All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 8
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FeaturesFrom the archives: How buildings were affected by the atomic bombs dropped on Japan, 1946
The Builder summarises a government report from Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the aftermath of the attacks which ended the Second World War
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NewsCouncil knocks back £150m office scheme in Shoreditch for third time
Decision on revised plans by Morris & Co deferred due to outcry from locals over scheme’s massing
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NewsParts of Sellar’s Paddington Cube delayed by discovery of underground structures
Developer asks council for time extension after missing deadline for completing public realm works
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NewsBritish Museum to launch competition this spring to redesign a third of its galleries
Museum also submits plans for new five-storey energy centre at Bloomsbury site
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NewsThomas Heatherwick pays himself £1.1m dividend after fivefold profit rise at practice
Studio’s revenue more than doubled following string of new jobs and schemes restarted after the pandemic
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NewsWestminster council orders redesign of controversial estate to include second staircases
Ebury Estate’s £350m regeneration the latest to be affected by proposed new fire safety rules
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NewsDesigns drawn up for new Dundee FC stadium
Stadium will replace club’s current 19th century home at Dens Park and boost capacity by more than 700 seats
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NewsPartners at Fosters handed £60k payout as workloads boom in Europe and the Middle East
Profit more than doubled with global revenue increasing by almost a quarter
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NewsNicholas Boys Smith and architect Patty Hopkins recognised in New Year Honours List
Former building safety programme director Neil O’Connor and Royal Academy of Engineering president James Rufus also handed honours
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NewsFoxes stadium expansion takes step forward as scheme passes key planning hurdle
Council sets out what Leicester City FC needs to do before work can start on plans to boost capacity to 40,000
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NewsDevelopers forced to wait as Manchester council defers decision on 5,000 student rooms
Two schemes delayed until at least next month following opposition from councillors
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NewsGreen light for another Oxford life sciences scheme
City’s latest laboratory building given nod by councillors despite questions over suburban setting
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NewsSunak says construction ‘misunderstood’ government’s messaging on first covid lockdown
Prime minister tells inquiry order to stay at home had been ‘lost’ on contractors
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NewsWet weather dampens output as new work slumps 1.7% in October
Latest official figures show 0.3% output fall over last three months as sector continues to stagnate
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NewsTwo more student housing towers submitted for planning
Birmingham and Manchester schemes to see the construction of nearly 1,800 student rooms
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NewsPlans submitted for 35-storey tower in Leeds
Local practice Enjoy Design unveils proposal for 35-storey tower and refurbishment of 1960s office at Merrion Centre site
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NewsHousebuilders chasing £1bn development framework
Four-year deal for Wolverhampton council to focus on infill sites
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NewsAnother major retrofit on the cards as plans unveiled to freshen up 1970s City block
Seifert-designed St Magnus House will be turned into a visitor destination on the Thames Path
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Features‘Nobody believes them any more’… HOK’s Daniel Hajjar considers what is wrong with UK politics and planning
After 20 years in the Middle East, Daniel Hajjar moved to the UK, where, eight years on, he finds the political ‘flakiness’ of the country has made it an infuriating place to build. Thomas Lowe reports
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NewsCity poised to establish new conservation area next to Gherkin
New schemes in Creechurch neighbourhood to face tighter planning rules if councillors vote in favour of proposals next week