All infrastructure articles
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News
TfL and DfT ‘in discussions’ over new Crossrail 2 safeguarding
Department says no decision has yet been made on protections for the route
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News
Sydney Central Station upgrade and metro interchange completes
Working with John McAslan + Partners, Woods Bagot has led a project to increase capacity at Sydney’s main rail hub
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John McAslan + Partners completes new Sydney metro station
Waterloo Station opens as part of Australia’s largest-ever infrastructure project
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Labour-commissioned transport review urges study into new rail link between Midlands and West Yorkshire
Report will inform new government’s thinking, says transport secretary
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Darlington station revamp plans unveiled
Victorian heritage to be preserved alongside modern upgrades
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News
Decision to ditch Grimshaw’s Euston station adds to £2bn cost of cancelling HS2 Manchester leg, latest accounts say
New railway finishing up at west London instead
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News
Government to review New Hospital Programme in full as Reeves hunts for savings
Chancellor claims budget overspends ‘covered up’ by Tories and says ‘difficult decisions’ to come in autumn budget
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News
Reeves set to cut funding for hospitals and road projects to balance budget
Announcement to MPs expected later this afternoon
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LDA Design and Fereday Pollard’s reservoir schemes seek to address climate challenge and boost growth
Amidst climate change challenges, new reservoir designs aim to secure water supply for East of England’s growing communities
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Features
Plans for 150,000 homes but no water to supply them. Does Gove’s vision for Cambridge stand a chance?
The housing secretary wants to build nearly three times as many homes as the target set by Cambridge’s own planners. Is there something he knows that they don’t? Daniel Gayne reports
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Features
Make it beautiful, but not iconic: Moxon’s challenging brief to design HS2 viaducts in Buckinghamshire
The London-based practice has built its reputation on bridge design. But it has never before worked at this scale and level of scrutiny. Daniel Gayne found out how they tackled the job.
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News
Government unveils plans to build new nuclear power plant the size of Hinkley
Prime minister Rishi Sunak says proposal is biggest expansion of energy source in 70 years
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Opinion
What Thomas the Tank Engine can tell us about HS2
Unnecessarily onerous regulation contributes to the high cost of building railways in the UK, writes David Rudlin
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Opinion
Sunak’s speech revealed the Tories are bereft of ideas, but what does Labour have to offer?
All eyes will be on Labour during the coming week, but there is little so far to get architects and built environment professionals excited, writes Ben Flatman
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News
HS2 cuts could turn line into ‘shuttle service’ between Acton and Birmingham, says infrastructure chief
John Armitt’s comments come as unions demand ministers call emergency summit to get project “back on track”
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Architect floats concept design for Europe’s first small modular reactor campus
Practice with offices in Amsterdam and London hopes Swedish project will become a model for next generation nuclear energy
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News
Tory revolt prompts government to scrap onshore wind ban
Backbenchers force Sunak’s hand following broken promise to relax rules by last April
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Opinion
Our crumbling schools are just one more symptom of this government’s failure to plan for the future
We are paying the price for a lost decade of underinvestment and strategic drift on construction and the built enviroment, writes Ben Flatman
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News
Fosters bags new airport commission
The Polish project will be situated between Łódź and Warsaw, with a capacity of 40 million passengers per year
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Building Study
Building study: the Elizabeth line – a welcome civic legacy designed to last 120 years
From the contextual to the finely detailed, the new Elizabeth Line is an eclectic and ultimately uplifting addition to the capital’s ever expanding transport network, writes Ben Flatman