Look at the walls of most modern buildings. Sleek. Smooth. Sometimes glossy, sometimes matte. That’s not regular paint or plaster. Most of the time, it’s aluminium cladding panels. These panels are ...

Aluminium cladding sales rise as building market perceives weather tight solution to Leaky Homes. Dave Hopkinson, Director of Design Aluminium, said his company has experienced a significant lift in ...

Alcoa Architectural Products of France has launched a new aluminium cladding panel that cleans both itself and the surrounding air. “These cladding features mean the building is no longer just a ...

Alec Darragh's aluminum clad North Dublin terrace Alec Darragh's aluminum clad North Dublin terrace: The view from the kitchen is dual aspect, and overlooks both the front and back of the property ...

US firm Studio Dwell has created an aluminium-clad home in northern Illinois that features a cantilevering terrace and a front door located on the upper storey (+ slideshow). Encompassing 4,000 square ...

Aluminium composite material cladding with a fire-retardant polyethylene filler and phenolic foam insulation has failed fire tests conducted by BRE. The tests have also identified 22 buildings over 18 ...

Newsnight has obtained confidential reports that help explain how flammable material has become more common on tall buildings. Combustible cladding has been permitted based on reports arguing fires ...