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First approvals for residential, retail and leisure development

Wednesday, 19th December 2018

Pegasus Group is managing and promoting a major project in South Derbyshire which is being developed for residential, retail and leisure use through the Local Plan. Planning for the initial phase of the strategic site was approved recently, with permission... View Article

London’s first modular commuter village to be built

Monday, 17th December 2018

London’s first modular commuter village will be constructed in Corby, Northants, by modular homes provider Project Etopia. Etopia Corby will be a model of how villages of the future can be developed quicker and more affordably with its inexpensive modular... View Article

Ambitious office development at King’s Cross takes next step with contractor appointment

Monday, 17th December 2018

The spectacular transformation of King’s Cross led by the King’s Cross Central Limited Partnership (KCCLP) has taken yet another forwards step as KCCLP appoints BAM Construction in London to deliver 11-21 Canal Reach. BAM, which recently completed the newest King’s... View Article

WV Living site earns Garden City status

Monday, 17th December 2018

City of Wolverhampton developer WV Living has seen one of its first sites earn Black Country Garden City status. The honour has gone to the Sweet Briary development, located off Herbert Street, on land previously occupied by the former Ettingshall... View Article

Exciting new Stevenage housing development approved

Friday, 14th December 2018

Stevenage Borough Council has been granted planning permission for one of its most ambitious new building developments which will see it deliver 236 homes to the Bragbury End area, as well as a raft of new local facilities and retail... View Article

Monroe Blocks, downtown Detroit’s most significant mixed-use development in decades by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, breaks ground

Friday, 14th December 2018

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects today breaks ground on its first U.S. project, Monroe Blocks, a mix of modern office space, residential units, restaurants, retail, and outdoor public areas that will stitch together the heart of one of America’s most storied... View Article

FaulknerBrowns plans for indoor snow centre in Swindon approved

Wednesday, 12th December 2018

Plans drawn up by FaulknerBrowns Architects for a major new £270 million indoor snow centre and leisure destination in Swindon, have received full planning consent. Named North Star Village, the scheme for developer SevenCapital will become the fifth snow slope... View Article

Genesis Homes submits plans for new development in Burgh-by-Sands

Wednesday, 12th December 2018

Genesis Homes has confirmed submission of a detailed planning application to build 24 new homes in Burgh-by-Sands. The village – once a Roman fort called Aballava – has a primary school, a pub and a post office and is close to Carlisle... View Article

Making the connections

Tuesday, 11th December 2018

James Parker visited Tate Harmer’s new timber building which enables a Surrey school to connect with the landscape, while opening up circulation and giving it a new ‘heart’ According to Jerry Tate, Partner at Tate Harmer Architects, the key word... View Article

Weston Homes gain agreement to principle of planning permission for £300m regeneration of Anglia Square in Norwich into new mixed use urban quarter

Friday, 7th December 2018

Housebuilder Weston Homes, in conjunction with landowner Columbia Threadneedle, has received a Resolution to Grant planning permission from Norwich City Council for their proposals to regenerate Anglia Square in central Norwich into a £300 million mixed use urban quarter. Once a ‘Section 106’ legal... View Article

Abandoned women’s hostel to be transformed into social housing

Friday, 7th December 2018

Work is underway to transform a derelict former women’s hostel in Salford into much-needed social housing. Joan Lestor House on Ellesmere Street, Little Hulton, has stood empty for more than five years, becoming a target for anti-social behaviour and vandalism.... View Article

Construction underway as £346m Fresh Wharf regeneration scheme in Barking breaks ground

Thursday, 6th December 2018

Countryside, one of the UK’s leading home builders specialising in place making and regeneration, and its partners Notting Hill Genesis have broken ground at Fresh Wharf, their two phase 911-home regeneration scheme in Barking, East London. The ceremony was attended... View Article

MVRDV’s Future Towers Adds Over 1,000 New Residential Units to Pune, India in a Single Building

Thursday, 29th November 2018

MVRDV has completed its first project in India, Future Towers. Located in Pune, India’s 8th largest city and one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, Future Towers provides 1,068 apartments for a diverse section of the rapidly expanding population,... View Article

Agar Grove Estate, Camden

Wednesday, 28th November 2018

Largest Passivhaus development in the UK Sustainable regeneration of 1960’s council housing estate in Camden as part of council’s Community Investment Programme 500 affordable homes in blocks of 4-18-storeys Teplo wall ties chosen for external cavity walls to minimise fabric... View Article

Australia’s largest engineered timber commercial building opens in Brisbane

Monday, 26th November 2018

Lendlease’s 25 King in Brisbane designed by Australian architecture and interiors firm Bates Smart, takes Australia to the forefront of innovation in timber construction design. The 10-storey, 45-metre tall open-plan office complex – the tallest timber structure in Australia –... View Article

6a architects reimagine the gallery for the 21st century

Thursday, 22nd November 2018

The new MK Gallery in Milton Keynes, designed by 6a architects, in close collaboration with artists Gareth Jones and Nils Norman, will open on 16 March 2019. The new MK Gallery seeks to capture the original spirit of Milton Keynes, reflecting... View Article

Garador’s retractable Up & Over doors easy to automate

Tuesday, 20th November 2018

Delivering safety, security and years of trouble free service, Garador’s steel Up & Over garage doors have long been a top favourite across the UK. Unlike canopy Up & Over garage doors, retractable doors are designed in such a way... View Article

Craibstone Estate is here, and is yours to discover

Tuesday, 20th November 2018

A new dream home set within a unique woodland setting could become a reality for homebuyers in search of luxury, natural beauty and a lifestyle that blends adventure with tranquillity. Ready and waiting to be discovered, the landmark Craibstone Estate... View Article

HS2 kicks off hunt for Birmingham Curzon Street construction teams

Monday, 19th November 2018

HS2 has began the search for the construction team that will take the new Curzon Street station from concept to reality, and put Birmingham firmly at the heart of the HS2 network. The arrival of HS2 in 2026 is expected... View Article

MVRDV Breaks Ground on its First US Project, a Colourful 22-Storey “Vertical Village” in Manhattan’s Washington Heights

Friday, 16th November 2018

MVRDV breaks ground today on Radio Tower & Hotel, a 21,800-square-metre mixed-use high rise located at 2420 Amsterdam Avenue in the Washington Heights area in Northern Manhattan. The 22-storey building, which is MVRDV’s first major project in the United States,... View Article