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RSHP’s South Kensington tube redevelopment to start later this year

2026-03-20T13:22:00+00:00By Tom Lowe

Controversial project will replace Bullnose building with four-storey office and add new eastbound platform

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Allies and Morrison’s £200m Wimbledon expansion plan moves step closer after tennis club wins High Court legal battle
2026-03-19T13:35:00+00:00By Dave Rogers
Proposals to treble size of venue had faced fresh clash over status of golf club site
London council looking for new partners to redevelop 1960s housing estate
2026-03-19T12:34:00+00:00By Carl Brown
Architects working on the Aylesbury Estate scheme include Maccreanor Lavington, Haworth Tompkins, Sergison Bates and East.
Plan for 2,000-home garden village on former green belt land in Tameside approved
2026-03-19T12:28:00+00:00By Carl Brown
Godley Green Garden Village is being designed by IDP
Countryside appointed by west London council to build HTA-designed 300 homes at £125m redevelopment of leisure centre
2026-03-19T12:27:00+00:00By Dave Rogers
Scheme to built at 1970s-built Gurnell leisure centre that closed during covid
Updated plans to revamp historic Manchester mill hit by fire last summer get green light
2026-03-19T11:30:00+00:00By Dave Rogers
Revised scheme for Hotspur Press again drawn up by Hodder + Partners
AHMM scheme for 695 co-living homes in Elephant & Castle approved
2026-03-18T11:39:00+00:00By Daniel Gayne
Plot was originally earmarked for office space but swapped for housing two years ago

Reeves pledges £2.3bn to remove ‘roadblocks’ to regeneration with three-quarters of the money going to the north
2026-03-17T18:04:00+00:00By Carl Brown
Chancellor also promises ‘roadmap’ for fiscal devolution to the regions by the autumn and vows to tackle geographical imbalances
Councillors give green light for 13,000 more homes at Barking Riverside
2026-03-17T11:05:00+00:00By Carl Brown
JV consisting of L&Q and the Greater London Authority secures permission for extra homes at huge east London site
Funding deal agreed for Morris & Co's delayed 52-storey Canary Wharf tower
2026-03-17T12:54:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
Morris & Co-designed tower was one of first major schemes to be redesigned to add second staircases
JRA completes refurbishment of Eric Parry City office next to Bank of England
2026-03-17T12:54:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
New lobby, end-of-trip facilities and roof garden added to 60 Threadneedle Street
Opportunities and threats for wider UK hardwood use explored at V&A event
2026-03-17T12:39:00+00:00By Mary Richardson
Ways to scale the use of UK hardwood in construction were unpacked at a V&A museum symposium that tackled the question: what if our built environment was shaped by local, climate-resilient, mixed-species forest? The audience heard about projects across the country that are facilitating the use of homegrown timber – ...
AL_A appointed to design £200m fusion power plant in Nottinghamshire
2026-03-16T17:17:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
Amanda Levete’s practice working with Aecom and Kier on plans for prototype facility set to open in 2040

Income and profit recovers at Grimshaw despite UK workloads staying flat
2026-03-16T12:31:00+00:00By Dave Rogers
Firm says company on better financial footing after cost-cutting measures of previous year
Sluggish UK market hits BDP’s top line as profit falls 60%
2026-03-16T12:29:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
Practice said UK pipeline had ’converted more slowly than anticipated’ as uncertainty and inflation weighed on clients
Haworth Tompkins working on plans for 7,750-home garden community in Essex
2026-03-16T12:31:00+00:00By Daniel Gayne
Others on 30% affordable development include Arup and Exploration Architecture
Defra publishes new planning guidelines for environmental regulators
2026-03-16T12:59:00+00:00By Daniel Gayne
Department also announces £100m to help improve environmental assessments process
Heatherwick Studio and BIG’s Google HQ to open this summer, 10 years after it was first set to complete
2026-03-13T13:06:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
£1bn groundscraper in King’s Cross renamed Platform 37 in reference to neighbouring station and a historic moment in development of AI
RSHP team wins competition to design 8ha mixed-use scheme in Paris’ business district
2026-03-13T13:05:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
Practice working with Arcadis on plans for cluster of high-rise buildings on banks of the river Seine
Berkeley warns of risk of ‘further deterioration’ in economic conditions due to Iran crisis
2026-03-13T13:07:00+00:00By Daniel Gayne
Housebuilder sticks with previous profit guidance in trading update
Mixed picture for construction as output grows in January but quarterly figure stays stuck in reverse
2026-03-13T13:07:00+00:00By Dave Rogers
Repair and maintenance work helped drive monthly rise
Studio Egret West wins planning for third phase of Berkeley’s Bow gasworks scheme
2026-03-13T10:49:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
Tower Hamlets gives green light for two buildings containing 364 homes
Green light for Burrell Foley Fischer’s plans to refurbish Westminster’s grade I-listed Smith Square Hall
2026-03-12T12:16:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
Restoration of 18th century church signed off despite concerns over plans to remove historic fabric
Plans in for Faulkner Browns’ Crystal Palace Sports Centre overhaul
2026-03-12T12:48:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
New stand to be added to stadium and sports centre building to be upgraded
PRP’s 480-home Camden regeneration project approved
2026-03-12T12:49:00+00:00By Alex Funk
Work to start this summer for completion in 2030
Birmingham unveils vision for city centre transformation on ‘scale not seen since the 1960s’
2026-03-11T11:17:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
Council sets out prospectus for 17ha mixed-use district around HS2’s Curzon Street station
Fletcher Priest latest architect brought in to work on stalled £200m Tenter House City office
2026-03-11T12:47:00+00:00By Dave Rogers
Practice has replaced David Walker Architects with McLaren set to start work on block next year
Scott Brownrigg appoints Steve McGuckin as chair of EOT board
2026-03-11T12:47:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
Turner & Townsend global head of client programmes to provide impartial advice to employee-owned practice
Government not clear enough how Northern Powerhouse Rail will benefit North, NAO says
2026-03-11T12:51:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
Watchdog says engagement with local authorities and strategic partners has been unclear
Hounslow council launches £7.5bn plan to build 14,000 homes along London’s Golden Mile
2026-03-10T12:46:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
Architecture practice East working on masterplan for 15-year scheme in historic west London district
Green light for Assemble’s Maidstone Maggie’s centre
2026-03-10T13:41:00+00:00
Building set to open in 2028
Industry bodies make case for planning policy revisions as NPPF consultation closes
2026-03-10T13:42:00+00:00By Daniel Gayne
Final version of updated policy to be revealed this summer
Don’t lose nerve over yo-yoing oil price, T&T Alinea tells clients
2026-03-10T12:57:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
Middle East conflict and rising cost of oil has raised fears about impact on UK construction
Oil price spike could mean government needs to raise taxes again, CPA warns
2026-03-09T13:39:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
Fears over delays to interest rate cuts or possible rate rises over the next few months as oil price per barrel tops $100 for first time since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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