All Buildings, Design and Specification articles – Page 26
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NewsLaing O’Rourke lined up for major City fringe office block
AHMM-designed plans for 20-storey scheme submitted to Hackney council last month
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NewsEast London council shoots down plans for 1,600-home neighbourhood regeneration
Rejection of scheme in Poplar could be ‘difficult to defend’ if appealed, say planning officials
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NewsOxford council approves £150m life sciences campus
Scott Brownrigg scheme to consist of three buildings housing 66,000sq m of lab and office space
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NewsKier carrying out safety inspections on Argent building in King’s Cross after cladding falls off
Straps attached to award-winning scheme’s facade as precaution, developer says
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NewsGove steps in and puts controversial Sphere music venue plan on ice
Stratford scheme has attracted hundreds of objectors as client MSG says Populous-designed sister complex in Las Vegas will open this September – at a cost of $2.2bn
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NewsGreen light for £31m mass timber office in Greater Manchester
Developer claims Sheppard Robson-designed scheme is greenest of its kind in UK
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NewsBCO strengthens sustainability targets for offices in update to design guide
Minimum target for offices upgraded from BREEAM ‘very good’ to ‘excellent’.
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CommentRisk and responsibility: unpicking the first post-Grenfell court decisions
Recent High Court decisions suggest contractors will struggle to successfully challenge the costs of an implemented and effective remedial cladding solution
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NewsMcBains wins work on experimental nuclear fusion facility in Oxfordshire
Scheme for Tokamak Energy set to complete in 2026
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NewsMcLaren lodges plans for 45-storey hexagonal tower in Leeds
Mixed-use scheme would be latest addition to growing cluster of tall buildings in the city’s west end
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FeaturesWhat happened when Bam went to Brollywood?
Sky wanted its new film studio in Elstree built in double-quick time to help meet movie makers seemingly insatiable demand for space. How did the contractor get on?
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NewsLondon mayor mandates second staircases in blocks above 30m ‘with immediate effect’
All planning applications must include the fire safety measure before going to the Greater London Authority for stage 2 approval
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NewsSisk moves closer to start after £150m Great Ormond Street job gets OK
Job set to finish in 2026
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FeaturesFrom the archives: Alternative designs for Manchester Town Hall, 1868
Excitement builds as Manchester prepares to announce the winner of the competition to design its new council headquarters
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CommentIt is vital that we build healthier towns and cities
Given the proportion of people living in urban areas, we must make them as climate resilient and nature-friendly as possible, says Ramboll biodiversity specialist Samantha Deacon
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NewsBidders given more time to price £275m HS2 job
Tenders for Washwood Heath scheme now set to go back this April
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NewsSeventies campaign group reformed to battle Sellar’s plan to overhaul Liverpool Street station
Comic-turned-conservationist Griff Rhys Jones to head collection of heritage groups fighting proposals
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NewsGreen light for £275m HS2 rail maintenance depot
Washwood Heath job will also double up as railway’s network control centre
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FeaturesA piece of genius: world's first cast-iron building is fit for the future
When Historic England took on restoration of an 18th-century flax mill, the plan was to preserve a piece of history and give a unique industrial building a new sense of purpose
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NewsLendlease submits plans for £1.9bn Birmingham Smithfield regeneration
Masterplan includes plots designed by Stirling Prize-winning architects