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  • ' Bartlett School of Architecture'student Sam Coulton has designed a concept for a'sustainable'alternative to cremation to help Londoners confront'death. Called'London Physic Gardens: A New London Nec ...
  • The HS2 route will cover London to Leeds - as construction continues we take a look at the most recent updates to Britain's upcoming high-speed rail network.' Since being green-lit in 2012, a number o ...
  • Qatari Diar has submitted plans for the final phase of its '1bn Chelsea Barracks residential-led mixed-use project. The developer has lodged plans for Phase 6B, which was designed by'architects Piercy ...
  • It is generally agreed that the UK's housebuilding sector has been very slow to innovate. We still build homes using labour-intensive technologies of bricks and mortar, while innovation in other secto ...
  • Discover incredible stories and educational displays of the LGBT communities contribution to architecture and the built environment throughout history. Join us at London Build, the leading building an ...
  • Willmott Dixon uses AR to 'see through walls'

    06 Jul 2018 Construction Manager
    Willmott Dixon workers are now able to 'see through concrete' using a mobile phone app that shows a mix of reality and 3D construction models in much the same way as Microsoft's Hololens.
  • Foreword Construction underpins our economy and society. Few sectors have such an impact on communities across the UK or have the same potential to provide large numbers of high-skilled, well-paid job ...
  • When humanity ascended from darkness and lit up the world by mastering the art of fire, the course of history changed.'technology has always been at the forefront of evolution, allowing us to showcase ...
  • Britain's government announced what it said was the largest investment in at least a decade to speed up home-building on Thursday, which will see 420 million pounds of public and private money spent o ...
  • How architects can prevent another Grenfell

    05 Jul 2018 The Architects' Journal
    Architects are best placed to prevent the dangerous discrepancies between architectural drawings and what ends up being built, writes PRP's'Andrew Mellor
  • An Elephant and Castle regeneration scheme has been given the go-ahead including plans to demolish the iconic 1960s shopping centre and revamp the station.
  • Infrastructure and Projects Authority annual report finds delivery of one-third of major government projects in doubt - with eight appearing unachievable
  • Greg Clark announces new target to cut public sector emissions 43 per cent inside a decade, as department confirms date for Green Great Britain Week
  • Aim-listed Conygar Investments has submitted plans for a major mixed-use scheme at the Boots Island 40-acre site in Nottingham.
  • Regeneration specialist U+I has been appointed as masterplanner and promoter to develop more than 5,000 new homes on a 120-acre site in north Cambridge.
  • CONSTRUCTION COSTS IN LONDON ARE SET TO RISE BY 2.8% IN 2018, ACCORDING TO A STUDY BY QUANTITY SURVEYING FIRM TURNER & TOWNSEND. The 2.8% rise this year represent a slowing of build-cost inflation in ...
  • Residential landlord Grainger on Tuesday said that it had conditionally agreed to acquire a 261 home private rented sector, build to rent development in Milton Keynes from Peveril'Securities'Limited f ...
  • THE MAYOR OF LONDON HAS BOUGHT A SITE AT ST ANN'S HOSPITAL IN HARINGEY TO ENABLE THE DEVELOPMENT OF 800 NEW HOMES. The purchase from Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust, worth 'tens o ...
  • British Land has submitted an outline planning application for its Canada Water development, which will see the company develop 1.8m square feet (sq ft) of retail and residential space. The planning s ...
  • The Government has granted development consent for the '1bn'Silvertown Tunnel under the Thames in east London. The twin-bore road tunnel will be privately financed with the successful delivery partner ...