All articles by Tom Lowe
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FeaturesFrom the archives: Building reviews Peckham Library, 1999
Alsop & Störmer’s Stirling Prize-winning library is given a rave review by Building’s impressed, if slightly confused, architecture critic
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NewsResidential towers scheme at east London estate gets green light
Hill Group and Poplar Harca’s proposals for Teviot Estate finally set to get going after planning hold-ups
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FeaturesIs the government’s Building Safety Regulator shake-up enough to fix the delays?
The government has promised to speed up approvals for high-rise residential schemes which have been languishing for up to a year in the new building safety regime. The industry’s reponse so far has been muted. With patience running out and costs mounting, Tom Lowe speaks to the people caught up ...
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NewsPlans revealed for new entrance facilities at Tower of London
Sentry boxes and temporary gazebos to be replaced by new metal structures as part of wider development programme at world heritage site
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NewsGreen light for revised Vauxhall student towers
Lambeth council signs off plans for 30-storey scheme by Hopkins on Albert Embankment
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NewsIn pictures: Renzo Piano’s Shard Place reaches practical completion
Luxury build-to-rent tower features London’s highest outdoor swimming pool
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NewsMake working on ‘grand and luxurious’ new department at Harrods
Refurbishment of fine watches and jewellery department to feature Europe’s first curved escalators
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NewsFletcher Priest’s 46-storey City tower tipped for approval
City set to vote on 63 St Mary Axe scheme next week
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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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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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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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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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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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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
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NewsLipton Rogers submits plans to replace Linklaters’ City HQ with two office towers
SOM-designed scheme to replace 1980s complex near Barbican
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NewsProblems getting building safety sign-offs spooking investors, Quintain boss tells Lords
Construction director at Wembley Park developer says firm would pay higher fees if it improved transparency at regulator
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NewsBuilding Safety Regulator chief to step down in September
Philip White’s ’partial retirment’ announced internally in March but only made public today
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NewsFoster & Partners named winner of competition to design national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II
Practice beats big names including Heatherwick Studio and Wilkinson Eyre to win £46m St James’s Park scheme
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NewsEnergy costs for high growth sectors to be slashed under 10-year industrial strategy
Steel and life sciences among sectors to be given discounts