All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 6
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NewsWarnings over impact of materials price rises on UK construction jobs if Middle East conflict drags on
Higher energy costs caused by closure of Straight of Hormuz oil and gas route likely to increase cost of key products, CPA warns
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NewsGreen light for PLP’s student resi tower next to Waterloo station
Plans for 17-storey scheme to replace Edwardian office building with 233 student beds
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NewsGovernment moves step closer to stronger construction products regulation as white paper published
Secondary legislation ensuring all construction products undergo safety checks to be introduced later this year under post-Grenfell shake-up of regs
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NewsHistoric London Fire Brigade headquarters set to be overhauled by Willmott Dixon
Interiors business to design refurbishment of listed 8 Albert Embankment site as brigade prepares to move back into building
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NewsGateway 2 sign-off for 46-storey co-living tower in Canary Wharf
Rio Architects-designed scheme the largest co-living project to be granted construction approval by the BSR
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NewsLipton Rogers forced into climbdown over Silk Street plans as developer submits revised application following backlash
Three storeys cuts from SOM-designed plans to replace Barbican headquarters of Linklaters while facades are redesigned
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NewsBDP team unveils 350-acre masterplan for 2030 Commonwealth Games venues in Ahmedabad
Cox Architecture and Collage Design also working on plans for vast sports complex in northern Indian state of Gujarat
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NewsEarly signs last year’s output slump is turning a corner, says G&T report
Greater post-Budget clarity and expectations of interest rate cuts signal revival of stalled projects this year
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NewsMore than a quarter of Oxfordshire’s laboratory space stood empty at the end of last year
Vacancy rate set to increase over the next few months as more life sciences schemes complete
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FeaturesCould the restoration of Parliament really take 61 years?
Two options for the renewal of the crumbling Palace of Westminster have been presented to MPs. Both would be highly disruptive, costly and take a very long time – most likely several decades. Tom Lowe studies the latest report to find out what is being proposed for the UK’s most ...
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NewsConservatives call for ‘fundamental rethink’ of Parliament restoration programme
Kemi Badenoch describes project as ‘out of control’ as report suggests work could cost £40bn and take 61 years
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NewsLandsec submits revised plans for O2 shopping centre with affordable housing cut to 20%
Amendments show influence of Heatherwick Studio’s Humanise campaign on design of 1,800-home scheme’s first phase
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NewsGreen light for Grimshaw’s scaled back Eden Project scheme in Morecambe
Delayed visitor attraction set to complete in 2028
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NewsMcAslan delays plans for new office in Riyadh as Saudi work scales back
Architect says country’s capital is ‘not the place at this point’ for new regional base
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NewsZaha Hadid unveils designs for 47-storey Taipei tower
Building inspired by the fluting structure of a native species of orchid
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NewsLiverpool Street job set for final sign-off by summer but office scheme not set to start for eight more years
Station upgrade to be front-loaded with four-year programme of civils work set to begin first
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NewsArchitect behind rival Liverpool Street station plan says Network Rail’s preferred option will mean people in future will ask ‘how in the name of God, did this get built?’
John McAslan asks councillors to think about what a ‘successful outcome’ would be as City readies for long-delayed planning decision
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NewsRecord response to Network Rail’s Liverpool Street overhaul as number of people opposing or supporting plan nears 5,000
Controversial scheme due to be heard by City’s plannning committee tomorrow afternoon
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NewsAntarctic research station officially opens after six-year construction programme
Discovery Building at UK’s Rothera Research Station completed by team including Bam, T&T and Ramboll to Hugh Broughton Architects design
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NewsBoard overseeing Houses of Parliament restoration recommends £3bn package of works to start this year
Delivery partners to be appointed for first phase of work which will include building temporary accommodation for both Houses of Parliament