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Building StudyBermondsey Heights is a bold attempt to blend ‘beds and sheds’
Maccreanor Lavington’s mixed-use scheme in south-east London weaves together housing and industrial space within a tight urban setting
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Features‘A distinctive legacy in a now fracturing and confused profession’… Adrian Gale, 1931-2026
Matthew Lloyd looks back at the long life and career of his friend Adrian Gale, who died in July
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FeaturesUK Design Capital of the year: How Cardiff is rethinking its industrial heritage to drive regeneration
In the last of our UK Design Capital series, Joey Gardiner looks at how Cardiff has used placemaking to rebuild its future after a potentially existential decline with the collapse of the coal and steel industries
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NewsThe draft London Plan beyond the headlines: Five things you might have missed in Khan’s latest vision for the capital
City Hall’s 288-page draft London Plan sets out sweeping changes to density rules, green belt release and tall building policy. Here’s a break-down of what the proposed policies could mean for development across the capital
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Features5 minutes with … Margherita Pende at TFT
The consultancy’s director and project manager on her transition from working as an architect, the industry’s mental health challenges, the female leaders who inspire her and her pizza connections
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FeaturesThe rise of Burnham pushes regeneration even higher up the agenda: what the second quarter of Regen Connect has taught us
Regen Connect has continued to track billions in funding, major project approvals and the way regeneration is shifting across the UK. Here is a summary of the campaign’s activity in the second quarter
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Features‘We’ve only got this one chance’: how Newcastle-under-Lyme seized the regeneration opportunity
In the latest in our Voices of Regeneration series, Simon McEneny explains how a small Staffordshire town is drastically revamping its town centre in a bid to revive the High Street
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FeaturesUK Design Capital of the Year 2026 shortlist: How York is becoming a beacon for heritage revival
York’s example shows how a city with a proud history is using careful regeneration, low-carbon design and brownfield development to prove heritage can be a springboard for renewal
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FeaturesThe east London hub giving construction waste a second life
Bringing together designers, makers, councils and communities, Tipping Point East aims to make circular construction practical, affordable and socially useful
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FeaturesPassivhaus pioneers revisit the standard 16 years on
The team behind the UK’s first cavity wall Passivhaus are now building a terrace of three Passivhaus Plus homes in West Yorkshire. Bill Butcher and Chris Herring of 21 Degrees share what has changed - and what they wish they’d known first time around
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Features‘Good growth in every postcode and hope in every heart’… But what did Burnham’s speech actually mean?
With grand vision and little detail, Andy Burnham last week made his pitch for prime minister. Daniel Gayne picks through his Manchester speech for clues about what the Makerfield MP will actually do when he gets the keys to Number 10
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FeaturesUK Design Capital of the Year 2026 shortlist: How Bradford’s regeneration is driving its revival
Alex Funk takes a closer look at her home city and explores the projects, policies and partnerships driving its transformation that have made it a contender for this year’s award
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FeaturesWhat would prime minister Burnham look like for housing and construction?
The new MP for Makerfield still has a way to go to take Keir Starmer’s job. But with his ascent to Number 10 looking more likely by the day, Daniel Gayne breaks down what his policy agenda might look like for housing, infrastructure and skills
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Features5 minutes with … Simon Saint at Woods Bagot
The firm’s principal on developing young talent, avoiding the race to the bottom, the trouble with procrastination and his favourite T-shirt
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Features‘We will build the crème de la crème’… Meet the men behind £10bn Czech giant Penta’s ambitious launch in London
Tom Lowe flies to Prague to speak to Marek Dospiva, co-founder of one of central Europe’s biggest companies, and to hear about the firm’s plans to become a major developer in the UK capital
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FeaturesThe unlikely return of the back-to-back: how the viability crunch is leading to experimentation with older forms
As housing numbers crash, developers are seeking ways to reimagine projects, with a range of new – and old – forms being tried to move projects forward
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FeaturesHow the Iran war is impacting construction and development
Joey Gardiner studies the numbers and asks how much damage has already been done to UK construction – and, talk of truces and ceasefires not withstanding – how bad things could still get?
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FeaturesWhat would Reform and Green gains in Thursday’s elections mean for the housing sector?
With the two parties polling strongly and expected to be the biggest beneficiaries in Thursday’s local elections, Daniel Gayne asks what their stated positions and local-government records could mean for housing, planning and delivery
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FeaturesFixing the roof while the sun is shining: Making Blenheim Palace fit for the next 300 years
Water was pouring through the roof and stonework falling off of the John Vanbrugh-designed palace in Oxfordshire. Blenheim is spending £12m restoring an acre of lead and slate roof, restoring the stonework and water-damaged painted ceilings to make it able to withstand a once-in-500-years storm, while ensuring the palace stays ...