International architecture practice 10 Design (part of Egis Group) has won the competition to design a major 74,000 m² school project within Qianjiang New City of Hangzhou, China. 10 Design envisages an innovative educational hub for 2,000 elementary school students... View Article

An urban renewal project in the Parisian suburb of Clichy-La-Garenne will become the largest low-carbon building in France. The bustling 47,000m2 urban campus, known as BLACK, is set to provide users with a true ‘workplace of tomorrow’ by creating a sustainable and... View Article

Labour costs are set to overtake the cost of materials as the biggest challenge facing the construction industry during the year ahead, according to new analysis from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS). As part of its quarterly data briefing... View Article

The construction industry has given a generally positive response to the Home Office’s decision to ease visa rules for overseas builders, carpenters, roofers and plasterers to tackle skills shortages. The move follows advice from the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to... View Article

Leading architecture practice Space Group has updated a key public building in the North East of England. Northumberland County Hall, built in the 1980s, has been remodelled to meet the current and future needs of those who visit and use the building.... View Article

Aedas (executive director Kelvin Hu, founder and global principal designer Keith Griffiths), Shenzhen Capol International & Associates and MLA+B.V. joined hands to win the Shenzhen Construction Industry Ecological & Intelligent Valley Headquarters design competition. The design is set to be... View Article

Due to recent successes, national architects, GSSArchitecture, have opened their sixth office in the centre of Leeds. The practice, whose head office is in Northamptonshire, has had a presence in Yorkshire for over 13 years, with a studio based in... View Article

A record number of Leeds College of Building students have been selected for the national final of SkillBuild 2023 – the largest multi-trade skills competition in the UK for construction trainees and apprentices. Delivered by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), SkillBuild showcases... View Article

Following the guidance of an assigned conservation officer, Cameron Homes has taken on the restoration of a high-status early 18th-century farmhouse. Successfully transforming the property into a village centrepiece fit for modern luxury living. Every year, hundreds of historic buildings... View Article

A major scaling up of custom and self-build homes has failed to materialise due to insufficient publicity and available land, claims Conservative MP Richard Bacon. He is disappointed at the lack of progress since the 2016 housing and planning act where... View Article

Avant Homes has hired a group head of customer services to help provide the business with the platform for continued nationwide expansion.  Amy Crisp joins from Persimmon Homes where she was regional head of customer care. She has nine years’ experience... View Article

Works are now underway at iQ Student Accommodation’s purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development on Bath Street, with members of the project team joining the official groundbreaking ceremony on 6 July. The iQ Student Accommodation complex, located at 225 Bath Street,... View Article