Planning & Design Practice are excited to announce further expansion of its architectural team with the addition of senior architect David Symons. David is an RIBA chartered architect who studied architecture at the University of Nottingham, and with experience working... View Article

Riverside, a national housing association and care provider with over 75,000 homes under management, and Countryside Partnerships, the UK’s leading mixed-tenure developer, have completed the affordable housing development agreement for the 170-home redevelopment of the Pike Close estate in Bromley.... View Article

As part of a series of announcements, Secretary of State for Housing Michael Gove this week announced that a tighter threshold of 18 metres for ‘high-risk’ buildings for mandatory construction of a second staircase would be introduced. Based on a... View Article

“The mental wellbeing of the workforce remains a key concern for businesses worldwide. While this issue certainly became more prevalent in the initial lockdowns of the pandemic, it has remained a priority for both employers and employees as it becomes... View Article

Independent West Country housebuilder Devonshire Homes has completed the purchase of 50 acres of land to unlock a significant new homes development in Ilfracombe, North Devon. The development, named Mariner’s Haven, is located south of the town off Old Barnstaple... View Article

Wyatt Homes, a leading South West housebuilder recently handed over a collection of new high-quality apartments at the prestigious Rivers Edge development in Wimborne. These homes have been built for Aster Group, a housing association dedicated to providing affordable homes for communities across... View Article

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