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Holmes Miller Architects has been appointed by Dundee Football Club to begin work on designing a new stadium for the club. The project will see the development of plans for a proposed new, state-of-the-art stadium as part of a mixed-use... View Article

Danish and Swedish architecture firms Cobe and Yellon have been announced as winners in the competition to design ‘Stadsljus’, a new residential tower rising 110 meters above sea level situated on the site of Stockholm’s former historic gasworks. Announced today... View Article

The Government has finally released the draft version of the Future Homes Standard and the Future Buildings Standard for non-domestic projects, for consultation with the wider construction industry. Due to be implemented in 2025, the standards will require a significant... View Article

With its facades now completed, the Masaryčka building in Prague is defined by circulation routes which will provide access to new civic spaces for the city. Accommodating the continued growth of the city’s corporate sector with office spaces designed to... View Article

Plans for a BDP-designed eco-friendly neighbourhood in Plymouth city centre have been approved. Full planning permission was granted to Plymouth Community Homes (PCH) to develop land off Bath Street in the Millbay regeneration area and deliver 136 much-needed new affordable... View Article

This landmark commercial scheme in the centre of Athens is now fully occupied. Comprising two eight-storey buildings, the first achieved LEED Platinum, through close collaboration between the developer, new owner, and professional team. Platinum exceeds the project’s target of Gold... View Article

The new retirement homes at Brabazon, designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios for YTL Developments, have been approved subject to a S106 Agreement. YTL Developments is transforming the historic former Filton Airfield – birthplace of Concorde and supersonic travel –... View Article

An innovative new Architect + Designer’s Guide to Architectural Ironmongery has been published by the GAI. The guide has been produced to bring together all the information that architects, designers and other specifiers need to make the scheduling and specification of an... View Article

Designed as a hub of contemporary creativity within one of the world’s most dynamic regions, the Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre is at the heart of Aviation New City, an urbanisation with a built area of 4.78 million sq. m... View Article

Lancaster University’s School of Architecture has gained a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) seal of approval for key courses. A panel representing the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) have granted full and unconditional validation (Part 1) to the... View Article

Foster + Partners has revealed designs for a new mixed-use building, The Alton, in the heart of Miami Beach. Developed by SHVO, the six-storey building will include ground floor retail, two parking and residential levels, three floors of high-quality office... View Article

The historic art deco former headquarters of Mothercare has been successfully converted into much needed affordable new homes for the local community. Situated in North Watford, the 1918 building, which was originally Yeatman’s Sweet Factory, has been converted into 145... View Article

The Black & White Building is a double winner in the Wood Awards 2023 – with the Waugh Thistleton Architect-designed timber office block taking out both the Commercial and Sustainability categories. This 17.8-metre-high mass timber office complex, commissioned by forward... View Article

The recent Autumn Statement by the UK government has sparked diverse reactions from the construction industry. The statement from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt pledges to overhaul the planning system and abandon proposals to eliminate a tax cut that enables businesses to... View Article

DLA Architecture has completed the design and delivery of a new YMCA hostel which comprises Phase One of this mixed-use redevelopment in Wimbledon Town Centre. The award winning practice was appointed to design the scheme by joint venture partnership Thornsett... View Article