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Laura Connelly

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Laura Connelly
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Laura Connelly is a writer and editor specialising in architecture, interiors, design and the wider built environment. With more than a decade’s experience across editorial, publishing and communications, she has worked with global practitioners and brands to develop stories that connect ideas, people and places. Laura began her career on the Guardian’s culture desk and has since held editorial roles across the design sector, reporting on ‘world firsts’ and developing a deep knowledge of the people, practices and ideas shaping the industry.

Bridge House by Studioshaw: An eight-storey, 6,250 sqm mixed-use development at the heart of Hackney Wick.
Peter Apps, journalist and author of 'Show Me the Bodies: How We Let Grenfell Happen'.
Autex Acoustics installation marks launch of Frontier Raft, plus new colours, patterns & textures.
Designing with light: Why light control deserves more attention in hospitality interiors.
Omar Gandhi, founder, Omar Gandhi Architects - principal exhibitors at AiM's In Progress exhibition.
Manchester Property: How is the residential sector faring?
Ahrend launches Zoniq: Allowing zones of calm in open workspaces.
Salford Cathedral beautifully restored by Purcell, future proofing it for generations to come.
Manchester Property: Community living – true or false?
Nicola Wallis, group sales & marketing director, Scarborough Group International - new asset classes to shifting communities.
KI Europe launches Environmental, Social and Governance Report detailing sustainability journey.
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.
Professor Robert Hairstans, head of the COCIS at Edinburgh Napier University, on timber for UK housing.
24+ brands to explore during the 24th edition of the London Design Festival 2026.
Arte launches new wallcovering collection Mysuru at Material Source Studio during LDF 2026.
Lucy Crane, head of sustainability, Modus Furniture on the journey to B Corp: sustainability, standards, and collective action.
40 Views on AI from built environment professionals.
Impact Acoustic's Truchet collection transforms natural fibres, eggshell-derived minerals and mathematical order.
Ariane Sanders, founder, Sonda Studio on neurodesign & sensory environments for Neuroplaces at LDF.