

Manchester

CPD Mondays: Manchester - October 2026

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flotex Design Competition Workshop

Manchester

flotex Design Competition Workshop

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Tote Bag Printing Workshop

Manchester

Tote Bag Printing Workshop

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Scotland Property: Retrofit revolution or evolution?

Glasgow

Scotland Property: Retrofit revolution or evolution?

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Sound Bath Experience

London

Sound Bath Experience

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Emotive Surface: Understanding human response to Colour, Material & Finish

London

Emotive Surface: Understanding human response to Colour, Material & Finish

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Building Safer Facades after Grenfell - a Talk from Peter Apps

Manchester

Building Safer Facades after Grenfell - a Talk from Peter Apps

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flotex Design Competition Workshop

London

flotex Design Competition Workshop

DROP-IN SESSION
From Bean to Beam - A coffee and interiors event

Manchester

From Bean to Beam - A coffee and interiors event

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Manchester Architectural Tour

Manchester

Manchester Architectural Tour

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Terrazzo Plant Pot Making

Manchester

Terrazzo Plant Pot Making

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Designers’ Nook Escape

Manchester

Designers’ Nook Escape

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Halloween Singwell

London

Halloween Singwell

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London Property: Developing places – inclusive or exclusive?

London

London Property: Developing places – inclusive or exclusive?

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Build Up x Material Source Studio London Coffee Morning

London

Build Up x Material Source Studio London Coffee Morning

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NaughtOne's Lotti Chair: A beautifully simple café chair designed by Keiji Takeuchi.

Meet NaughtOne's Lotti Chair.

Brintons launches new commercial carpet collection, Studio Play.

Brintons launches new collection, Studio Play.

Muraspec launches new colourways for two signature wallcovering designs, Mulberry Silk and Murasuede.

New colours for Muraspec wallcoverings.

8,900 façade pieces crafted by Shackerley features on police HQ by Vincent+Gorbing & Willmott Dixon - installed by A2O Facades.

8,900 façade pieces by Shackerley for police HQ.

CPD Days: A new initiative by Material Source Studio launches to support specifiers.

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CPD Days: A new initiative by Material Source Studio launches to support specifiers.

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Buile Hill Mansion: A historic Salford landmark restored for a new generation to enjoy.

Buile Hill Mansion: Buttress x SpaceInvader.

Acoustic performance meets contemporary LVT design in Forbo’s ‘all-in-one’ Allura Decibel update.

Forbo’s ‘all-in-one’ Allura Decibel update.

Laura Baron, head of sustainability, Purcell on conservation, circular economy & channelling climate change overwhelm.

Laura Baron, head of sustainability, Purcell.

Why material choice matters: Atkinson & Kirby emphasises the growing importance of long-term value in flooring.

Why material choice matters by Atkinson & Kirby.

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Professor Robert Hairstans, head of the COCIS at Edinburgh Napier University, on timber for UK housing.

Prof Robert Hairstans on timber for UK housing.

Wedge crafts bespoke 3D-printed furniture collection for Hotel Alpin in the Swiss Alps.

Wedge crafts bespoke 3D-printed furniture.

James Pound, architectural assistant, DAY Architectural, on sunflower-based construction.

James Pound, DAY Architectural on Sun-crete.

Radii combines material expression with technical integrity, elevating the resident experience at The Eades Walthamstow.

Radii: The Eades Walthamstow.

Exceptional experience: Basha Franklin crafts scheme for Myo with tailored glazed partition package from Radii.

Radii collaborates with Basha Franklin for Myo.

Wedge transforms quartz sand into enduring, digitally fabricated pieces of furniture.

Wedge fabricates 3D printed furniture from sand.

Russwood's Timber & Taste event explored how materiality can support Scotland’s transition to low carbon design.

Russwood Timber & Taste event: Low carbon design.

Cigarette filters, shells, and hair extensions will all be transformed for Green Grads London.

Green Grads London: Transformation for the future.

Russwood on five things you may not know about timber cladding.

Russwood: Timber cladding.

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