All Building articles in 11 July 2025 – Page 5
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NewsNext major package let on 60 Gracechurch Street job
Bovis to build 36-storey block at Gracechurch Street for developer Sellar
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CommentThis is a key time for our industry, but we must improve our practices to make the most of it
The government is clear that construction has a vital role to play in delivering its growth agenda. It is up to us to make sure we do so safely and successfully, says Mark Reynolds
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FeaturesWhy Durkan is eyeing rapid expansion through social housing stock upgrades
Contractor and housebuilder Durkan is pivoting towards improving existing stock for social landlords. Dan Germann, managing director of its rebranded Durkan Regen business, explains his plans to grow the asset regeneration arm to the tune of £100m over the next five years
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NewsRyder submits plans to transform grade II-listed office on Bank Junction into budget hotel
Scheme for West End developer Asif Aziz to feature windowless rooms called ‘Cocoons’
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NewsSizewell C announces partnership with Hinkley Point C builders
Laing O’Rourke, Balfour Beatty and Bouygues to help built new plant in Suffolk
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NewsHundreds of signatures sign petition to rebuild Manchester’s Hotspur Press after fire
Early 19th century building was due to be incorporated into 600-bed student housing scheme designed by Hodder & Partners
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NewsFull cost of HS2 work around bat structure will be £168m, says DfT
Cost likely to be higher once inflation taken into account
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NewsMHCLG to take control of Building Safety Regulator, pledging ‘fast track’ process and resources to tackle delays
Former London Fire Brigade commissioner Andy Roe to head up new MHCLG board to take on functions of regulator
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FeaturesUnique façade image for property developer Arteco’s base of operations
Impress with surprising choices and stylish combinations? They can do that at Arteco. The property developer showed off its skills in the French town of Saint-Nazaire, flanked by the surging Loire.
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FeaturesSignificant, welcome, sensibly cautious but most definitely promising … the experts’ verdict on the infrastructure strategy
We asked members of Building’s Funding the Future advisory panel to reflect on the government’s 10-year infrastructure strategy unveiled this month and share their views on its significance and potential as a means for unlocking the finance to get Britain building
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NewsHousing association’s starts fall by nearly three-quarters as it takes ‘careful’ approach to development
Peabody’s pivot to spending more on improving existing homes continues with new, local approach to services
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NewsHowells named as lead architect on 1,400-home Canning Town scheme
Site neighbours two other large Howells-designed developments at mouth of River Lea
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NewsGovernment should ditch 1.5m homes target, says housing association boss
Nick Atkin warns insistence on ramping up delivery in short term will “artificially skew” the Affordable Homes Programme and push up construction inflation
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NewsUniversal submits planning application for Bedfordshire theme park set to be Europe’s largest
US firm formally begins planning process on 476-acre scheme with construction scheduled to begin next year
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NewsCabinet Office announces plan to tackle late payments with procurement rules tweak
Businesses bidding for public contracts must prove they pay their suppliers on time
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NewsPilbrow & Partners’ 70-storey Nine Elms tower scheme revealed
Plans for 3,000-home replacement of scrapped Allies & Morrison scheme would be one of the tallest residential developments in the UK
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CommentHow do collaborative contracts work?
NEC’s Peter Higgins explains the key differences between traditional forms of contract and the new collaborative breed
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Features5 minutes with … Brian Connolly at HOK
The firm’s regional leader for science and technology in London on hearing about scientific breakthroughs made in HOK-designed buildings, keeping work and home life separate, why his decades-old bike will never be stolen and his love of local food festivals
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NewsHopkins’ revised Vauxhall towers set for approval next week
Scheme to replace former plan for hotel towers on riverside site
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NewsGovernment signs deal to remove mobile signal blackspots along busy rail routes
Agreement with Network Rail and telecoms firms signals move towards public private funding models for infrastructure upgrades