In fall 2023, the world-renowned architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) ran the design studio of the Masters of Tall Buildings and Vertical Urbanism (MTBVU) program, a first-of-its-kind collaboration between the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) and the Illinois Institute... View Article

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and Grant Associates have worked with conservation and education charity Bristol Zoological Society to secure planning approval for the new Central African Forest habitat at its Bristol Zoo Project site, to home some of the world’s... View Article

Housebuilder Crest Nicholson is launching its new Aspen Grange development in Stowmarket, Suffolk. The highly anticipated development will provide a mix of 258 new homes, offering a range of options for first time buyers, second-steppers, up-sizers and downsizers alike. Situated... View Article

Hampshire-based Bargate Homes and parent-company VIVID have secured planning permission from Havant Borough Council for 41 new homes in the spectacular grounds of Southleigh Park, a former stately home and parkland in Havant, Hampshire. Located to the north-west of Emsworth,... View Article

Scott Brownrigg’s design for a new life sciences campus on a 15 acre site on the outer edge of Cambridge have received planning approval. Designed for BioMed Realty, the new park provides over 500,000 sq ft flexible laboratory and office... View Article

Stonewater has completed a transfer of 15 homes from Puttenham & Wanborough Housing Society (PWHS). Following discussions that began last year, 15 homes and their customers in the villages of Puttenham and Wanborough in Surrey have been welcomed by national... View Article

In 2023, Pine Court Housing Association acquired 23 homes on Tunstall Street in a £3.2m deal with Liverpool City Council. The once derelict road in Picton is now home to a vibrant community that is thriving just nine months following... View Article

MVRDV has won the competition to design two buildings in the Tianfu Software Park in Chengdu, including a 150-metre-tall tower that provides the dramatic centrepiece of the campus. One corner of this tower is dedicated to a full-height atrium that... View Article

The adaptive reuse of the Gibson and Harkness buildings in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter will provide a highly sustainable home for the newly established Oxford Institute of Digital Health. Following an invited design competition, the University of Oxford has tasked... View Article

A former business park alongside the railway station in the Dutch city of Zwolle will soon become a vibrant innovation district, thanks to plans assigned by area developer AM and developed by a team including MVRDV, Orange Architects, and LOLA... View Article

Newly released images have revealed how a multi-million-pound development will “completely transform” Bolton town centre. The computer-generated images have been unveiled by award-winning build-to-rent (BTR) developer Placefirst and depict its new £35m scheme, which has today been officially named as Deansgate Gardens. The development,... View Article

Developed around the concept of a ‘village campus’, a new medium secure hospital at the heart of the £60m redevelopment of Northgate Park Hospital, provides a wide variety of indoor and outdoor settings for relaxation and activity, relieving boredom and... View Article

Housebuilder Stewart Milne Group has been forced into administration, leading to an immediate loss of more than 200 jobs. The construction firm, based in the north-east of Scotland, cited “significant challenges” with Covid blamed as a major contributing factor. Despite... View Article

With James Parker In this special episode of Building Insights we captures some of the key highlights from our October 2023 industry round table, ‘Solutions for Stormwater Management.’ The sponsored event held at the Building Centre in London saw a... View Article