All Building articles in 17 April 2026 – Page 9
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NewsIn pictures: HS2’s updated Curzon Street public realm set to be approved this week
New images of Arcadis and WSP-designed amendments show how land around Grimshaw-designed station will look when built
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FeaturesTV and film studios cost model: How record investment is driving a development boom
Reducing carbon, priming projects for technological advances and delivering regional capacity are priorities for purpose-built developments to support the UK film studio industry
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News‘Rich seam’ of more complex work on offer for traditional fit out contractors as London new build office work slows, Exigere says
London QS adds impact of Middle East war could see tender prices climb 7% in latest spring forecast
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NewsHousebuilder Bewley sinks into red
Hampshire firm says inflation and interest rate rises send business to £7.5m loss
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NewsLosses at Downing widen as turnover falls due to lack of new work
Loss of nearly £9m attributed to increase in remediation provisions
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NewsIn pictures: scheme to turn former Whiteleys shopping centre into upmarket homes and hotel completes
Foster & Partners development includes 139 flats and London’s first Six Senses hotel
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NewsHeritage groups call on Sadiq Khan to refuse Network Rail’s ‘irreversible’ Liverpool Street station plans
Victorian Society hails ’critical moment’ to stop Acme-designed proposal to build 19-storey tower above station concourse
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NewsBarbara Lane appointed as first independent chair of BSR advisory committee
Grenfell Inquiry expert witness to lead Building Advisory Committee alongside deputy chair Hywel Davies
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NewsBW says income will be up again this year after revenue at fit out firm climbed one third in 2025
Profit at 25-year-old contractor more than doubles to £14m
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CommentThe diversification myth: Why following the money may be your biggest risk
For some construction firms, the current crisis in the Middle East is exposing the dangers of chasing growth without a clearly defined strategy, Victoria Firth writes
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FeaturesV&A East, Stratford: A museum built for a different generation
Opening in the shadow of the former Olympic Park, V&A East seeks to reframe what a national museum can be. Debika Ray visits the building by O’Donnell + Tuomey to explore its architectural strategies for accessibility, sociability and civic presence
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NewsProfit up at Lindum as regional contractor warns clients to focus on firms’ balance sheets before awarding jobs
Firm says ‘those who procure work need to assess contractors’ financial accounts, liquidity and organisational complexity’
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NewsMiddle East conflict to have ‘limited impact’ on full-year results, says Barratt Redrow
But firm cuts back on land buying and says higher energy bills will increase build costs next year
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NewsBuilding wins see Skanska turnover top £1.3bn
Contractor says fall in margins ‘reflects our approach of recognising profits conservatively during early stages of new projects’
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NewsEast West Rail reveals designs for three new WW+P-designed stations
Transport hubs in Cambridge, Bedford and Bletchley unveiled in final consultation for £7bn railway
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NewsPopulous unveils plans to expand India’s Eden Gardens cricket stadium
Upgrades to add 17,000 seats and hospitality spaces to world’s third largest cricket ground
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NewsMultiplex wins prized £300m Imperial College building job that will specialise in AI
Firm pips big-name rivals to land huge west London scheme
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FeaturesEamonn Boylan: Learnings from 40 years regenerating Manchester
Tributes have poured in since the untimely death of the much-loved former chief executive of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. His impact in the city and nationally was huge, and he spoke to Building just last month, shortly before he died
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CommentA crucial role for building safety – if the government gets it right
Applications have closed for the government’s first chief construction and scientific adviser, but can anyone realistically fulfil what the job spec asks?
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NewsConsultants flag concerns over rising costs and contractors’ willingness to price jobs as Middle East conflict drags on
Reports by Mace Consult and Gleeds raise worries about impact of war on sector