Lead8, the international firm of Architects, Masterplanners, Interior and Graphic Designers, has unveiled its design for the high-profile Shanghai ITC mixed-use destination being developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties. The design firm is delivering the Retail Architecture, Retail Planning, Hotel,... View Article

Every year the UK uses over 5 million tonnes of plastic – that’s about 15 times as heavy as the Empire State Building. But did you know the construction industry accounts for a quarter (23%) of the plastic consumed in... View Article

The timber garden buildings company, Dunster House Ltd., has launched today at the Bedford Kings House a new and revolutionary Sleeping Pod, designed to relief the situation of thousands of rough sleepers in the UK. Different media, charities and councils... View Article

They may not realise it, but anyone who has ever climbed a ladder, ascended a mobile access tower or used any other type of equipment to work at height has good reason to thank Glaswegian Peter Bennett, 59. On average,... View Article

Stephen Patey, Senior Manager, haysmacintyre When constructing a new development, or repurposing an existing building, contractors or subcontractors are often unaware of the VAT liability of the work they are carrying out. In fact, some work, such as housebuilding, can... View Article

Leading UK architecture firm PRP has promoted directors Craig Sheach and Bhupinder Singh Chawla to the role of partner. Both are based in the practice’s London studio. Craig, who has been with the practice for six years, will continue to... View Article

Waugh Thistleton Architects has conceived a visionary project in Norway to create a zero carbon community of 1,500 homes and a cultural hub on Store Lungegårdsvann lake in Bergen. The population of central Bergen is decreasing, with people moving to... View Article

Architects grapple with some of the world’s most pressing challenges in the twelfth edition of the World Architecture Festival, the world’s biggest architectural awards programme, which announces its shortlist today. Following the establishment of ‘Architects Declare’, a collective of some... View Article

Stanton Williams has been appointed in collaboration with local practice Marcillon Thuillier Architectes after an international design competition The appointment was announced by Olivier Bianchi, Mayor of Clermont-Ferrand and President of the metropolitan area of Clermont-Ferrand in the presence of... View Article

The campaign to reignite St John’s Waterloo, the well-known landmark church just south of Waterloo Bridge, has received an important boost. A faculty (the Church of England’s version of planning permission) has been granted for significant improvements to the worship and performance... View Article

Work has commenced on the remodelling and refurbishment of the historic British Embassy in Paris to designs by Weston Williamson + Partners. The project for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office involves structural alterations, internal remodelling and redecoration throughout the building... View Article

City of Wolverhampton Council’s funding bid to the government’s Future High Streets Fund has been shortlisted. The council has now been allocated a £250,000 resource funding grant by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government to help develop a... View Article