All articles by Tom Lowe
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FeaturesWhat will the Treasury’s Green Book review mean for construction?
Boris Johnson’s 2020 review of the Treasury’s appraisal process for government investments led to some improvements in how value in schemes is judged, but a new review commissioned by Labour this year has found that many of the old practices remain embedded. Rachel Reeves has said she wants to go ...
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FeaturesFrom the archives: Building London’s millennium projects, 1999
Building speaks to the project teams working under pressure to finish the Millennium Dome, the London Eye and the Jubillee Line extension in time for New Year’s Eve
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NewsKPF submits plans to refurbish 1990s City office
Rethink of 1990s SOM-designed building comes ahead of Dentons’ move to Eric Parry’s 1 Liverpool Street in 2026
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NewsHousing and infrastructure emerge as big winners as Reeves divides up £113bn in spending review
Chancellor unveiled plans for investments in rail, affordable homes, energy, schools and skills during today’s speech in House of Commons
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NewsGreen light for life sciences buildings at Wellcome campus near Cambridge
Work is first phase of 1.6 million sq ft expansion of pharma giant’s site at Hinxton
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NewsGrimshaw cuts three out of four domes from its £100m Eden Project Morecambe scheme
Scaled back plans to be submitted in September following project team changes
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NewsReds10 restructures with founder back in day-to-day charge
Current boss takes helm at sister firm Thrive-AI
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NewsIn pictures: Grimshaw and UK team complete LA metro station at city’s largest airport
LAX scheme part of programme to reduce car traffic ahead of next year’s World Cup and 2028 Olympic Games
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NewsSouthwark approves Aylesbury Estate homes following second staircase delay
Latest phase of 3,500-home redevelopment set back by more than two years by fire safety rules
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NewsGreen light for City office overhaul in Monument
Fletcher Priest’s latest Square Mile scheme to replace 1970s block on site where Great Fire of London started
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NewsSmith Mordak replaced by Simon McWhirter as boss of the UKGBC
Mordak served just two years as chief executive of industry charity that campaigns on sustainability issues
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NewsGovernment to spend £15bn on transport projects outside the South-east
Schemes include jobs in Liverpool, Bradford and Newcastle
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NewsSerpentine Pavilion 2025 revealed ahead of public opening this Friday
Marina Tabassum’s design inspired by arched garden canopies
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NewsUS architect appointed to lead ‘transformational’ rethink of Wallace Collection
London art gallery’s grade II-listed base to be restored and enhanced by practice behind recent overhaul of Sainsbury Wing
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NewsAllies & Morrison submits first phase of £1.7bn Manchester office district
Two blocks of 12 and 20 storeys sent to planners
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FeaturesKey talking points from UKREiiF 2025
Building Safety Regulator delays, new towns and infrastructure were the biggest topics at this year’s gathering of construction professionals in Leeds as the industry debated the degree to which a huge amount of work could be threatened by systemic challenges
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FeaturesFrom the archives: Aftermath of the Bishopsgate bombing, 1993
Building reports forgotten plan for 80-storey Foster & Partners-designed tower to replace NatWest following IRA bomb which killed one and damaged 155 buildings in the heart of the City
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NewsHomes England boss calls on government to fix ‘unacceptably slow’ gateway 2 approvals
Three quarters of high rise housing schemes still being refused for pre-construction approval
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NewsDon't scrimp on quality standards for new towns, taskforce chair tells housebuilders
Michael Lyons tells UKREiiF conference that working on government’s 10,000-home developments will come with ‘clear expectations’ around design and mix
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NewsPopulous unveils new images of planned Munich Arena
Delayed live events venue set to open in 2029