Masterplan unveiled for Sunderland’s major riverside regeneration

FaulknerBrowns Architects and Proctor & Matthews Architects, with specialist input from MawsonKerr Architects and landscape architects Camlins, has announced a collaborative masterplan design that will reinvent the heart of Sunderland while drawing on its industrial heritage. Designed for Sunderland City... View Article

Innovative modular housing scheme completes in Lincolnshire

Midlands contractor G F Tomlinson has completed works on an innovative modular housing scheme in Grantham, which is the first of its kind in the region. Delivered for South Kesteven District Council, through the Scape Regional Construction framework, the scheme comprises two... View Article

Manchester Museum announces South Asia Gallery Designer

Manchester Museum, part of the University of Manchester, would like to announce the appointment of Studio C102 and Mobile Studio Architects as the design team for our new permanent South Asia Gallery, which will open in August 2022. In collaboration... View Article

Construction Product Manufacturers Report Rebound in Q3

Following the easing of COVID-19 (coronavirus) lockdown restrictions and the subsequent reopening of construction sites and supply chains, construction product manufacturers reported a rebound in the third quarter of 2020, pointing to early signs of a V-shaped recovery. The Construction... View Article

Second phase of Daedalus Village housing regeneration gets unanimous green light from Gosport planners

Wates Residential’s application to develop a further 20 homes for local people at the ground-breaking Daedalus Village site in Lee-on-the-Solent has been given the go-ahead by Gosport Borough Council planning bosses. The project, which is committed to breathing new life into the historic site, received unanimous support from Gosport Borough Council’s Regulatory Board at a meeting yesterday evening, Wednesday 14 October. Wates... View Article

2020 – Restaurant & Bar Design Awards – The Winners

The Winners Garden Hotpot a restaurant in Chengdu, China designed by MUDA-Architects and INNS Bar, a bar in Chengdu, China designed by Wooton Designers were the Overall winners of the 2020 Restaurant & Bar Design Awards. The Clockspire (Sherborne) and... View Article

ELAN to launch third new site in Greater Manchester

Hot on the heels of launching developments in Middleton and Lowton, Elan Homes has a third Greater Manchester site coming soon. The homebuilder, with its headquarters in Cheshire, is gearing up to launch Holcombe Gardens in Ramsbottom. Situated on Bury... View Article

LGA responds to latest Test & Trace figures

Responding to the publication of the latest NHS Test and Trace and coronavirus testing figures, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, said: “These worrying figures show that the national test and trace system is... View Article

REL awarded M&E package for £20m school refurbishment

Willmott Dixon has appointed REL Building Services to deliver an M&E package as part of a £20m project to refurbish and expand a secondary school in Romford, Essex. The contract will require building services to be sensitively designed and installed... View Article

Future of office workers

The most extensive report on the future of the office and office workers in the UK in view of the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that the seismic change in the way we work now is here to stay. The massive... View Article

Environment responsibly from the construction industry

From Malcolm Blakey, owner of Finedale Construction It is vital for the construction industry to take responsibility and be environmentally conscious when designing and building. Together we need to make significant, realistic, and affordable changes for the benefit of the... View Article