All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 65
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NewsBuilding costs and regulation worries put brakes on glut of towers planned for capital
Number of applications for blocks of 20-storeys or more down by a third from 2018 peak
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NewsHeatherwick unveils ‘Tree of Trees’ sculpture for Queen’s Jubilee weekend
Temporary steel and timber structure to be built outside Buckingham Palace in June
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NewsStalling economy deals blow to confidence of London architects
Rising inflation and Ukraine war blamed for practices’ ailing optimisim in capital
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NewsMore of the industry should shell out for cladding repairs, MP tells government
Housing committee chair Clive Betts says “all relevant parties” must contribute to fixing unsafe buildings
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NewsIn Pictures: Tonkin Liu submits plans for York Minster stonemasonry centre
Scheme aims to reverse decline in ancient craft skills needed to maintain city’s minster
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NewsRedrawn Norwich homes plan submitted for planning after original scheme kicked out
Weston Homes forced into rethink after government refused to green light 20-storey tower proposal
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NewsContractors and architects should pay up for cladding costs too, products chief says
All parts of the construction industry bear responsibility for crisis, CPA boss says following breakdown of government talks
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FeaturesDecay, delay and deregulation: what we have learnt from the Grenfell Inquiry
Senior government figures had to explain why calls to amend the building regulations to clarify fire safety risk went unheeded
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NewsIn Pictures: Amanda Levete’s firm picked to design Belgrade concert hall
London-based practice wins international competition to design Serbia’s largest cultural project
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News‘Too many unknowns’ to pay up, products group tells Gove
Industry body queries firms’ ‘connectivity’ to at-risk buildings in wake of housing secretary’s anger at sector’s response to cladding pledge
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NewsGove promises ‘reputational consequences’ for products firms after cladding talks break down
Housing secretary said he would do “whatever it takes” to hold firms to account for the building safety crisis
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NewsHS2 unveils final designs for Moxon’s Thame Valley viaduct
All major elements of 880m-long bridge to be manufactured offsite
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NewsRSHP lodges plans for British Library extension
Project team includes developer Stanhope and engineer Arup
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NewsHigh Court quashes Adjaye’s £100m holocaust memorial plans
Proposals ruled to be in breach of a 1900 legal act protecting listed Victoria Tower Gardens
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NewsPickles denies being ‘spectacularly out of touch’ with own department on building regulations
Former housing minister gets number of victims wrong in tense exchanges with Grenfell QC
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NewsRSHP wins competition for Lithuania office scheme
Building to act as link between capital Vilnius’s old town and business district
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NewsCouncil holds off making decision on adding more storeys to Docklands tower
Developer had aimed to “retrofit” the building’s waste management methods from existing tower, council told
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NewsPickles complains about being questioned at Grenfell Inquiry as he had ‘busy day’ planned
Former housing minister told QC this morning to ‘use your time wisely’ as he had a ’number of international guests coming in to see me’
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NewsFire safety review before Grenfell not delayed by deregulation, Eric Pickles tells inquiry
Former housing secretary calls claims made by officials they were hampered by red tape cuts “ludicrous”
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NewsGovernment had ‘completely false picture’ of fire safety before Grenfell fire, former housing minister admits
Gavin Barwell says there was a “clear presumption” that review of building regulations was not life critical