Like Nero's Domus Aurea, little remains of Ian McGlinn's Maison d'Or – though a legal (rather than archaeological) legacy lives on. John Gelder looks at what this legacy tells us about specification.

Austin Williams, provides a general assessment of the needs for disabled access to toilets, in the first of the NBS Shortcuts series.

We have recently had a couple of queries about materials blacklists, which we had thought were a thing of the past. Clearly this is not the case, so John Gelder revisits the issue.

There is a veritable rainbow of standards for the generic specification of colour. John Gelder, Content development manager, looks for the pot of gold.

We explore considerations when it comes to developing adaptable housing for special needs.

A range of factors impact on the quality of teaching - not least design considerations within the lecture theatre.