Following a period of sustained growth, tp bennett has promoted two directors to its main board, with Katia Polidoro as principal director and Valentina Vescovi as chief commercial officer (CCO), effective 1 April 2023. These promotions reinforce the practice’s commitment... View Article

One of the UK’s leading providers of extra care and retirement living developments, Housing 21, and Leeds based Brewster Bye Architects are working on three major new schemes that will create almost 200 new homes for local people over the... View Article

Housebuilder Avant Homes has submitted plans to build 342 new two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom homes with a gross development value of £91.6m at Blindwells in East Lothian. The planning application follows Avant Homes’ agreement to acquire a 20 acre site at Blindwells from developer Hargreaves... View Article

Social housing providers must make net zero carbon more relevant to customers if they are to meet the challenge of decarbonisation according to new research by Orbit. In its latest report, 2500 Days – Navigating the path to net zero carbon homes... View Article

This August, Thames & Hudson will be publishing Making Architecture: The work of John McAslan + Partners.  Making Architecture both provides an up-to-date account of the work of John McAslan + Partners – one of Britain’s most respected and dynamic... View Article

Leading housebuilder, Redrow, has launched nine new apartments at its community of homes in Basildon, Essex. The spaciously designed Sycamore Apartments are the latest addition to the Eastern Quarter at Westley Green. The homes are available to purchase from 15th May, with first... View Article

Designed by renowned Ghanaian-British architect Sir David Adjaye in collaboration with S. Ghosh & Associates, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) will unveil an architectural model of its new building during the preview of the 18th International Architecture Exhibition of... View Article

Studio Seilern Architects (SSA) has today unveiled Boksto 6, a major transformation of a disused site in Vilnius, Lithuania into a contemporary mixed-use space in the heart of the city’s old town. Boksto 6 comprises a 13,000 m² complex of six buildings,... View Article

Completed in 2022, Aedas-designed Chengdu Damofang project represents the future of Chengdu by utilising personalised technology and aesthetic scene creation as its design concept. The design combines culture and art which has created the benchmark for the urban commercial space.... View Article

In a major development for tenants in England, the government plans to introduce a new law that will prohibit landlords from evicting tenants without a valid reason. This reform aims to overhaul the private rental sector and provide better protection... View Article

Building Insights, a podcast produced by netMAGmedia, has announced an exciting partnership with Dulux to create a new series that delves into the world of interior specification and its impact on building users. This collaboration aims to provide valuable insights... View Article

The construction permit for MVRDV’s 15-storey residential building in Montevideo, Uruguay has been approved. Comprising a loosely-stacked series of individual homes, the design is open and porous, allowing light and air to permeate the entire building and creating plenty of... View Article

Ramboll, the engineering, design and sustainability consultancy, has today announced the promotion of Jason Layfield to executive director of Buildings for the UK, following a 22-year career at the company. The company also welcomes Jules Handy, joining as Ramboll’s head... View Article

Scottish housebuilder Avant Homes has strengthened its construction team with three new key appointments to further enable the housebuilder’s regional expansion strategy. Bryan Galloway has been appointed as construction director, while James Reid and Peter Forrester have joined the housebuilder as area construction... View Article

Developer HUB and Bridges Fund Management, a sustainable and impact investor, have acquired 45 Beech Street on the edge of the iconic Barbican Estate for £30m, with plans to refurbish the existing building to deliver a residential scheme. The deal... View Article

From 29 April to 7 May over 71,000 visitors attended Grand Designs Live at London’s ExCeL, enjoying hundreds of carefully curated brands, innovative cost and energy saving solutions, and a myriad of informative and educational talks. Over the 9-day show... View Article

Designed by Aedas Architects, and situated in the Nanyou district in central Nanshan area of Shenzhen, the Zhongtai Residential Development consists of a 5-storey podium and above it a 33-storey residential building providing 238 units. On account of the site’s... View Article