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Despite an overall upbeat assessment of construction output from the Purchasing Managers’ Index in its most recent report, it shows the housebuilding sector is in a state of crisis, according to the Federation of Master Builders. May ‘s PMI Index... View Article

Construction work has begun on the Chengdu Jiaozi Courtyard Towers, the MVRDV-designed mixed-use complex that will complete the last empty site in Chengdu’s Jiaozi Park Financial and Business District, located right next to the district’s central building complex, the Tianfu... View Article

netMAGmedia, which publishes a range of media brands for the construction industry, recently held its inaugural Building Insights LIVE round table at the Building Centre in London, bringing specifiers and suppliers together to discuss their key topics. The event was... View Article

Zaha Hadid Architects and Chicago-based ArchAgenda launch METROTOPIA, a unique metaverse venture dedicated to becoming the virtual communication hub for the global design community. The Metrotopia Metaverse launched with a virtual Venice Architecture Biennale exhibition entitled ‘Knowledge Transfer’ displaying current... View Article

Avant Homes West Yorkshire has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of a construction director to further enable the housebuilder’s regional expansion. Freddie Woodworth, who joins from residential developer Vistry Partnerships, has more than 20 years’ experience in the construction... View Article

Planning and design consultancy Marrons has strengthened its architectural team with a trio of hires. Principal architect Chloe Willis and architectural assistant Shannon Lander will be working from Marrons’ Bristol hub, while Zubair Hussain, also an architectural assistant, will be based in Birmingham. Chloe... View Article

Aedas global design principal Dr. Andy Wen and executive director Yijun Qian led the team to create a waterfall-like office tower in a prime location near Taipei Arena. With rich Taiwanese office characteristics, Taipei Zhongshan District Changan Duan 345 Office... View Article

NBS study finds that manufacturers are not offering enough third-party verification on sustainability credentials (EPDs) A study by leading specification and construction product information platform, NBS, has discovered that just under half (43%) of construction professionals say it isn’t easy to... View Article

An award-winning architecture practice in Leeds has appointed a junior architectural technologist apprentice as part of the firm’s commitment to investing in the next generation of industry talent. Brewster Bye Architects has appointed Ciaran Cartwright who is also a Leeds... View Article

Following a period of sustained growth, tp bennett has promoted two directors to its main board, with Katia Polidoro as principal director and Valentina Vescovi as chief commercial officer (CCO), effective 1 April 2023. These promotions reinforce the practice’s commitment... View Article

One of the UK’s leading providers of extra care and retirement living developments, Housing 21, and Leeds based Brewster Bye Architects are working on three major new schemes that will create almost 200 new homes for local people over the... View Article

This August, Thames & Hudson will be publishing Making Architecture: The work of John McAslan + Partners.  Making Architecture both provides an up-to-date account of the work of John McAslan + Partners – one of Britain’s most respected and dynamic... View Article

Designed by renowned Ghanaian-British architect Sir David Adjaye in collaboration with S. Ghosh & Associates, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) will unveil an architectural model of its new building during the preview of the 18th International Architecture Exhibition of... View Article

Studio Seilern Architects (SSA) has today unveiled Boksto 6, a major transformation of a disused site in Vilnius, Lithuania into a contemporary mixed-use space in the heart of the city’s old town. Boksto 6 comprises a 13,000 m² complex of six buildings,... View Article

Completed in 2022, Aedas-designed Chengdu Damofang project represents the future of Chengdu by utilising personalised technology and aesthetic scene creation as its design concept. The design combines culture and art which has created the benchmark for the urban commercial space.... View Article

Building Insights, a podcast produced by netMAGmedia, has announced an exciting partnership with Dulux to create a new series that delves into the world of interior specification and its impact on building users. This collaboration aims to provide valuable insights... View Article

The construction permit for MVRDV’s 15-storey residential building in Montevideo, Uruguay has been approved. Comprising a loosely-stacked series of individual homes, the design is open and porous, allowing light and air to permeate the entire building and creating plenty of... View Article

Designed by Aedas Architects, and situated in the Nanyou district in central Nanshan area of Shenzhen, the Zhongtai Residential Development consists of a 5-storey podium and above it a 33-storey residential building providing 238 units. On account of the site’s... View Article