A BRAND-NEW £21m mixed-use leisure scheme has opened its doors in the historic market town of Morpeth, Northumberland – marking the advent of a new model of leisure scheme for the UK, which combines sport and leisure with community facilities in a high... View Article

Located in Foshan Sanlongwan, a high-end intelligent manufacturing and innovation gathering area, JOYY Industrial Internet Headquarters Project offers a vibrant commercial area as well as a quiet retreat encompassing sequestered offices and serviced apartments laden with green, open spaces. With... View Article

Housing association Peabody and partners have transformed the garden of a care home for 12 adults with learning disabilities in Barnsbury Park, Islington. Knowing the sensory and play equipment had come to the end of its life, landscaping experts Bowles... View Article

Major international architecture and design practice BDP has been appointed by Nottingham City Council to develop a master plan to realise the city’s vision for Broad Marsh, one of the largest and most significant city centre projects anywhere in the... View Article

Inside Housing has reported that the Building Research Establishment is to “discontinue its relationship” with insulation manufacturer Kingspan Insulated Panels, due to “reputational risk” following revelations made in the inquiry into Grenfell Tower fire. The magazine said that it had... View Article

Construction works are well underway for a new £2million high-spec student accommodation scheme in Northampton town centre. Delivered by nationwide refurbishment contractor, Fortis Vision, Orient House – a purpose-built 41-bed student building on Kettering Road – will provide accommodation where there... View Article

Zurich/Paris, July 5, 2023 – KCAP and V2S have won the international competition for Altiplano, an iconic complex for living and working in ZAC Aerospace – a new neighbourhood on the edge of Toulouse, designed by David Mangin from Agence... View Article

Solving the housing crisis is as much about building communities as it is homes, according to the head of one of the UK’s leading social housing procurement consortiums. Speaking during Housing 2023, Lee Parkinson, chief executive of Efficiency North says... View Article

Leading affordable housebuilder, Orbit Homes, has announced 108 properties will be coming soon to a brand-new development in East Sussex. The proposed scheme located on Shepham Lane in Polegate, will comprise 100% affordable properties offering 43 social rent and 65... View Article

Aedas-designed Xi’an Lovi Center has opened in 2023 June and served as an urban oasis for the city. Located in Xi’an, the project is comprised of a shopping mall, office and hotel towers. Designed to be a vibrant mixed-use destination,... View Article

DMWR Architects is celebrating its milestone 60th anniversary as a practice. Founded in 1963 by Douglas Haig Marriott, Leonard Phillip Worby and Derek Leonard Robinson, the practice has now grown significantly with three studios in London, Manchester and Hertfordshire and a... View Article

Housebuilder & Developer magazine has announced its official association with the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), which will further enhance the relationship between the media brand and the professional trade body. The FMB is the largest trade association in the... View Article

Housing leaders have renewed a crucial partnership – after revealing the huge successes it has delivered to Scotland’s market for affordable and accessible homes. Since it was launched in 2018 the partnership has seen Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) support and collaborate with... View Article

New research from the British Woodworking Federation (BWF) reveals signs that timber windows and doors are viewed positively by homeowners, but that misunderstandings over their performance persist.   The survey of 1,500 homeowners unearthed the main factors guiding product choice. It... View Article

The Canyon, a 23-storey mixed-use building designed by MVRDV, was officially opened on June 21 in a ceremony attended by San Francisco Mayor London Breed, and the first residents are now moving in. The project was built as part of... View Article

The Regulator of Social Housing has today published a regulatory judgement upgrading Sovereign Housing’s governance rating from G2 to G1. In June 2022 the Regulator downgraded Sovereign to G2, stating that while Sovereign’s governance remained compliant the housing association needed... View Article

Network Rail are preparing a Masterplan for 28 acres of brownfield land at Bows Goods Yard in Stratford, next to Pudding Mill Lane DLR. The design team is led by Anglo Dutch practice Maccreanor Lavington, with Architecture:00, UMC, East, WSP,... View Article