GS8 to deliver first phase of Watford Junction Masterplan

GS8, the design-led residential and commercial property developer, is pleased to announce it has secured planning consent to deliver a 146 unit, mixed-use development in Watford, Hertfordshire. The development is the first phase to be awarded planning in Watford Borough... View Article

Architects maber reorganise top management to drive growth

maber’s Managing Director Mark Hobson has become CEO and will focus on the practice’s growing London office and portfolio of projects in the capital. Ian Harris, previously head of Maber’s Leicester office takes over as Managing Director with a brief... View Article

Striking a balance between security, aesthetics and budget

Jacksons Fencing has released insights into architects’ views on school safety from its report ‘Protecting the Future’. Taken alongside teachers’ perspectives, the report highlights significant differences between architects and school management as well as some reassuring common ground. On average,... View Article

Britain shows sign of adopting German housing model

Of the estimated 17 million renters in the UK, over two thirds (70 per cent or 12 million adults) have no plans to purchase a property, reveals new research by landlord insurer Direct Line for Business. The research shows Britain is... View Article

LK2 extends Lincs Team with new hire

Lincoln-based architectural firm LK2 has expanded its team with a new senior architectural technologist as part of its ambitious growth plans. Richard Kettleborough joins the team with more than 15 years’ experience in the industry, having worked on a multitude... View Article

London Festival of Architecture 2018: Walks and tours

Walks and tours are a perenially popular element of the London Festival of Architecture programme: opportunities to get out and about, experience buildings that may or may not be familiar, and to learn more about the fascinating city around us.... View Article