All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 14
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NewsAllies & Morrison unveils plans to revamp Wimbledon’s Henman Hill
Seating to be expanded by 20% with a new pergola and terraced areas
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NewsGovernment rules out plans to demolish Hammersmith Bridge
Plan to keep stricken grade II*-listed structure as a “monument” also scrapped in taskforce meeting
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NewsTrump tariffs could make investors pause funding for major schemes, experts warn
But construction prices could also ease as overseas exporters dump products in the UK to avoid US barriers
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FeaturesIs a Swiss lift shaft-building robot the future of construction?
In central London, a robot called Emma is being used to make the gruelling job of building lift shafts faster, safer and more precise. Tom Lowe visits the site of Skanska’s 105 Victoria Street to see if the device is all it’s cracked up to be
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NewsNew architects replace Squire & Partners on Custom House hotel plans
Application submitted for 180-bed conversion of grade I-listed site two years after rejection of previous scheme
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NewsAllies & Morrison submit plans for £350m London Bridge life sciences complex
Three blocks to provide laboratory and office space next to Guy’s Hospital
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NewsPermasteelisa lands cladding job on £400m 50 Fenchurch Street tower
Firm to provide exteriors to 36-storey City tower being built by Multiplex
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NewsCouncil approves Hans Zimmer’s redevelopment of BBC Maida Vale studios
Stiff & Trevillion-designed plans approved unanimously by Westminster council yesterday evening
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NewsPlans to redevelop Oxford college approved
Historic England welcomes demolition of 1960s building on Magdalen site to make way for new student bedrooms
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NewsGovernment launches new infrastructure body merging the IPA and NIC
Strategy guide known as the Teal Book containing advice on how to lead big schemes also published
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NewsNetwork Rail to build 40,000 homes in partnership with government-owned developer
Treasury also announces taskforce to unlock unused public land
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NewsUpgrading UK housing to EPC C rating could cost nearly £120bn, study finds
Retrofit work would cost up to £11,000 for each homes, according to new research
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NewsKhan calls in Make’s rejected student resi scheme in Paddington
London mayor says 600-bed scheme would make “significant contribution” to capital’s student accommodation targets
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NewsControversial Elephant & Castle towers get green light after knife-edge vote
The proposals have been criticised for their impact on several neighbouring conservation areas and the demolition or part demolition of a number of historic buildings on the site
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NewsWhitbread submits plans to transform City tower into 420-bed Premier Inn
New London House was designed by EPR Architects and built in the 1970s
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FeaturesWhy most new homes are still being built to old standards
Almost two in three new homes are still being built to regulations that applied in 2013, over a year and a half after the end of the transition period for the new part L and other requirements. How has the government got its projections so wrong? Tom ...
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NewsGovernment ups capital infrastructure spending by £2bn a year in drive for growth
Chancellor spares construction from spending cuts as OBR halves 2025 growth forecast
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NewsBroadway Malyan redesigns plans for Birmingham tower entirely covered in PV panels
Co-living scheme would be one of UK’s narrowest residential buildings at just 8.5 metres wide
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NewsNetwork Rail to submit £1bn plans for Liverpool Street station redevelopment next month
Replacement scheme for Herzog & de Meuron proposal was first unveiled last November