Chybik + Kristof (CHK) unveil plans for the construction of Ostrava Tower, a 235 metre-tall and 98,000 m² multipurpose skyscraper located in the heart of Ostrava’s city centre. Initiated by the architects in 2019, their latest urban infill project addresses... View Article

Midlands-based contractor G F Tomlinson is celebrating after its recent project for Nottingham Trent University was crowned a winner at the national LABC Building Excellence Awards last week. The contractor, which has offices in Derby, Newark and Birmingham, saw its... View Article

As part of its support for its building site workers, William Davis Homes welcomed the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity to three of its East Midlands developments to talk to the teams about the emotional, physical and financial support it offers.... View Article

Gleeson Homes will provide 19 “affordable” homes at their new site, Brushwood Gardens, in Prees Heath, which will be ring fenced for local people to purchase at a discounted rate of 20% below current market value. Brushwood Gardens will be... View Article

Crossings – the latest residential development in Macclesfield creating 67 new homes in the heart of the town – is preparing for completion with 43% of units reserved to date. Comprising a mix of high-quality one, two- and three-bedroom apartments,... View Article

Due to an increase in the number and scale of exciting forthcoming projects, the architectural firm behind the masterplan of the pioneering Central Quay development in Cardiff, Rio Architects, is delighted to announce it has expanded its Cardiff team with... View Article

Leading housebuilder Burrington Estates is set to bring a second new homes development to the Oxfordshire market town of Deddington. Planning permission has been granted to build a select collection of 15 new homes on Clifton Road. The site, Clifton... View Article

Rocco Design Architects Associates’s (RDA) Performing Arts Centre, flagship of the Bao’an Cultural Complex, opened on 17 September 2021 in Shenzhen, China. Overlooking Quanhai Bay and the South China Sea, the building anchors the southern end of the cultural complex.... View Article

Last week, Medway Council granted planning consent to housebuilder Redrow for 184 new homes on the Hoo Peninsula in Medway. The 28-acre site is located to the west of Cliffe Woods and will be transformed into Oakleigh Fields, containing 138... View Article

Dominick Sandford, managing director at IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect, said: “Last year saw yet more turbulence for UK construction, but the latest figures show that the industry ended 2021 on a real high. The value of new orders rose by 9.2% between Q3... View Article

A significant milestone in one of the DfE’s ‘Low Carbon Pathfinder’ projects has been reached with an end-of-module-installation ceremony taking place at Merstham Park School, near Reigate in Surrey. The ceremony was attended by representatives from DfE – including Paul... View Article

Pick Everard has been successfully reappointed by major utilities provider EDF Energy to provide a multi-disciplinary consultancy service on its framework for the provision of professional services. Having just completed a four-year framework agreement, the national independent property, construction and... View Article

The first foundations have been laid at the next phase of Swindon’s landmark Wichelstowe development with record numbers of people registering their interest in buying one of the new homes. Work is now underway on the 182 new Barratt homes... View Article

Landscape Institute announces: Mitigating the Climate and Biodiversity Emergencies conference will be running online on 22-24 March 2022. As we face the greatest catastrophe to befall the natural world, we are the first generation to feel the effect of climate... View Article