Avant Homes West Midlands is set to deliver 150 new homes in Rushall, Walsall after being granted planning permission for a £33.8m development. Called Pavilion Acres and located off Harden Road, the 12.7-acre development will include a mix of one-, two-,... View Article

Creating an interconnected sequence of indoor and outdoor public spaces that are enveloped by nature, Zaha Hadid Architects’ (ZHA) proposal for the 2nd Sejong Cultural Centre is defined by the city’s history and its unwavering optimism for the future. Connecting... View Article

The Shaftesbury Theatre has completed the latest phase of its 10-year transformation programme. A new bar and events space has been created at basement level below a brand-new public space delivered as part of the London Borough of Camden’s West... View Article

As it celebrates its 30th year, leading architectural practice John Robertson Architects (JRA) has announced significant changes to its senior leadership team as it transitions to a new management structure. Three associate directors previously appointed in May 2022 – Etain Fitzpatrick,... View Article

Yorkshire and Lincolnshire construction firm, Hobson & Porter has carried out more than £3.5m pounds worth of specialist refurbishment works in the education sector, while schools and colleges were closed for the summer holidays. Alongside a strong work bank of... View Article

As part of its commitment to upskilling the next generation, McLaren Construction (Midlands and North), has welcomed four new interns to its construction division, helping young individuals to gain valuable experience and strengthen their skill set. Apprentice planner, Tommy Bordicott; trainee quantity surveyor,... View Article

Minimalism is all about elevating the interior of a home and helping to create a space that is refined. By taking this approach, research has found that if a space is unorganised and filled with clutter, it can prove to... View Article

MVRDV’s residential complex The Canyon on San Francisco’s waterfront is complete. The 23-storey mixed-use building, MVRDV’s first completed project on the west coast of the United States, is part of a masterplan that creates the wholly new neighbourhood “Mission Rock”... View Article

The decarbonisation of social housing will have benefits way beyond housing itself, says a new independent think tank report. The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) claims that making the nation’s homes more energy efficient – essential to realising the UK’s... View Article

Mill Architects, one of Scotland’s top architectural businesses, is delighted to announce the appointment of two new directors to strengthen the existing management team. Jo Parry-Geddes, RIAS advanced accredited conservation architect, and Darren Albury, who heads up the technical team,... View Article

Leading premium housebuilder Redrow has welcomed 13 graduates to its 2023 Graduate Development Programme, helping to develop and futureproof talent in the property sector. With around 15% of its overall workforce as trainees, each year Redrow employs graduates from across the UK,... View Article

A pair of ageing Salford tower blocks are going ‘green’ as part of a multi-million pound eco-transformation. Housing association Salix Homes has unveiled its ambitious investment plans for neighbouring blocks Greyfriar Court and Whitefriar Court in the Greengate area of... View Article

A boutique architectural practice, with a passion for sustainability, has turned the sector’s usual practices on their head by switching to PTC’s 3D CAD platform to build homes from scratch. Warehome has used the power of Creo to design a... View Article

Head of education, Claire Wakelin, is the most recent member of the HLM Architects Senior Leadership Team to join the board of directors. Effective from the beginning of October, Claire will take up the role of education board sponsor while... View Article

Essex-based housing association CHP has recently achieved the Customer Contact Association (CCA) Global Standard accreditation for the seventeenth consecutive year. This accreditation is a globally recognised framework that assesses the reliability and effectiveness of a company’s customer service operation. The... View Article

Building on the design for the Techcombank Headquarters in Hanoi, Foster + Partners has completed a new office tower for the company in Ho Chi Minh City. The 21-storey tower is organised around two approaches, programmatic – accommodating different tenants... View Article

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has ended wide speculation that the northern leg of HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester will be axed, by confirming it in his conference speech to Conservatives in England’s second largest city. He instead pledged to “reinvest... View Article

Foster + Partners has completed a new headquarters for Techcombank in Hanoi. Following a period of rapid growth, the company is consolidating its operations in a new tower that reflects its vision to ‘change banking, change lives.’ The 22-storey building... View Article

Top 10 UK homebuilder Keepmoat is delivering the first development of new homes to full Future Homes Standard for private sale at its Gedling Green development in Nottingham. The new development includes 33 new homes at the site of the... View Article