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Retirement homes in Brabazon, recommended for approval by South Gloucestershire council

Wednesday, 13th December 2023

The new retirement homes at Brabazon, designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios for YTL Developments, have been approved subject to a S106 Agreement. YTL Developments is transforming the historic former Filton Airfield – birthplace of Concorde and supersonic travel –... View Article

RIBA Plan of Work at heart of new guide for architects and designers

Tuesday, 12th December 2023

An innovative new Architect + Designer’s Guide to Architectural Ironmongery has been published by the GAI. The guide has been produced to bring together all the information that architects, designers and other specifiers need to make the scheduling and specification of an... View Article

Brick Awards 2023: The Winners

Thursday, 9th November 2023

The Brick Development Association is pleased to announce this year’s winners of the annual Brick Awards. Category: Supreme Winner Project: Shrewsbury Flaxmill Location: Shrewsbury Brick Manufacturer: Northcot Brick Brick Name: Brickfield Orange, Weathered and Stratford Mellow Weathered Architect: Fielden Clegg... View Article

From the High Line to the Skyline – BIG’s Biophilic Skyscraper Complete in New York City

Thursday, 26th October 2023

Named the world’s Best Tall Building in its category by The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat at the organisation’s annual conference last week, The Spiral visually extends the landscape of the nearby High Line Park up and around... View Article

University of Bristol Dental School completes, designed by BDP

Thursday, 14th September 2023

The University of Bristol’s new purpose-designed Dental School has been officially opened by Bristol West MP and Shadow Culture Minister, Thangam Debbonaire. Global multidisciplinary design practice BDP supported the University of Bristol with a feasibility study to identify a suitable new site... View Article

Designs revealed for 1 Nanjing Road, a mixed-use development in Qingdao

Thursday, 14th September 2023

1 Nanjing Road is Foster + Partners’ first project in Qingdao, a major seaport and financial centre in the eastern Shandong Province of China. Located in the city’s southern district, the mixed-use development is carefully stitched into the urban fabric... View Article

Construction work starts at largest purpose-built student accommodation scheme in Europe

Tuesday, 5th September 2023

Leading central London student accommodation provider Urbanest has closed and completed on all financing and construction agreements to deliver the largest purpose-built student accommodation (“PBSA”) scheme in Europe. The development, situated next to Billingsgate Market, will also become Europe’s largest... View Article

FCBStudios plan submitted for low carbon theatre for Oldham

Thursday, 31st August 2023

Oldham Council have submitted a planning application for the development of a new site for Oldham Theatre. The new proposed building provides a variety of spaces for performing arts, culture, and community in a modern, accessible, and equitable venue for... View Article

NVB Architects unveil newly designed infant school in the Greenbelt

Thursday, 31st August 2023

NVB Architects have designed a new stand-alone prep school building for Aldenham Prep School in Hertfordshire to help unify disjointed facilities spread across a number of buildings. Vincent House is a contemporary new building for the school and now accommodates... View Article

HS2 ‘super-hub’ station at Old Oak Common recognised as ‘outstanding’ for environmental designs

Monday, 7th August 2023

HS2’s new ‘super-hub’ station in West London, which will be the largest newly built station in the UK, is currently under construction, and has been awarded an outstanding rated score under the internationally recognised Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) assessment.... View Article

JB Kind launches innovative new PAS 24 compliant door leaf

Thursday, 18th May 2023

Fully compliant door leaf is the foundation of new fire resistant PAS 24 security entrance doorsets Derbyshire-based door distributor JB Kind is launching its new PAS 24 door leaf to doorset manufacturers, and its PAS 24 fire resistant security doorsets... View Article

HUB and Bridges Fund Management acquire prime City of London repurposing opportunity for £30m

Monday, 15th May 2023

Developer HUB and Bridges Fund Management, a sustainable and impact investor, have acquired 45 Beech Street on the edge of the iconic Barbican Estate for £30m, with plans to refurbish the existing building to deliver a residential scheme. The deal... View Article

Foster + Partners develops concept design for Dubai vertiport terminal

Wednesday, 5th April 2023

A provisional concept design for a Skyports Infrastructure vertiport terminal, located next to Dubai International Airport (DXB), has been endorsed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum at the World Government Summit 2023. Foster + Partners developed the... View Article

DLA Completes New post-Covid Hybrid Workspace

Wednesday, 22nd March 2023

DLA Architecture has completed the radical interior design project for the new 70,000 ft² headquarters of Home Group in Newcastle. Home Group is one of the UK’s largest providers of housing, health and care, employing nearly 3,000 colleagues. With a... View Article

Local Architects Reimagine Nottingham’s Former Debenhams Building

Thursday, 16th March 2023

The future of the former Debenhams store in Nottingham city centre has been subject to much speculation since its closure in May 2021, with rumours and widespread debate about what should happen next to the Grade II listed building. It... View Article

Three new Life Science Buildings at the Oxford Science Park Approved

Thursday, 2nd March 2023

Oxford City Council have approved plans for three new buildings on The Oxford Science Park (TOSP), totalling over 400K ft². Designed by Scott Brownrigg, each building will provide headquarters – office and laboratory facilities – for leading science and technology... View Article

Energy, Design & COP27: How can the construction industry keep up with net zero targets?

Tuesday, 7th February 2023

Following COP27, the construction industry’s continuing to ask – ‘How can we make a change, before it’s too late?’ David Harris of Premier Modular, discusses our progress towards net zero targets and the critical next step needed to ensure carbon-efficient... View Article

Gove issues six-week ultimatum to remedy unsafe cladding

Monday, 30th January 2023

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given a six-week ultimatum to developers to sign a government contract to remedy residential towers with ‘unsafe’ cladding, or be banned from working in the sector. Developers have received legally binding contracts from the Department... View Article

UNStudio, b720 Arquitectura and Esteyco’s design receives top score for Madrid-Chamartín station

Monday, 19th December 2022

Adif AV have announced that the design proposal submitted by UNStudio, with b720 Arquitectura and engineering firm Esteyco, has been named as the winning proposal in the competition for the integral remodelling of Madrid-Chamartín Clara Campoamor and its urban integration.... View Article

Foster + Partners completes new sustainable headquarters for MOL Group in Budapest

Tuesday, 13th December 2022

The new headquarters for the MOL Group in Hungary has now opened. Located in southern Budapest and designed by Foster + Partners in collaboration with Finta Studio, the building consolidates the company’s Budapest operations in a single location. It is... View Article