Architecture
Computer game screen grab or designs by the ‘world’s most renowned’ architects?
A developer in Dubai has apparently admitted that it used screen grabs from computer game SimCity to illustrate its pitch for a 20 million square foot "futuristic urban hub".
In Pictures: The world’s tallest vertical garden
A new 46-storey "sustainable high-rise" development in Sri Lanka is aiming to become the tallest vertical garden in the world.
British Land smashes Mayfair price records with Clarges pre-launch
British Land is clearly having no trouble shifting units at its new super-prime development in Mayfair.
Beyond Commercial Value: Understanding the real importance of great design
Whilst increasing end sales value is always the aim, many HNWIs are not necessarily thinking about exactly how much their newly designed house is going to be worth in years to come.
Mace lands £400m BBC Television Centre contract
It may have been pipped to the post on that £600m Battersea Power Station contract last week, but construction giant Mace has just landed an equally high-profile gig over in West London.
Greenland brews bigger Ram plans in Wandsworth
Greenland Group, the Chinese state-owned property developer and investor, has applied for an upgrade to its plans for the residential tower at the heart of its Ram Brewery scheme in Wandsworth.
Sharps & Flats: TWCL debuts Music Box plans
Taylor Wimpey Central London has unveiled plans for its forthcoming creation in Southwark.
‘Legal battle’ over US Embassy redevelopment
Tempers appear to be fraying in Grosvenor Square over the redevelopment of the US Embassy building, or rather the lack of it...
Developers partner up on £400m Islington scheme
Sager and Cain Hoy have just signed a joint venture agreement to develop a £400m scheme in the middle of happening Islington.
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INTERVIEW: Ben & Nick Wilson of ResidenceOne on starting a prime resi development business
With two significant projects currently launching in Belgravia - including a per square foot record-breaker - and a rapidly burgeoning super-prime pipeline, brothers Ben and Nick Wilson may be new…
Product Basement: The Ladbroke Road project with big plans
A rare development opportunity on one of Notting Hill's best streets has just come up for sale, complete with permission for a double-storey basement extension. Got to be worth a look...
Prime Please: Newcourt doubles up in Wimbledon
Luxury developer Newcourt Residential is banking on Wimbledon's top-end draw for its latest scheme, which is being billed - and priced - as 'a true PCL product'.