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NewsKhan pledges to release green belt for housebuilding under new London Plan
Mayor shifts from brownfield-only focus as City Hall aims for 880,000 homes over 10 years
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NewsWinner on next phase of Derwent’s Baker Street job due next month as three chase developer’s Westminster office revamp
Six firms working up bids for brace of deals set to start in first half of next year
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FeaturesMore space, more clarity, more welcoming and accessible: The Sainsbury Wing transformed
Ben Flatman explores the remodelling of the Sainsbury Wing and asks what is lost when a celebrated postmodern building is updated to make it more welcoming and accessible
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NewsTravis Perkins brings in SIG boss to be new chief executive
Gavin Slark to start by beginning of next year
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NewsIn pictures: New £160m research centre at University of Cambridge opens
New physics facility built by Bouygues and designed by Jestico & Whiles
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NewsBuilding launches Top 150 Consultants 2025 survey
Firms have until; 13 June to take part in the survey, which is used to rank the sector and provide unique market insight
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NewsL&Q completions fall as housing association looks to ‘derisk’ business
Firm says it is prioritising improving existing homes
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CommentAre Starmer and Reeves ready to gamble on PFI to fix our broken infrastructure?
If past mistakes can be avoided, some kind of private finance initiative may be the best way to build promised new public sector facilities and also solve the £49bn maintenance backlog, writes Denise Chevin.
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NewsFormer Barbican renewal boss appointed City’s planning committee chair
Tom Sleigh says he wants the Square Mile to approve the ‘most beautiful and future-ready buildings in the country’
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NewsRetirement village blaze trial collapses with not guilty verdicts returned
Four firms had faced charges over Crewe fire in 2023
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NewsBalfour Beatty monthly cash pile tops £1bn in first quarter
Firm expects full year number to be between £900m and £1bn
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CommentConstruction claims over sinkholes and landslips are on the rise
As geological risks increase, driven by climate change, claims relating to geotechnical impacts on construction projects may become more common
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NewsBath council approves 450 homes on banks of River Avon
JTP-designed scheme replaces plans for carehome on site of demolished Homebase store
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Features5 minutes with … Tony Hayes at Linesight
The cost consultancy’s director of project management on starting out as a joiner, his mentoring work and his admiration for the ancient Egyptians
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NewsIn pictures: Five proposals for Queen Elizabeth II Memorial unveiled
Foster & Partners, Heatherwick Studio and Wilkinson Eyre among practices vying for £46m scheme in St James’s Park
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NewsPlans submitted for another Manchester high-rise scheme with tallest tower hitting 50 storeys
Stocktons scheme to include two buildings of 50 and 26 storeys containing office space and 758 apartments
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NewsOutput slides again as clients stall on making decisions, PMI index says
One glimmer of hope is increased optimism about growth prospects among buyers
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FeaturesPFI: Do the numbers add up?
With the government understood to be considering reinstating a form of private financing to pay for public infrastructure ahead of the launch of its 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy next month, Joey Gardiner weighs up whether reigniting PFI would be a good idea
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NewsT&T says London tops table for high-spec fit out costs
Cost of materials and specialist skills driving up prices as occupiers focus on quality
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NewsLondon Fire Brigade scraps proposed extension to former Lambeth headquarters
Planning application for revised scheme to be submitted this summer and follows decision to abandon previous £500m redevelopment last year