Architecture
Foster + Partners opens biggest European studio beyond the UK
Design practice creates permanent new home in the EU’s tallest building.
Green light for old Hampstead Police Station development
Redington Capital and dMFK Architects have secured planning consent for the reinvention of a Grade II listed landmark building in prime North London.
Georgian Group Awards 2024: The Winners
An array of 'exemplary' conservation & restoration projects were recognised at the 20th edition of the prestigious heritage gongs.
FT: Can London make itself at home on the South Bank?
Writing for the Financial Times, Dominic Bradbury reports on the changing face of one of the capital's most important art & culture quarters, as some major new resi development schemes take shape.
Peter Jackson: What’s next for tall residential-led buildings?
One of SOM's London-based leaders talks us through the latest advances in tall building design, and explains how a new wave of schemes are attracting - and retaining - residents.
How adaptive reuse principles can help transform global development
It’s exciting to realise that we don’t have to demolish older buildings, says Chris Dietz of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World; instead, we can transform them into something new & functional.
Broadway Malyan recruits new head of international architecture
Lydia Firminger has joined the global urbanism practice from Leslie Jones Architecture.
Standards Practice: Navigating the complex world of green building certifications
As the new UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard joins the likes of BREEAM, LEED, WELL & Green Star, Tasos Stavrou of LeadingRE unpicks the tangled but increasingly-important world of eco-conscious construction…
‘Ambitious but achievable’ new industry standard allows buildings ‘to prove they are net zero carbon’
Championed by leading organisations, the new UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard aims to 'level the playing field' on sustainability in the built environment.
‘Work in the heritage sector has really taken off’, reports architecture firm
Specialist retrofit practice SPASE has picked up a raft of new business wins following its completion of the UK's first Grade I listed net zero project.
‘I want to change the way people approach projects’: RedBook CEO Tom Adams on shifting the luxury property design, construction & development landscape
Interview: Sandy Mitchell’s RedBook has evolved fast under Tom Adams' watch, and there’s more to come…
Bring Back Beauty: Think tank ‘makes the urgent case for beauty to be at the heart of Labour’s planning reforms’
A pair of reports from Policy Exchange call for a return to conservative reform ideas, and have the backing of former Labour MP Jon Cruddas.