The construction industry continues to evolve but perhaps no more so more than in 2023. Technological advancements, changes in building regulations as well as environmental concerns have fuelled major reform.  However, as we enter a new year, the sector shows... View Article

BAM has been appointed by the University of South Wales to deliver a new academic building at the Treforest Campus in Pontypridd. The proposed new academic building will provide teaching, research, and support space for Computing, Engineering, and Technology. BAM... View Article

Plans have been approved by Medway Council for Docking Station, a new hub for the cultural and creative industries for the University of Kent in partnership with Medway Council and Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust, with a focus on immersive digital... View Article

In fall 2023, the world-renowned architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) ran the design studio of the Masters of Tall Buildings and Vertical Urbanism (MTBVU) program, a first-of-its-kind collaboration between the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) and the Illinois Institute... View Article

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and Grant Associates have worked with conservation and education charity Bristol Zoological Society to secure planning approval for the new Central African Forest habitat at its Bristol Zoo Project site, to home some of the world’s... View Article

Housebuilder Crest Nicholson is launching its new Aspen Grange development in Stowmarket, Suffolk. The highly anticipated development will provide a mix of 258 new homes, offering a range of options for first time buyers, second-steppers, up-sizers and downsizers alike. Situated... View Article

Hampshire-based Bargate Homes and parent-company VIVID have secured planning permission from Havant Borough Council for 41 new homes in the spectacular grounds of Southleigh Park, a former stately home and parkland in Havant, Hampshire. Located to the north-west of Emsworth,... View Article

Scott Brownrigg’s design for a new life sciences campus on a 15 acre site on the outer edge of Cambridge have received planning approval. Designed for BioMed Realty, the new park provides over 500,000 sq ft flexible laboratory and office... View Article

Stonewater has completed a transfer of 15 homes from Puttenham & Wanborough Housing Society (PWHS). Following discussions that began last year, 15 homes and their customers in the villages of Puttenham and Wanborough in Surrey have been welcomed by national... View Article

In 2023, Pine Court Housing Association acquired 23 homes on Tunstall Street in a £3.2m deal with Liverpool City Council. The once derelict road in Picton is now home to a vibrant community that is thriving just nine months following... View Article

MVRDV has won the competition to design two buildings in the Tianfu Software Park in Chengdu, including a 150-metre-tall tower that provides the dramatic centrepiece of the campus. One corner of this tower is dedicated to a full-height atrium that... View Article

The adaptive reuse of the Gibson and Harkness buildings in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter will provide a highly sustainable home for the newly established Oxford Institute of Digital Health. Following an invited design competition, the University of Oxford has tasked... View Article

A former business park alongside the railway station in the Dutch city of Zwolle will soon become a vibrant innovation district, thanks to plans assigned by area developer AM and developed by a team including MVRDV, Orange Architects, and LOLA... View Article

Newly released images have revealed how a multi-million-pound development will “completely transform” Bolton town centre. The computer-generated images have been unveiled by award-winning build-to-rent (BTR) developer Placefirst and depict its new £35m scheme, which has today been officially named as Deansgate Gardens. The development,... View Article