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Please tell us about yourself and your role at Canary Wharf? “I am a qualified architect and have been for over 30 years.  After qualifying I spent all my time in private practice at a couple of major international firms,... View Article

Velimira Drummer, Interiors Lead at Stantec’s UK office discusses the importance of combining corporate identity and local workplace culture when designing for an international client. As an interior architect, my role is not only to consider how the space within... View Article

The number of people embarking on a career in surveying continues to rise during UK lockdown, according to the latest data from RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors). In the institution’s 152-year history, assessment interviews for the Assessment of Professional... View Article

Moda Living (Moda), a leading developer, operator and owner of Build-to-Rent (BTR) homes in the UK, and joint venture partner Apache Capital have agreed a major corporate pre-let, signing 50 of 200 available apartments in the tower of the JV’s... View Article

Larkfleet Group, the Bourne-based housebuilder, has appointed a new chief executive as it prepares to triple in size over the next five years. John Anderson takes up the reins on 1 July. He replaces Karl Hick, the founder of Larkfleet... View Article

CALA Homes (West) has embarked on a partnership with a high-end furniture brand to bring a new dimension to selected showhomes across its portfolio across the West of Scotland. The award-winning homebuilder has linked up with Danish interiors brand, BoConcept,... View Article

On behalf of Convoys Property Limited, Farrells has been granted planning permission by the London Borough of Lewisham for the first phase of Convoys Wharf, a £1bn regeneration scheme on the Royal Docks in Deptford. As the first of 22... View Article

Construction output fell by 40.1% in the month-on-month all work series in April 2020, according to the Office for National Statistics. This was driven by a 41.2% decrease in new work and a 38.1% decrease in repair and maintenance; all... View Article

MVRDV has completed Villa Stardust, transforming a former commercial building into a private home. Inspired by a Morrocan riad, the interior living spaces of the villa are oriented around a central patio, which functions as an extra outdoor chamber. The... View Article

The University of Oxford and internationally-renowned architecture practice NBBJ have unveiled the design of the new home for the Departments of Experimental Psychology and Biology, including Plant Sciences and Zoology. Situated between Oxford’s listed University Parks, the Science Area and... View Article

Lettings market activity has rebounded in the four weeks since the property market re-opened on 13 May, according to Knight Frank. The number of valuation appraisals for lettings properties in the week ending 6 June was the highest number on... View Article

Havering Council and Wates Residential have submitted plans for the Waterloo Estate in Romford, east London. The proposal – which is the largest council estate regeneration planning application to be submitted this year in London – will see 1,380 new... View Article

Offsite eco developer Project Etopia has today announced its acquisition of self-build specialist Tribus Homes.  The two companies formed a partnership under the ‘E-Tribus’ banner last year but Project Etopia has now purchased the company, including its manufacturing facility in... View Article

The Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) project is delighted to welcome Simon Dudley, Interim Chair of Homes England, as Chair of the AIMCH Stakeholder Group. The stakeholder group provides vital two way engagement to disseminate project... View Article

Three leading professional bodies in the built environment, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) have jointly welcomed new measures from the Government which will ensure... View Article