All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 44
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FeaturesBD’s most read news stories of 2023
A list of the year’s ten biggest news stories by readership
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NewsDecision on 5,000 Manchester student beds deferred in face of councillors' opposition
Two schemes designed by architects including Sheppard Robson, Hawkins Brown and Simpson Haugh have been delayed until at least next month following opposition from councillors
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NewsOxford approves NBBJ’s life sciences block
City’s latest laboratory building given nod by councillors despite questions over suburban setting
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NewsGove overrules planning inspector to approve West London mixed-use schemes
Patel Taylor and JTP’s applications were called in by secretary of state in 2021
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NewsPlans submitted for 35-storey tower in Leeds at modernist Merrion Centre site
Local practice Enjoy Design unveils proposal for 35-storey tower and refurbishment of 1960s office block
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NewsBuckley Gray Yeoman unveils plans to freshen up Seifert-designed City block
Practice to turn riverside St Magnus House into a visitor destination on the Thames Path
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Features‘Nobody believes them anymore’… HOK’s Daniel Hajjar on what is wrong with UK politics and the planning system
After 20 years in the Middle East, Daniel Hajjar moved to the UK, where, eight years on, he finds the political ‘flakiness’ of the country has made it an infuriating place to build. Thomas Lowe reports
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NewsCity poised to establish new conservation area next to the Gherkin
New schemes in Creechurch neighbourhood to face tighter planning rules if councillors vote in favour of proposals next week
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NewsOle Scheeren beats star names in competition to design HQ for China’s biggest company
Architect beats Foster & Partners, Heatherwick Studio and his former practice OMA to win job for tech giant Tencent
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NewsBuilt environment needs to decarbonise twice as fast to meet 2025 target, UKGBC says
Slow progress over the last four years means firms are now falling behind planned trajectory
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NewsUK practices stage ‘spectacular’ recovery as overseas work jumps 43%, RIBA finds
Total revenue saw 17% increase in year to May 2023, but profits edged up by just 2%
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NewsRIBA names Hayhurst & Co’s riad-inspired ‘urban oasis’ as 2023 House of the Year
Jury calls Tottenham home a “remarkable collaboration” between the architect and client.
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NewsBSI approves new type of low carbon concrete
Limestone powder can now be added to the material in one of the biggest changes to concrete production “since the 1980s”
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NewsHousing minister calls in Populous' MSG Sphere venue
Move follows Michael Gove’s decision last week to put the plans on ice for a second time
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NewsGove throws MSG Sphere a lifeline by temporarily blocking Khan’s rejection
London mayor refused the “nuisance-generating” Stratford venue last month
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NewsOrms reveals plans for major overhaul of Deutsche Bank’s London HQ
Newly submitted application would see three storeys and a roof garden added to Winchester House
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NewsFoster & Partners appointed to design high-end US hospital
Scheme for Mayo Clinic includes two buildings linked by a skybridge
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NewsHawkins Brown submits plans for £65m higher education campus in Blackpool
Scheme to offer locals courses tailored to local employment needs
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NewsHSE investigating major fire at Gensler-designed scheme as local MP raises concerns with safety chief
More than 50 firefighters tackled last week’s fire at the ONE Station Hill construction site
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NewsRestoration of derelict Alexandra Palace office set to start next month
Burrell Foley Fischer to start work on last truly inaccessible area of grade II-listed site following Historic England grant