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Replacing old wooden single glazed windows in listed or heritage property is always a question of striking the right balance between performance and aesthetics,  Andrew Madge, managing director of Gowercroft Joinery explains The preference of Conservation Officers is usually to... View Article

 Rockefeller Group, founded more than 90 years ago to develop Rockefeller Center and today a leading U.S. owner and developer of premier properties across various real estate asset types, celebrated the official topping out of Rose Hill – the firm’s first luxury residential... View Article

Award-winning architecture and interior design practice gpad london and developer Maurice Investments have completed a grade A workspace refurbishment in Aldgate, East London. Wool + Tailor paves the way for a new generation of creativity and innovation in an area... View Article

The Institution of Structural Engineers have announced the winners of The Structural Awards 2019 during a glittering black-tie evening at The Brewery, London. The winners were chosen from a shortlist of 49 pioneering global projects in 12 categories, celebrating the... View Article

Scott Brownrigg’s design for the redevelopment of two storey office building, Aztec 1000, at Aztec West in Bristol for client CEG has received planning approval from South Gloucestershire Council. The planning allows for the extensive refurbishment of the office building,... View Article

Located on Lize Road in southwest Beijing, Leeza SOHO tower designed by Zaha Hadid Architects anchors the new Fengtai business district – a growing financial and transport hub between the city centre and the recently opened Beijing Daxing International Airport... View Article

Southwark Council has given the go ahead for a new mixed-use building forming part of the Ruby Street Triangle on Old Kent Road, London SE15.The planning committee gave unanimous approval to the Maccreanor Lavington scheme for Acorn Commercial Limited, which... View Article

Dexter Moren Associates (DMA) has received planning permission to refurbish and extend the seventeenth century Old Ship Hotel into a boutique lifestyle hotel in sync with Brighton’s cosmopolitan and bohemian vibe. DMA’s design to unify the various buildings of the... View Article

Stephen George + Partners (SGP), one of the UK’s leading architectural practices, is celebrating the start on site of its first airside project to be under construction. A ground breaking ceremony marked the official construction start of the £7million 54,000 sq... View Article

Annual World Toilet Day may spawn many jokes and can be a haven of comedy for all of us that take sanitation for granted. But behind the hilarity is a serious initiative that we all should all aspire to support.... View Article

Arup and AHR have been awarded the design contract for Siemens Mobility’s industry-leading rail manufacturing facility in Goole, East Yorkshire. The £200m development will manufacture and commission state-of-the-art trains, placing Goole at the forefront of the UK rail manufacturing industry... View Article

Engineering, design and consultancy company Ramboll has announced the appointment of Elad Eisenstein as Director of Cities and Regeneration. He is set to lead Ramboll’s urban regeneration team, focusing on major cities projects, integrating across the transport, infrastructure environment and... View Article

Sustainable design and green construction are going to lead industry debates in the coming year (and the foreseeable future). As we look to 2020, I think one thing which should be front and centre in architects’ minds is the integration... View Article

An event, co-hosted by RGU and The Pebble Trust, is set to discuss the major issues of climate change and fuel poverty, and the role architecture and innovative design can play in providing solutions. ‘Sustainable Renovation’, which takes place at RGU on... View Article

The National Railway Museum and Malcolm Reading Consultants has recently announced the five teams shortlisted in the competition to design the museum’s new emblematic Central Hall, which forms part of the museum’s strategy to become the ‘World’s Railway Museum’ by... View Article

Leading, specialist building products firm, AG, has recently opened a new, state-of-the-art specification centre in Dublin, underlining its commitment to the Irish market. Headquartered in Tyrone, AG is a 3rd generation family owned business which employs around 200 staff throughout... View Article

The night of Wednesday 13th November saw the crowning of the 2019 Brick Awards winners, a ceremony that for 43 years has celebrated the best use of brick in the built environment. Projects of the highest calibre are routinely entered... View Article

House Lessans, an exquisitely simple home in County Down designed by McGonigle McGrath, has been named RIBA House of the Year 2019. The prestigious annual award is given by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) to the UK’s best... View Article