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  Mark Ellson, Director at Holmes Miller As architects, we hold a profound responsibility to ensure the spaces we design not only serve a functional purpose but that people of all backgrounds and abilities can thrive in them. But ensuring... View Article

In September 2024, Foster + Partners was appointed by the world’s most famous football club, Manchester United, to develop a masterplan for the Old Trafford Stadium District. The focus is to design a world-class football destination and home for Manchester... View Article

Opening its new £170m expanded and sustainable Siniat plasterboard manufacturing facility in Bristol, global construction products firm Etex says that the construction industry presents a “challenging context” in 2025 but that signs of growth were emerging following its major investment. ... View Article

Waverley Borough Council is pleased to announce that planning approval has been granted for a new, super energy efficient leisure centre in Cranleigh, Surrey. With planning permission secured, the next step for the council is to appoint a main contractor... View Article

Leaders in sustainable architecture, Holmes Miller, has announced its new office in Leeds to support demand for high quality public sector projects across England. Building on the success of its work across the UK, the move follows the firm’s 20%... View Article

Leading UK architecture and design practice Stride Treglown has announced two promotions to its Board of Directors. The practice is evolving to an Employee Ownership Trust, a significant evolution of its structure and in line with its commitment to its... View Article

The Ministry of Housing has announced the long-awaited Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which is introduced to Parliament today, promising “transformative reforms to get Britain building, tackle blockers and unleash billions in economic growth.” The wide-ranging measures within the Bill are... View Article

Students from the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment at Robert Gordon University (RGU) have been working on developing social housing for homeless or displaced young people in Aberdeen. The second-year students studying the University’s new MSci Advanced Architectural... View Article

As a building material that spans the ages, brick can be used to create buildings that reflect the past as well as represent the here and now. This design aspect is very much in vogue with mixed-use developments, which are... View Article

One of the world’s largest community use sports developments – including a stadium designed to be the ‘Pearl of the Orient’ – officially opens in a spectacular ceremony in Hong Kong, prior to hosting the iconic Rugby Sevens in late... View Article

Over 18 million passengers use Riyadh Metro in the network’s first eleven weeks of opening to the public. The world’s longest driverless transit system, the Riyadh Metro network spans over 176 kilometres across 6 lines and 85 stations Designed by... View Article

As businesses look to entice employees back to underoccupied office space, well-designed, welcoming workspaces are growing in importance. George Emms, Specification Leader UK & Ireland – Wilsonart, explains how commercial interior designers can harness inspiration and integrate eye-catching surfaces into... View Article

The Park Plaza Westminster Bridge in London came alive on Thursday, 27 February 2025 for the prestigious CIBSE Building Performance Awards. This remarkable event celebrated the individuals, organisations, products and projects that set new benchmarks for sustainability, innovation and performance... View Article

Reconnecting the city’s fragmented urban fabric is the primary objective of Zaha Hadid Architects’ (ZHA) Napoli Porta Est masterplan proposal named winner of the design competition. This area in the east of Naples suffers from the lack of integration of... View Article

Secretary of State for Housing Angela Rayner announced today that the Government accepts all of the 58 recommendations of the second phase of the Grenfell Tower inquiry, and that it would “take these forward,” including a new Regulator for the... View Article

Reggio Calabria’s mayor, Giuseppe Falcomatà and Zaha Hadid Architects’ director Filippo Innocenti have laid the foundation stone of the new Centre of Mediterranean Culture, marking the start of the project’s construction. Strategically located on the Strait of Messina in southern... View Article

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios have been appointed by West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) as lead masterplanners for the ambitious regeneration of Northampton town centre. This transformative project, spanning over 400 hectares, will set the vision for the area’s evolution over the... View Article

CIECC expands Beijing’s existing exhibition venue to over 611,000 sq. m Providing nine new exhibition halls, three reception halls, a conference centre for 9,000 delegates and a hotel with 410 rooms CIECC’s modular fabrication and construction minimized the centre’s development time,... View Article

Bouygues UK has handed over 71/72 Kingsway to Swansea Council marking the completion of its work on the major five-storey office development which is operationally carbon net zero. Located at the former Oceana nightclub site, the building, worth £32.6 million... View Article