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This week people all over the world will celebrate their love for each other with cards, flowers and chocolates. Some couples, however, choose a more public show of their commitment in the form of the Love Lock. Padlocks are inscribed with their initials, locked on a bridge and the key thrown into the river below.

In this day and age, it is impossible to separate the environment from politics. With the increasing precedence of climate change on the global stage, leaders all around the world are forced to pour more and more resources into trying to slow it.

With the air getting colder, and tinsel-wrapped trees appearing in windows, the festive season is finally upon us. Whatever Christmas means to you, it is a time to enjoy festive traditions together with your family and friends.

With the new Labour government’s historic landslide victory in July and their ambitious targets for the construction sector, the next couple of years will certainly be pivotal for the future of engineering in the UK. Keir Starmer’s initial parliamentary majority of 172 has brought a stability to British politics (especially compared to the previous Conservative government’s multitude of short-lived leaders) that will likely benefit the construction industry through increased investment and market steadiness.

I’m sure many of us, as I did, draw a blank when the obscure country of Turkmenistan is mentioned, so I’ll give a brief introduction to this mysterious barren state before diving into the fascinating architecture of Ashgabat (Turkmenistan’s capital).

London has some iconic architectural landmarks such as the Gherkin, Millennium Bridge, Bloomberg HQ and the London Aquatics Centre. We often recognise the visionary architects behind them – Norman Foster and Zaha Hadid – yet the engineers whose expertise turns these designs into reality, often go unappreciated.

If you reside in or near Nottinghamshire or have ever travelled through East Midlands airport, you will no doubt recognise the renowned Ratcliffe-On-Soar power station. On 30 September 2024, the closure of this enormous power station marked the historic moment when coal-fired power stations ceased to operate in the UK.

Recently, while listening to Radio 2, I had the pleasure of hearing the QI Elves discuss the International Space Station (ISS). They described it as essentially a 6-bedroom house floating in space. This got me thinking about the role of technology in space and its potential significance for engineering in the future and how we could see aspects of this in our homes in years to come.