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Work has completed on the new school building for Pencoedtre High School in Barry, Wales. Designed by HLM and built by Bouygues UK, the project forms part of a £34.7 million investment into the Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme, a... View Article

Construction is officially underway on the $3bn, 66-acre master-planned Uptown ATX neighbourhood, whose public realm is designed by SWA/Balsley with Coleman & Associates. The new project will introduce workspace, multi-family, retail, hospitality, and a new Capital Metro Rail Station in... View Article

The South Korean music scene, otherwise known as K-Pop, is currently making huge strides in the global music industry. Popular with fans from Asia to the Americas, South Korean bands are currently topping the charts and selling-out stadiums. With its... View Article

Working in collaboration with ISG, ARUP, and Austin Smith Lord, HLM Architects has developed a design concept for a new joint education campus in the Fairwater area of Cardiff, Wales. Capturing Cardiff Council’s vision, the Fairwater Campus will co-locate Cantonian... View Article

Planning permission has been granted to transform the vacant Debenhams department store in the centre of Gloucester into a new sustainable City Campus for University of Gloucestershire. The adaptive re-use of the former department store by a multi-disciplined design team... View Article

Architects and interior designers Studio Anyo have announced two new appointments as it continues to develop and expand its regional and national operations. Michelle Tang joins as a Part 1 architectural assistant while Alannah Lyons comes in as an interior... View Article

Stockholm Globe Arena Fastigheter AB (SGAF) have selected a project team to reimagine Avicii Arena in accordance with previous decisions made by the Stockholm City Council. HOK will be the lead architect for the renovation. They join a team led... View Article

HS2 Ltd has published a new updated design for Britain’s new high speed railway terminus station at London Euston. Two brand-new images show the concept design for the exterior and interior of the station. The designs, updated from 2015, are... View Article

A new, multi-million pound arena in Swansea clad in gold and nearly 100,000 LED lights has become the UK’s first major events venue to complete in the wake of Covid-19. The new Swansea Arena, designed by architects ACME, can showcase dynamic visual... View Article

Located in Abu Dhabi’s prestigious financial district, Apple Al Maryah Island occupies the pride of place on the island’s waterfront – a large, shaded plaza beneath the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange building and adjacent to The Galleria Al Maryah Island... View Article

A new ageing and living development in Central Newcastle has been granted Outline Planning Permission, following an application submitted by National architecture practice, GSSArchitecture. Known as the Campus for Ageing and Vitality (CAV), the multi-million-pound development that is being led... View Article

FaulknerBrowns Architects has opened a studio in Dublin. Dublin is FaulknerBrowns’ second international studio, with existing offices in Vancouver and Newcastle. The new office will be led by partner Niall Durney, who was born in Dublin and joined the practice... View Article

Sports and leisure specialist GT3 Architects has led an internal design review, reimagining a state-of-the-art training academy and community-driven stadium for Newcastle United. Building on the company’s ‘people architecture’ ethos, the project is the first of several in-house design reviews,... View Article

The latest Building Insights podcast with Alina White, an associate at Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects, is now live. With the pandemic having left a question mark over many urban commercial office environments, clients are keen to employ the design tools... View Article

Leading architecture firm GT3 Architects has bolstered its team with a new client relationship and development lead. Stephen Parker will join the practice, working with a national remit and forming part of its leadership team.  With more than 35 years’... View Article