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Sydney’s streets as car-free market gardens, potential value $2.9 billion

Tuesday, 20th October 2020

The impact of reducing cars in Sydney could provide life satisfaction benefits up to $2.9 billion in value and solve the NSW Premier’s priority to increase people’s access to green space, asserts a report released today. Streets Ahead: A New... View Article

Viewranks Estates’ debut into co-living given go-ahead at ‘Nineyards’ in Kingston Town Centre, launching an art deco inspired development designed by Assael Architecture

Tuesday, 20th October 2020

Viewranks Estates and Assael Architecture have been given the go-ahead by the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames for a 200-room co-living development in Kingston Town Centre The proposals respond to the borough’s strategy ‘Re-imagining Kingston Town Centre’s Streets and... View Article

Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) announces comprehensive building and fire safety review of six residential blocks

Monday, 19th October 2020

Notting Hill Genesis, one of London’s largest housing associations, is to undertake a comprehensive safety review across a six-block residential development in London following expert advice that the construction of the buildings may be putting residents at risk. Following expert advice... View Article

Smithfield Yard: A distinctively ‘Belfast’ workplace and retail development designed around a new public space that supports flexible working environments

Monday, 19th October 2020

Detailed planning approval has been granted for Smithfield Yard, a 167,000 sq.ft mixed-use development in Central Belfast for three new exemplar ‘Grade A’ and SME workspace buildings, arranged around The Yard – a new area of public realm. FCBStudios have... View Article

Innovative modular housing scheme completes in Lincolnshire

Monday, 19th October 2020

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

Brymor Group to Refurbish and Re-New Southampton University Halls of Residence

Monday, 19th October 2020

Portsmouth based construction company, Brymor Group, has been awarded the contract to refurbish and reinvent the Montefiore Block Halls of Residence for students at the University of Southampton. Built in the 1960’s, Montefiore Blocks A & B are the oldest... View Article

Manchester Museum announces South Asia Gallery Designer

Monday, 19th October 2020

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

Monday, 19th October 2020

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

Monday, 19th October 2020

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

Monday, 19th October 2020

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

Monday, 19th October 2020

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

Monday, 19th October 2020

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

Friday, 16th October 2020

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

Outdoor learning gives children a healthy view of the world

Friday, 16th October 2020

Raised in the rural south west of Scotland, I remember only too well-wet playtimes at school, sitting bored at my desk and staring out of the window, or hanging around the corridors. Thankfully, there is a shift happening and indoor... View Article

Future of office workers

Friday, 16th October 2020

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

Cambridgeshire development launch offers London commuters the post-lockdown idyll

Friday, 16th October 2020

The much-anticipated launch of Hayfield Avenue is taking place on Saturday 31st October. The luxurious development is located in the Cambridgeshire village of Great Gransden and will offer families the opportunity to live in a tranquil, rural village that is... View Article

Mixed picture for architects – RIBA Future Trends September 2020

Friday, 16th October 2020

In September 2020 the RIBA Future Workload Index rose slightly again to +9, with 31% of practices expecting a workload increase in the coming three months. 22% are expecting a decrease, and 47% are expecting workloads to remain the same.... View Article

Environment responsibly from the construction industry

Thursday, 15th October 2020

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

Innovative modular housing scheme completes in Lincolnshire

Wednesday, 14th October 2020

rg+p secures place on £10.4m framework

Wednesday, 14th October 2020

Multi-disciplinary design practice, rg+p has secured a place on the EN:Procure Consultancy Framework, which will see £10.4m worth of investment in social housing and public sector projects across the East Midlands, North West and Yorkshire & Humber over the next... View Article