The UK’s newest university, ARU Peterborough with its signature building, ‘University House’, has opened as part of a project delivered through a unique partnership between the Cambridge and Peterborough Combined Authority, Peterborough City Council (PCC) and Anglia Ruskin University (ARU).... View Article

In the pursuit of creating comfortable and energy-efficient buildings, architects must consider a variety of design strategies to achieve cooler spaces, especially in the context of a warming climate. Three key approaches to consider include optimising building orientation, implementing shading... View Article

Designed by Studio Moren, the recently opened InterContinental is poised to quickly re-establish itself as the destination hotel in the Zambian capital. The opening marks the completion of the final phase of a project in which Studio Moren designed the refurbishment of... View Article

Apple BKC, Apple’s first flagship store in India, is now open. The store occupies a prominent corner of Jio World Drive, a new retail destination that is part of the Bandra Kurla Complex. Stefan Behling, head of studio, Foster +... View Article

Nansha New District is leading the future to be a free-trade zone as the main linkage between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau. Entrusted by China Railway Construction Corporation Limited, Ken Wai, a Global Design Principal of Aedas, led the team... View Article

Consisting of eight family houses over two sites, Shorewood’s Winchester development has achieved an Energy Performance Certificate rating of A – with the company using the latest materials and construction techniques to produce homes that minimise their environmental impact. Paragon’s Green... View Article

KWL Architects, one of the UK’s leading care sector architects, has transitioned into an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). Its founding directors, Philip Lewis and Neil Ross, started the company in Stow Hill, Newport in 2001 after working together for over... View Article

The global architecture firm Benoy has unveiled its design plans for ‘Konoz’, a cutting-edge entertainment city in the heart of Riyadh – the capital of Saudi Arabia. The project will be developed by Abdullah Al Othaim Investment Company, one of... View Article

MVRDV has presented its design for the extensive renovation of the Theater Koblenz, comprising an interior renovation and redesign of significant parts of the theatre’s backstage elements. Working within the boundaries of the existing building, the project carefully balances the... View Article

Leeds-based construction and property business Torsion Group has secured four new major construction projects totalling £114m within its Residential and PBSA (Purpose Build Student Accommodation) division, including its first development in Manchester. The recent series of new business wins means... View Article

NHBC is pleased to announce Charlie Ash has been appointed sector lead for housing associations. Charlie, who previously worked in the team as customer relationship executive, will now manage relationships and partnerships with housing associations, their contractors and other sector... View Article

Avant Homes has strengthened its senior team in its Central region with the appointment of a head of construction to further enable the housebuilder’s regional plans. Matt Rodgers has been promoted from area construction manager to the position and has more... View Article

Aedas executive director Yaochun Wen led the team to create a new mixed-use hub that faces Anchang River, inter-connecting the ecological park and business zone in the Science and Technology City New Area in Mianyang, Sichuan. The project is designed... View Article

Today MVRDV has revealed the masterplan for the expansion of the Noviotech Campus in Nijmegen, in the east of the Netherlands. The plan unifies the currently disjointed campus buildings and adds new buildings in the empty spaces between them, all... View Article

The Joint Development Control Committee, comprising members from Cambridge City Council and South Cambridge District Council, have granted planning permission for 160 new high-quality homes at Eddington, the University of Cambridge’s North West Cambridge Development. Leading independent south east and... View Article