By Mark Morris, planning consultant at London-based residential architecture practice, Urbanist Architecture… When you think of a potential building plot, what comes to mind? For some people, it will be that very American image of future development staked out with... View Article

Zaha Hadid Virtual Reality Group (ZHVR) has published a new research paper: ‘Sphereing: A Novel Framework for Real-time Collaboration and Co-presence in VR’. While ZHVR’s own research is aimed at the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry, this framework is... View Article

Two members from Arup’s Nottingham office have been appointed as directors of the global engineering firm, representing a huge achievement for the company’s presence in the city. Steve Fernandez and Vicky Evans are just the second and third members of... View Article

A groundbreaking new sports facility has opened in Colchester, designed by sports and leisure specialists GT3 Architects to combine the needs of both elite sports teams and local community groups. Completed for Colchester Borough Council under the Scape Perfect Circle framework... View Article

Lincolnshire-based architects and urban designers, PolkeyCollins, has welcomed two new members to its architectural team as part of its planned growth strategy. Jason Hall and Connor Horgan have joined the practice as senior architect and architectural technologist respectively. The hires come as... View Article

Orbit, one of the UK’s leading housing providers, has officially launched its RoSPA approved Safer by Design framework at its Mill View development in Dereham. Helen Moore, Group Director of Orbit Homes, was joined by Errol Taylor, Chief Executive Officer... View Article

Manufacturers have won an extra year to get products tested to comply with new UK certification rules originally due to replace CE marking in January 2022. International and domestic manufacturers had threatened to pull products off the market given the... View Article

Britain’s construction industry could be more efficient if there was a national shutdown for two to three weeks each August, says Dan Grimshaw from leading design and construction firm Beam Development. Dan has worked on premium residential projects for more... View Article

Ninety Croydon families will soon move into a new 100% affordable apartment block offering council homes at council rents that was unveiled on Monday. Next month people on the borough’s housing waiting list will move into the new town centre... View Article

Up to 40,000 new homes a year should be custom or self-built according to a government-commissioned review released on August 21st. MP Richard Bacon’s House: How putting customers in charge can change everything offers a route map on how the... View Article

One Vision Housing (OVH), part of The Sovini Group, is delighted to announce their eagerly awaited redevelopment project on the site of the former Cabbage Pub in Netherton, Sefton has been completed. The land on Fleetwood’s Lane became available when... View Article

Work has advanced at Founders Yard, as Clegg Construction begins building a new ten storey build-to-rent (BTR) scheme on the site of the former Queens Hotel in Scotland Street, Sheffield. Developed by RISE Homes, the scheme comprises 229 one-and-two-bed furnished... View Article

The Government have (Saturday, 21 August) published the results of the Bacon Review following a commission by the Prime Minister to set out a plan for a major scaling of self-commissioned housing across all tenures in England. Custom Build Homes... View Article

The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), the developer behind the world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism project, has become the first asset owner in the world to achieve the prestigious BIM Project Kitemark for its digital project delivery and adoption of... View Article

Following a revamp managed by Alliance Leisure, we are delighted to report that the 25 metre swimming pool at the Crystal Leisure Centre has re-opened to swimmers. The leisure pool will re-open later this month, bringing with it the return... View Article

Comments from Bruce Burkitt, Founder & Managing Director of Property Experts In 2018, the total value of commercial property in the UK sat at over £880 billion, when the office market was at its height. Since the pandemic and a... View Article