Landscaping
No Pain No Gain? On biodiversity and the luxury residential sector
New biodiversity net gain laws have the potential to add significant additional costs to the development of schemes in the UK's rural and costal locations, writes Nicholas Burt...
Historic England dredges up £9m to save ‘the finest view in England’
Enough silt to fill Wembley Stadium is to be removed from the Capability Brown-designed lakes at Blenheim Palace.
In Pictures: Landscape design guru showcases his most dramatic transformations
Randle Siddeley documents challenging projects from Holland Park to Hong Kong for new career retrospective The Garden: Before & After
In Pictures: CIT launches set of nine ‘garden villas’ at Regent’s Crescent
Developer unveils the second phase of its flagship £500m scheme in Regent's Park and updates on sales progress.
AR Design wins planning for a striking contemporary country house in Hampshire
In Pictures: The Well House near Winchester is a one-off eco-home with a bold design that blends into the local landscape.
Frankfurt’s new Eden Tower is creating a 2,000 square metre vertical garden, using 185,000 plants
More than a fifth of the 98-metre residential tower's facade will be a "vertical vegetal ecosystem", requiring no special attention from residents.
How England’s broken planning system has created (not reduced) the risk of floods
"Urban areas have been creating flood risk," writes Lee Bosher. "And this is largely due to the government’s focus on making land – low cost, flood prone land – available for development."
AJ Architecture Awards 2019: Winners
Cork House has won this year's Manser Medal to be named House of the Year by the Architects' Journal. 20 other property projects were recognised at last night's AJ Architecture Awards; here's who won what...
Septic tank rule change could kick up a stink for property sellers
New septic tank regulations require all homes not connected to a mains sewage network to review, upgrade or replace their non-mains system by the 1st January 2020;
Iceni sets up in-house archaeology team
Planning consultancy launches a brand new division to look at very old things on property development sites
Watch: Singapore floats extraordinary ‘island playground’, designed by WilkinsonEyre & Grant Associates
Singapore developer Sentosa Development Corporation has revealed a remarkable proposal to transform a couple of neighbouring islands into a vast "island playground in a global city", offering a realm…
Developer ordered to stump up £300k after felling ‘irreplaceable’ giant redwood
Magnificent 176-year-old tree was one of the earliest introductions of the species in Britain