All Housing articles – Page 157
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Technical
Maccreanor Lavington’s Ceres apartments
The brown brick of these Netherlands canalside apartment blocks provides a continuity with the industrial buildings they have replaced
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News
Two architects disciplined by the Arb’s professional conduct committee
Sussex practitioner Peter Leslie Buxton handed £3,000 fine
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News
Hidden home plans submitted for Bristol
3W Architecture reveals designs for a seriously unobtrusive house on Avon Gorge
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News
Green light for Jestico & Whiles' East End towers
Newham Council approves residential-led development
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News
Work starts at Mallorca cliff house
Work has started on site on a Mediterranean sequel to Graham Phillips’ Skywood House near London
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News
Green light for Gary Neville's eco-home
Make design in shape of a flower granted planning permission
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News
BDP to design sustainable housing in Nanjing
Eco-homes designed specifically for Chinese market
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News
Green light for Make's Wembley City scheme
Make has secured outline planning permission for a mixed-use development at Wembley City, north London, including up to 1,300 new homes.Located opposite Wembley Arena, the project for developer Quintain will see the creation of a public square located behind Hopkins Architects’ new civic centre for Brent Council, as well as ...
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News
Mitchell Taylor sets out to build viable alternative to Noddy houses
Three houses built for £200,000
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Opinion
Can self-build make a major contribution to UK housing?
Yes, says Grant Shapps, we need to bring it into the mainstream; while Stewart Baseley thinks self-build is only an option for a small minority
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News
Zogolovitch launches mews housing scheme in south-east London
Developer Roger Zogolovitch has announced his latest project, a private mews of three detached, contemporary houses designed by local practice MW Architects in south-east London.It is the third project by Solidspace, the developer led by Zogolovitch and his son Gus.Its first, One Centaur Street, designed by dRMM, won the RIBA ...
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News
Insurer raises hidden risks of brownfield sites
Flooding and contamination said to be blighting thousands of buildings
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Analysis
Victoria development is Lynch’s big break
The massive commission for Kingsgate House in central London signals a major step up for Lynch Architects.
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News
Lynch submits major Victoria plans
Former BD Young Architect of the Year, Lynch Architects, has submitted a major mixed use development on London’s Victoria Street for planning permission.
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News
Mayor's proposed space standards too strict, says inquiry
An independent inquiry into the London Plan has found that the mayor’s proposed space standards are too strict and could hinder development in the capital.Boris Johnson has previously spoken out against building homes only fit for “hobbits”, and made the minimum space standards a key part of the draft plan ...
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News
Broadway Malyan breaks ground on Singapore flats
Broadway Malyan has broken ground on The Boutiq in Singapore, a 3,700 sq m residential-led scheme on site of the historic Mitre Hotel.The two 10-storey blocks containing 130 flats are due to be completed in 2014Broadway Malyan director Jason Pomeroy said: “The Boutiq balances the demand for luxury lifestyle, urban ...
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News
Work starts on Collado Collins's 'Tesco Town'
Work has begun on site on a controversial “Tesco town” development designed by Collado Collins in north-east London.
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Grant Shapps calls for more self built homes
Housing minister Grant Shapps has said he wants to make self building a mainstream housing option and has set up a working group to see how this can be done.Shapps is hoping to make it easier for people to raise finance to build their own homes and wants more land ...
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News
Haworth Tompkins' Canning Town proposals in for planning
A masterplan drawn up by Aecom and Haworth Tompkins Architects has been submitted to the Thames Gateway Development Corporation.
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News
Iain Duncan Smith weighs into Walthamstow dogs row
Work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith has accused Walthamstow dog track developer L&Q of a “catalogue of lies” over its controversial £50 million plans for the site.