Design
ADAM Architecture bolsters masterplanning team
Andrew Rowland has joined the Winchester & London-based practice from Purcell
Rightmove launches home extension cost & value calculator
Estimates "should be taken as a very rough guide only," says the portal.
Make Good Not War: Snagging and the law
It may be customary for a contractor to return to a completed project and rectify defects at no cost to the client, but the common law has to date provided little protection if this doesn't happen, writes…
Symm joinery chief joins Harrison Varma
Harrison Varma Joinery has recruited Martin Williams as Director, after heritage building firm Symm went into administration.
BREEAM Awards 2020: The Shortlist
Central London schemes feature in annual awards programme showcasing 'the best in international construction sustainability'
Buckinghamshire planners OK ‘futuristic’ super-prime green belt mansion
Southern Grove has secured planning permission for a "£10m" ultra-modern mansion near Gerrards Cross.
Architects’ confidence surges, but workloads are still down
RIBA's Future Trends Workload Index has surged into positive territory, led by the private housing sector, but architects' actual workloads are still 5% below last year's level...
Birmingham planners approve Britain’s first ‘super slender’ resi tower
211 Broad Street in Birmingham will rise 37 storeys, but will be just 9.5 metres wide.
Rooms at the top: the cutting-edge homes appearing on high-rise roofs (FT)
The Financial Times's Edwin Heathcote discovers some new architectural gems sprouting on top of buildings in Bethnal Green, Battersea, Covent Garden, New York and Mexico.
BIID plans roadshow for regional design pros
Series of 'Ask the Expert' events scheduled across the country
Eric Parry’s rejected Dolphin Square revamp heads to appeal
Westbrook Partners is appealing Westminster's dismissal of its revamp proposal for Dolphin Square in Pimlico.
In Pictures: Cassina unveils debut UK resi project at Television Centre
Italian design studio's installation is 'unlike any other currently on the market', according to developer Stanhope