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Lincolnshire-based architectural practice PolkeyCollins is celebrating a strong year in business, despite the uncertainty that the COVID-19 pandemic presented the construction industry earlier this year.  Specialising in commercial architectural services, across multiple sectors including retail, office, science and education, PolkeyCollins has reported... View Article

Béton House, Sheffield wins Alumno Developer of the Year award The recently opened Béton House in Sheffield, which offers unique self-contained townhouses, two and four-bed flats and studio accommodation for 356 students, secured Alumno Developer of the Year at this... View Article

It’s been an interesting year for architects and specifiers, COVID-19 aside. From the early signs of a digital construction revolution, a sea change in building safety regulations and a more concerted push towards our Net-Zero 2050 targets, there are plenty... View Article

New spaces, greater comfort for employees, lower energy consumption and a project based on innovative and sustainable principles: Enel has started renovating its offices on Viale Regina Margherita in Rome with a project that will radically change the building. The... View Article

Global property developers R&F and C C Land have topped out a 53-storey tower at One Thames City in Nine Elms, one of the largest residential schemes to be built in the United Kingdom. Designed by internationally acclaimed architects Skidmore... View Article

A group of students at The Manchester College’s Industry Excellence Academy for Construction & Engineering are helping to build part of their own campus thanks to an Industry placement scheme with Caddick Construction. Forming part of the College’s blueprint for... View Article

The future Huanggang Port Area masterplan in Shenzhen, China will be an important node of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Science and Technology Corridor, creating a hub of scientific research and collaboration in industries such as microelectronics, material development, artificial intelligence, robotics, and... View Article

COIMA SGR S.p.A., on behalf of Porta Romana Fund – Reserved Real Estate Alternative Investment Fund participated in by COIMA ESG City Impact Fund, Covivio and Prada Holding S.p.A., has finalised the preliminary contract for the purchase of the Porta... View Article

Construction work has officially started on a new homes development in the Cambridgeshire market town of Ramsey. David Wilson Homes is delivering a collection of 188 new homes in Ramsey, which will bring a variety of one, two, three, four... View Article

Heralding Vivense London’s arrival in the UK, the furniture and homeware retailer recently opened its flagship store in Borough High Street, designed by Haptic Architects. Combining graphic design and architecture, Vivense and Haptic collaborated with the London-based studio BOB Design... View Article

The recently opened Béton House in Sheffield built by Kier, which offers unique self-contained townhouses, two and four-bed flats and studio accommodation for 356 students, secured Alumno Developer of the Year at this year’s prestigious Property Week Student Accommodation Awards.... View Article

Construction has begun on 73 new council homes, a retail unit and public open space linking two sites, in Hillside and Milton Avenue, Stonebridge These homes are part of Brent Council’s target to build 1,000 new council homes by 2024.... View Article

Montreaux Developments and award-winning Assael Architecture have been given the green light for 204 new homes on Colney Hatch Lane, a derelict brownfield site that sits between the North Circular and the local high street. The development, which will consist... View Article