Matthew Allen

Jun 18, 2024 | architecturalrecord.com | Matthew Allen

Amid the mountains and forests surrounding the city of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand, a freewheeling community of fabricators is thriving. Sher Maker, founded by Patcharada Inplang and Thongchai Chansamak, has flourished here, taking advantage of the abundant access to talent and resources. 2 Long Goy (1, 2, and top of page) This building houses a sewing workshop and exhibition hall for a Chiang Mai fashion company.

May 28, 2024 | architecturalrecord.com | Matthew Allen

In terms of embodied carbon alone, the Butler Brothers warehouse in downtown St. Louis was a building worth saving. Built in 1906 and taking up a full city block, it features load-bearing brick walls and reinforced concrete structure that were meant to last. The pile’s spatial and material qualities were also promising: wide-open plans and facades featuring purple sandstone, pink granite, a terra-cotta cornice, and distinctive brickwork laid by immigrant masons.

Jan 22, 2024 | law360.com | Matthew Allen

ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Matthew Allen (January 22, 2024, 3:14 PM GMT) -- Predicting the future is fraught with risk at a time of economic and geopolitical upheaval, when at least 50 countries and regional bodies around the world are experiencing elections and a potential change of administration....

Oct 3, 2023 | propertyweek.com | Matthew Allen |Helen Emmerson |Kimberly Bartlett |Georgina Muskett

While the government has put new legislation and increasing fire safety and environmental regulations high on its agenda, it is doing little to incentivise and support those landlords trying to invest in and upgrade old apartment blocks. Around 3.1 million UK apartment blocks were built more than 60 years ago. If current and new building compliance standards were applied to most of these, they would probably fail.

Aug 31, 2023 | costar.com | Matthew Allen

Expert OpinionDespite recent planning decisions, new legislation and claims that environmental issues are high on the agenda, the government appears to be doing little to support those trying to invest and upgrade our old apartment blocks - providing lots of sticks but few carrots. Watch the video to learn how you can access industry leading CRE news and the data analytics you need to drive success. This news story is available exclusively to CoStar subscribers. Sign Up For a Demo To Learn More.