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Phaidon to publish Red Architecture in Monochrome – intense eye-catching architecture across the centuries

Tuesday, 4th September 2018

Red: Architecture in Monochrome is a fascinating and visually rich exploration into the beauty—and the drama—of red in the built environment. This groundbreaking survey demonstrates the colour red’s significance in both traditional and cutting edge architecture around the world. Featuring over... View Article

New homes to revitalise former Leicester landmark

Tuesday, 4th September 2018

A private residential development set to create 42 new homes in the heart of Leicester city centre has been awarded planning consent following an application from multi-disciplinary design practice, rg+p and developer, The Prideview Group. The £6.9m scheme on the... View Article

Housebuilder appoints new Managing Director to drive continued business growth

Tuesday, 4th September 2018

High end Welsh based housebuilder Waterstone Homes has appointed Lee Woodfine as its new Managing Director to support the company with its ongoing business growth. The industry specialist will work closely with the Senior Management Team, taking responsibility for managing all... View Article

Extend your summer with a She Shed

Tuesday, 4th September 2018

The rising She Shed trend is a great way to create a beautiful garden haven and extend your outdoor lifestyle now summer is drawing to a close. She Sheds are becoming an increasingly popular ‘must have’ with women across the... View Article

Women in property: Choosing to follow her own path, Alisha is now flourishing in a career in housebuilding

Tuesday, 4th September 2018

With a start-stop stint at college, 20-year-old, Alisha Winder decided that solely spending days in the classroom wasn’t right for her and opted to kick start her career by joining the housebuilding workforce. Alisha, who joined Linden Homes’ West Yorkshire... View Article

Bernicia’s £190m investment plans for North East homes and communities

Tuesday, 4th September 2018

North East social housing provider Bernicia today unveiled ambitious plans to invest £190m into new homes, existing properties and communities over the next five years. The investment package will deliver at least 500 new homes by 2023 – and significantly... View Article

Benoy Shanghai celebrates 10th anniversary

Monday, 3rd September 2018

Following a momentous 70th year in 2017, Benoy celebrates its 10 year anniversary in Shanghai on 30 August. Alongside a newly unveiled design studio and a collection of openings and completions, Benoy Shanghai has also shown it is looking to the... View Article

astudio launches revolutionary modular housing method in partnership with major London borough

Monday, 3rd September 2018

astudio, the award-winning architectural practice, launches amodular, its proprietary modular building method with Be First, the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham’ s pioneering regeneration company. The ground-breaking process reduces the cost of modular housing, provides high-quality homes and offers... View Article

Dame Judith Hackitt confirmed as Keynote Speaker at CABE Conference

Monday, 3rd September 2018

The Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) has today announced that Dame Judith Hackitt will be providing the keynote speech at its Annual Conference and Exhibition in October. A chemical engineer, Dame Judith is the author of Building a Safer... View Article

New perspectives on Alvar Aalto’s foreign networks

Monday, 3rd September 2018

lvar Aalto (1898–1976) was one of the most internationally oriented Finns of all time. He was skilled in networking and established enduring contacts with colleagues around the world already in the 1920s. After 1929, when he first attended a CIAM... View Article

Builder fined following NAPIT’s intervention

Monday, 3rd September 2018

NAPIT has called for more prosecutions to be brought against electrical work which does not comply with Part P of the Building Regulations, after playing a key role in a conviction in South Gloucestershire by conducting a full Electrical Compliance... View Article

Newcastle’s tallest ever crane heralds new era for city’s property market

Monday, 3rd September 2018

The installation of a 110m tall loughing crane over the August bank holiday weekend marked a new era for Newcastle’s residential accommodation, according to leading property investment agency Surrenden Invest. The crane was installed to enable the next phase in the... View Article

Brexit is expected to boost UK apprenticeship programme – S.M. Lodha, Indian Industrialist and Chairman of Western Thermal Group comments

Monday, 3rd September 2018

Regarding the news that Brexit is expected to boost the UK’s apprenticeship programme, S.M. Lodha, an Indian Industrialist with interests in Iron & Steel, and Chairman of Western Thermal Group, has said: “Given the past reported shortage of apprenticeship programmes within the... View Article

Government shielding dangerous employers from legal action as workers face bar on workplace injury claims

Monday, 3rd September 2018

Unite, the UK’s largest union, is accusing the government of using a bill due to return to the Commons this week, to shield employers who play ‘fast and loose’ with the safety of workers from having to pay compensation to... View Article

IP Investment Management and Maven sell student housing portfolio to KWAP and 90 North for £39.8m

Thursday, 30th August 2018

IP Investment Management Ltd (IPIM) and Maven Capital Partners have sold a portfolio of two newly developed purpose-built student accommodation assets totalling 360 beds to Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP) and 90 North Real Estate Partners. The portfolio consists of... View Article

Trend alert – Recycling & upcycling for your garden

Thursday, 30th August 2018

The cost of keeping your garden in tip-top shape can quickly get out of control. Whether it’s overspending on plants at the garden centre or investing in some new garden furniture, the cost of being green fingered can be expensive... View Article

Real uplift in July new home registrations with NHBC

Thursday, 30th August 2018

New figures from NHBC have revealed that more than 15,800 new homes were registered to be built in the UK in July, a 35% increase on the same month last year. 12,087 new homes were registered in the private sector... View Article

Blog: Air pollution and existing homes

Wednesday, 29th August 2018

By Wendy Thomas, residential product manager at Nuaire Air pollution is now recognised to be the greatest environmental threat to human health in the UK. Exposure to high concentrations of pollutants is harmful to our health, and the effects are cumulative. Elderly... View Article