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DLA Architecture has been appointed to design the much-anticipated new £270 million landmark development on the former International Swimming Pool site at Lisbon Street in Leeds city centre. The 2.8-acre strategic site has been used as a car park since... View Article

Triton Construction has completed the delivery of a critical new £3.5 million extension for Chorlton Park Primary School in Manchester, despite considerable setbacks caused by the pandemic. At the end of last year Triton secured the 12-month contract to demolish... View Article

Construction at a brand-new purpose-built residential care home for children has now started on site in Warwickshire, with principal contractor Stepnell putting the first spade in the ground. The award-winning construction firm has been appointed to help bring the £5.1... View Article

National construction partner Stepnell has recently completed the multi-million-pound redevelopment phase of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC) Costume Workshop in Stratford-upon-Avon. The renovation of the Grade II listed site, which required retention and heritage remedial works and was valued at... View Article

Ebbsfleet Development Corporation has congratulated the backers of the £2.5billion London Resort theme park after its application was accepted by the Planning Inspectorate for examination. The proposed London Resort lies within the area of Ebbsfleet Garden City and will be... View Article

CPMG Architects, has announced the relocation of its head office. Following more than two decades in Warser Gate, the architectural practice will be moving its operations to a new home in St Peters Gate. The Grade II listed two-storey building, which has... View Article

North East housebuilder Avant Homes has released the final phase of design-led homes at its popular Millbrook development in Nunthorpe. Located on Gypsy Lane less than six miles from the centre of Middlesbrough, Millbrook is now more than 85 per... View Article

As the heating industry moves towards a more sustainable future, there is pressure for housebuilders to meet increasing energy efficiency standards. Tom Murray, Specification Director Commercial and Residential at Baxi Heating, discusses the heating technologies designed to improve SAP ratings... View Article

Leeds City Council’s Plans Panel has resolved to grant planning permission for CEG’s Reserved Matters (detailed) application for the first phase of residential development at the £400 million Kirkstall Forge development in Leeds. The proposals will provide 213 homes, including... View Article

Sports and leisure specialist GT3 Architects has been named as the architect for a new multi-million-pound leisure centre scheme for Hartlepool Borough Council. The Newcastle and Nottingham-based practice was selected to deliver the design for the new facility, which will be... View Article

The £50 million regeneration of Queen’s Parade, a 13 acre (5.26 hectares) waterfront site in Bangor, near Belfast, Northern Ireland, has been granted planning permission by Ards and North Down Council. The scheme, designed by TODD Architects for Bangor Marine... View Article

Keepmoat Homes, the busiest private house builder in Newcastle, has bought out Barratt Homes’ interest in the New Tyne West Development Company (NTWDC) – the joint venture behind the award winning* Scotswood development, The Rise. The deal paves the way... View Article

The Deutsches Architekturmuseum has awarded the 2021 DAM Preis to MVRDV’s WERK12, a mixed-use building that serves as the focal point in Munich’s Werksviertel-Mitte district. As the winner of the award WERK12 is the highlight of the DAM Preis exhibition,... View Article

South Wales-based practice Stephen Waldron Architects have appointed Robert Spencer RIBA as a Director of the practice in a move which furthers the firm’s growth plans. Robert joins the practice with a wealth of experience including work with award-winning UK... View Article

Keen to help push forward the country’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic by getting people working and building a better future, Home Counties family housebuilder Martin Grant Homes has just completed on its first site for 2021, as part of... View Article