All Features articles – Page 3
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2025 shortlists: Small Project of the Year (up to £5m)
In a series celebrating the Building Awards finalists, we look at the finalists for Small Project of the Year (up to £5m)
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FeaturesRenson at the Old War Office: historic elegance, modern air
The historic Old War Office (OWO), a Grade II* listed neo-Baroque landmark in central London, has undergone a remarkable transformation. Once the strategic heart of Britain’s military operations, it now stands as the luxurious Raffles London at The OWO. An example of adaptive reuse in architecture, where ...
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2025 shortlists: Specialist Contractor of the Year
In a series celebrating the Building Awards finalists, we look at the Specialist Contractor of the Year shortlist
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2025 shortlists: MMC Award
In a series celebrating the Building Awards finalists, we look at the MMC Award shortlist
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2025 shortlists: Manufacturer of the Year
In a series celebrating the Building Awards finalists, we look at the Manufacturer of the Year
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FeaturesWill the expected London housebuilding package rescue the stalled development industry?
With one in six housing schemes in the capital on hold and demand at rock bottom, Joey Gardiner asks whether simply reducing expectations for affordable housing will be enough to get construction going again
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2025 shortlists: Delivering Social Value Award
In a series celebrating the Building Awards finalists, we look at the Delivering Social Value Award shortlist
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Features‘I’ll miss it but it’s time for someone else to have a go.’ Andrew Davies gets ready to leave Kier
The FTSE 250 contractor’s chief executive on fixing the firm, stepping down and why everyone, even bosses, appreciate a thank you. He talks to Dave Rogers
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2025 shortlists: Major Contractor of the Year (over £500m), sponsored by Fenwick Elliott
In a series celebrating the Building Awards finalists, we look at the shortlist for Major Contractor of the Year (over £500m), sponsored by Fenwick Elliott
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Features5 minutes with … Philippa Simpson at BAYA and Blocc Interiors
The managing director of Blocc has recently co-founded BAYA, another interior design studio. She shares her belief in the power of positive energy, her admiration for Thomas Heatherwick and her love of seasonal food
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Features‘We’ve really scaled this business to being number one in our market’: T&T’s Patricia Moore on competing at the top
Six years after her last Building interview, UK managing director talks about Turner & Townsend’s remarkable growth, its game-changing partnership with CBRE and what the future holds
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2025 shortlists: Housing Project of the Year
In a series celebrating the Building Awards finalists, we look at the shortlist for Housing Project of the Year, in partnership with The Housing Forum
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FeaturesWhy they won: A closer look at all the Architect of the Year Awards 2025 winning entries
The winners of the Architect of the Year Awards were announced at a ceremony last night. Here is more detail about all the winning entries
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2025 shortlists: Environmental Impact Award
In a series celebrating the Building Awards finalists, we look at the shortlisted entries for the Environmental Impact Award, in partnership with the Climate Group
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FeaturesThere’s a major blockage in the housing pipeline – and it looks likely to get much worse
A growing number of water companies are objecting to planning applications on the basis that there is not enough local sewage treatment capacity to cope with the new homes required, Joey Gardiner reports
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Features5 minutes with … Hester King at Whitbread
The project and programme manager on her journey through the company’s graduate trainee scheme, converting a listed police station into a Premier Inn, the problems (and advantages) of perfectionism and what she would do if she could fly
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FeaturesToo good to waste: How to recycle an old building for use on a brand new one
30 Duke Street on Piccadilly features reclaimed steel, recycled glass, aluminium window frames and Portland stone from the building there before. Thomas Lane went along to have a look
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FeaturesIs the construction industry’s growing reliance on agency labour becoming a problem?
Recent controversies have highlighted concerns about construction’s increasing dependence on agency workers, raising questions about skills development, compliance and the sector’s fragmented labour model
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Construction sector hangs in the balance
Global events and inflationary turmoil have heightened sensitivity to risk and created nervousness ahead of the Budget, affecting private sector decision-making. Project viability remains tight
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FeaturesMy route into construction … Aiysha Alli at Loughborough University
Aiysha initially wanted to be a pilot but is now well on her way to a career as an architect. She highlights the importance of work experience and mentors within the profession for helping her on her journey