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Construction begins on MVRDV’s mixed-use tower in San Francisco

Wednesday, 24th February 2021

Construction has started on MVRDV’s 23-storey mixed-use building at Mission Rock in San Francisco. The project is one of four buildings in Phase 1 of a multi-phase masterplan developed by the San Francisco Giants and Tishman Speyer. It is designed... View Article

Construction Begins on the Pyramid in Tirana, Albania – MVRDV breathes new life into complex communist monument

Monday, 22nd February 2021

Construction has started on the Pyramid of Tirana, the brutalist monument in the heart of Albania’s capital city. MVRDV’s design will see this crucial heritage building, once the showpiece of Communist dictator Enver Hoxha, dramatically renovated. The concrete structure will... View Article

Social housing sector running out of time to meet sustainability targets, say industry experts

Thursday, 18th February 2021

Nine in ten social housing construction professionals believe the sector is in urgent need of new government guidelines if it is going to successfully meet sustainability targets, new research has revealed. In a survey of 150 decision makers, including architects,... View Article

Aluminium Day returns!

Monday, 15th February 2021

Now in its third year, leading aluminium fenestration solutions manufacturer Senior Architectural Systems’ #AluminiumDay will be back on social media on Saturday 13th March 2021! This year’s theme is ‘Invention and Innovation’ and Senior is inviting the industry to join in... View Article

Kick-starting city centres post-Covid: 7 ways to transform office blocks for new urban realities

Thursday, 11th February 2021

London-based innovation consultancy New Territory have boldly re-imagined city centres with 7 innovative concepts, unveiled today. The future-focused provocations are a response to the major economic and strategic challenges facing the real estate sector, city governments and businesses, which have... View Article

New Scott Brownrigg Designed TV Studio Submitted For Planning

Thursday, 11th February 2021

Scott Brownrigg’s design for a new purpose-built TV studio located at the Thames Valley Science Park in Shinfield has been submitted to Wokingham Borough Council on behalf of the University of Reading. This follows the University’s announcement in December 2020... View Article

Extra £3.5bn for removing unsafe cladding derided as being too little and too late

Thursday, 11th February 2021

The long awaited Government announcement on how it will resolve the cladding scandal were almost immediately criticised for not being enough, for taking too long and for focussing solely on cladding – while ignoring other serious safety concerns such as... View Article

Winners of ‘Arch 42 Gateway’ competition revealed

Wednesday, 10th February 2021

Emerging architecture practice Projects Office have been revealed as the winners of the Arch 42 Gateways competition, organised by the London Festival of Architecture and Wandsworth Council. Their winning co-design project, ‘Tunnel Visions’ aims to bring the diverse and growing... View Article

DLA appointed to design new landmark for leeds’ international pool site

Wednesday, 10th February 2021

DLA Architecture has been appointed to design the much-anticipated new £270 million landmark development on the former International Swimming Pool site at Lisbon Street in Leeds city centre. The 2.8-acre strategic site has been used as a car park since... View Article

CPMG Reveals Plans to Relocate Nottingham Headquarters

Monday, 8th February 2021

CPMG Architects, has announced the relocation of its head office. Following more than two decades in Warser Gate, the architectural practice will be moving its operations to a new home in St Peters Gate. The Grade II listed two-storey building, which has... View Article

Rapid Mass Testing now the Key to the Fight Against Covid-19 and the Return Architecture & Design Industries

Monday, 8th February 2021

Restrictions over the last ten months have deeply affected the Architecture industry. Architects have not been able to work in the office, and smaller architecture firms have struggled to stay afloat, with the lack of projects, certainty and clients since... View Article

New £2.4 Million Dinton Activity Centre is taking shape

Wednesday, 3rd February 2021

Dinton Pastures new multi-million-pound activity centre, designed by HLM Architects, reached a major milestone on Thursday 28 and Friday 29 January, as modules were lifted into place at the borough’s first net zero carbon building. The centre is set to... View Article

Planning approval for first phase of residential development at Kirkstall Forge

Wednesday, 3rd February 2021

Leeds City Council’s Plans Panel has resolved to grant planning permission for CEG’s Reserved Matters (detailed) application for the first phase of residential development at the £400 million Kirkstall Forge development in Leeds. The proposals will provide 213 homes, including... View Article

Leisure Experts Selected For New Waterfront Centre

Monday, 1st February 2021

Sports and leisure specialist GT3 Architects has been named as the architect for a new multi-million-pound leisure centre scheme for Hartlepool Borough Council. The Newcastle and Nottingham-based practice was selected to deliver the design for the new facility, which will be... View Article

Planning approval for £50m landmark seaside regeneration project

Monday, 1st February 2021

The £50 million regeneration of Queen’s Parade, a 13 acre (5.26 hectares) waterfront site in Bangor, near Belfast, Northern Ireland, has been granted planning permission by Ards and North Down Council. The scheme, designed by TODD Architects for Bangor Marine... View Article

MVRDV’s WERK12 named best new building in Germany, winning the DAM Preis

Monday, 1st February 2021

The Deutsches Architekturmuseum has awarded the 2021 DAM Preis to MVRDV’s WERK12, a mixed-use building that serves as the focal point in Munich’s Werksviertel-Mitte district. As the winner of the award WERK12 is the highlight of the DAM Preis exhibition,... View Article

Stephen Waldron Architects Appoints New Director

Monday, 1st February 2021

South Wales-based practice Stephen Waldron Architects have appointed Robert Spencer RIBA as a Director of the practice in a move which furthers the firm’s growth plans. Robert joins the practice with a wealth of experience including work with award-winning UK... View Article

Beyer Blinder Belle Completes Multi-Phase Restoration of Two Cultural Landmarks as Part of Capitol Crossing Project in Washington D.C

Monday, 1st February 2021

Beyer Blinder Belle  (BBB) announces the completion of the restoration and expansion of Holy Rosary Catholic Church and Adas Israel Synagogue. The restorations were coordinated with and integral aspects to the construction of Capitol Crossing: Property Group Partner’s (PGP) transformative 2.2 million... View Article

New light through old windows: building in 2021

Friday, 29th January 2021

2021 is set to be an exciting, if challenging year for the construction industry. With significant changes to building regulations underway and a new regulator set to come into force, we will no doubt witness a change in industry culture... View Article

Pritchard Architecture creates new cultural landmark on Southsea seafront

Thursday, 28th January 2021

Pritchard Architecture have been part of a visionary project that has seen LCT 7074, the only surviving landing craft (tank) from D-Day, conserved and made part of the public realm on Southsea seafront, creating a unique visitor experience and new... View Article