Architecture
Intellectual Property & Development: On architectural drawings and copyright law
The course of property development never did run smooth, but the oft-overlooked issue of copyright in relation to architectural design can be a particularly thorny one.
Architects stay bullish despite drop in private housing confidence
Architects are, on the whole, pretty happy about the market, with the RIBA's Future Trends Workload Index standing at a "very positive" +28 for the second month in a row.
Greenland brews up heritage scheme in Wandsworth
Greenland Group has released some details and images for its Ram Quarter scheme in Wandsworth, which will see the old Young's brewery site transformed into 661 resi units and 9,500 sq m of retail and…
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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