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Work is due to start on a new 100-bed specialist dementia care home in Harrogate after Caddick Construction was awarded the £10.8m build contract by Vida Healthcare Limited. Groundworks for Vida Court, adjacent to Beckwith Head Road, are scheduled to... View Article

More people than ever now live in urban areas, with 4.4 billion people living in cities across the globe. This is only set to increase; with the figure expected to rise to an astounding 6.7 billion by 2050. With such... View Article

Situated along the coast of the Aegean Sea in Turkey’s southwestern province of Muğla, the private Dolunay villa has been carefully sited amid the natural rugged setting, prioritising the spectacular sea views. David Summerfield, Head of Studio, Foster + Partners,... View Article

Dexter Moren Associates (DMA) has hit the back of the net with consent for 18 additional rooms at the popular Best Western Plus Hotel, close by the landmark Wembley Stadium. In two successful simultaneous planning applications, DMA has redesigned the... View Article

Property, construction and infrastructure consultancy Pick Everard has appointed Gary Loo as its new head of development for architecture. With 29 years’ experience in the industry, Gary will be responsible for business development for the London office’s 65 strong team.... View Article

Works have now completed on a series of luxury holiday lodges at popular events and wedding venue Goosedale – set in the idyllic countryside of Papplewick in Nottinghamshire. Designed by Nottinghamshire-based firm AM2 Architects, the first three luxury houses, titled... View Article

MVRDV has been selected as the winner in a competition to design the 101,300-square-metre, mixed-use Shimao ShenKong International Centre. Located in Universiade New Town, Longgang District, Shenzhen, MVRDV’s Shenzhen Terraces was selected from 27 entries by international design firms. Designed... View Article

What do future retail spaces look like? What possibilities can design offer to people’s future ways of living and their relationship with places? In a fiercely competitive market, retailers and landlords are facing challenges from e-commerce, changing consumption patterns and... View Article

Cambridge-based Saunders Boston Architects has utilised its experience in the retirement living sector with the design of a brand-new £4.8 million development for LACE Housing. The Burrows, located in Nettleham, Lincolnshire, has been designed exclusively for over 55s and will... View Article

AMAALA, the ultra-luxury destination located along Saudi Arabia’s northwestern coastline, has announced the appointment of international design firm HKS Architects as Master Planner for Triple Bay and The Coastal Development. Set in the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Nature Reserve, AMAALA... View Article

Work is work. Home is home. Or at least, that’s how it used to be. Increasingly, the boundaries between workplace and living space are blurring. How can the ceiling play its part in creating an equilibrium? Isabel Blanco, marketing communications... View Article

The London studio of global architecture and design firm Perkins and Will has announced the appointment of Neil Andrew as director of hospitality to further expand the practice’s hospitality portfolio. With over 15 years’ experience in interior design for lifestyle... View Article

According to the latest research by Mindspace, 28 per cent of UK office workers describe their workplace as outdated and dull, while just under half feel there is limited or no collaboration between employees. Here Mark Lester, Internal Door Manager... View Article

A family home in the Lincolnshire Wolds has been shortlisted in the RIBA Yorkshire Awards 2020. Barrow House at Hatcliffe was built by Lincolnshire-based firm, Belvin Construction and designed by ID Architecture in Grimsby. The home is one of 11... View Article

Calderpeel Architects unveiled its new state-of-the-art Altrincham HQ at a launch event this month. Designed around the idea of openness and inclusivity, the architect’s fifth location mirrors its vision of designing for people, not architects. With a high street frontage,... View Article

John Robertson Architects (JRA) has finished a major refurbishment programme on behalf of Skanska at 51 Moorgate, London. The premises will provide the world-leading project development and construction group with a new regional headquarters for its London projects, as well... View Article

A leading expert from the Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) at the University of Stirling has received a renowned Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship. Lesley Palmer, Chief Architect at the DSDC, will use her Fellowship to research dementia design and... View Article

The University of Portsmouth’s Ravelin Sports Centre has won the best Public Sector Project: Design Stage Award at the BREEAM Awards 2020. This is a prestigious award for the most innovative sustainable projects of the previous 12 months. The Sports... View Article

WilkinsonEyre are delighted to receive first prize of in the international The Metals in Construction magazine 2020 Design Challenge, in a team including façade consultants Eckersley O’Callaghan and facade contractor Josef Gartner GmbH. The international ideas competition invited design proposals... View Article