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Porters Place Southend-on-Sea LLP has received the green light for the long awaited Better Queensway regeneration project, following approval of its ‘hybrid’ planning application at the council’s development control committee last night. Set to bring over £500 million investment into... View Article

Work on a £7m specialist STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) and creative further education centre at a college in Bristol has now completed. The three-storey Brunel Centre building at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS) puts sustainability and wellbeing... View Article

Construction has started to create a number of new classroom blocks at three secondary schools across Essex – adding 750 much-needed school places for pupils in the county. The modular units will be installed at Clacton County High School, in... View Article

DLA Architecture, a top 100 UK architectural practice, has promoted Mark Redfern as Head of Design across all three studios in Leeds, Manchester, and London. The newly created role has been generated by the business restructure and succession plan announced... View Article

Stephen George + Partners LLP (SGP) has submitted plans on behalf of William Davis Homes for the latest phase of 59 new homes at Copcut Rise, a popular development in Droitwich, Worcestershire. In the sixth phase of the ongoing scheme,... View Article

GRAHAM has completed the construction of The Copper House, a major Build to Rent residential development overlooking Liverpool’s iconic waterfront, which had a construction contract sum of £57m. The privately-owned construction, facilities management and investments contractor delivered the high-quality, multi-storey... View Article

“You are a great designer, but no-one knows. Now what?” MVRDV Partner Jan Knikker gives a practical answer to this question in the newly published RIBA advice book “How To Win Work: The architect’s guide to business development and marketing”.... View Article

Hawkins/Brown, Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects and BuroHappold team up for new library at the University of Bristol Located on a hilltop with views across Bristol, the proposed new University Library is an ambitious new building that will create a new... View Article

NHS Lothian’s new Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh, designed by HLM Architects, is to officially open its doors on 23 March 2021. All children’s services presently located at Sciennes, including A&E, are to move to the... View Article

Stephen George + Partners (SGP) is delighted to have handed over Dock 2, a £4million business development workspace facility on Pioneer Park, to Leicester City Council. Working for Brackley Property Development, SGP has designed a three-storey 2,452 m² research and... View Article

Emrys Architects have completely reworked two former craft workshops in Clerkenwell Green Conservation Area. Responding to heritage value, retained architectural features sit alongside sensitive interventions. Emrys Architects have completed two highly contextual restorations of 19th century buildings, for their client... View Article

At ADF we are constantly trying to improve the content we provide while strengthening the brand as a platform for our advertisers. If you work within the architectural industry and have a spare five minutes, we would really appreciate it... View Article

Construction has commenced on the £60m redevelopment of Northgate Hospital in Morpeth, designed by Medical Architecture for NTW Solutions – Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust. The main contractor for the works is Sir Robert McAlpine. Designed around... View Article

Stephen George + Partners (SGP) is delighted to see the start of construction of a new 24 dwelling social housing scheme on the site of a demolished pub in Smethwick, West Midlands. Designing a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments... View Article