All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 49
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NewsHTA given go ahead for seven-block housing scheme in Ilford
Telford Homes development to include more than 800 homes in towers rising to 36 storeys in height
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FeaturesHow are architects planning for a recession?
Designers are often among the first built environment sectors to feel the impact of a recession. With economic forecasts getting gloomier by the week, practice leaders are buckling up for a rough ride, writes Tom Lowe
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NewsHerzog & de Meuron’s £1.5bn Liverpool Street station revamp to be ‘enhanced’ following listing upgrade
Move follows Historic England’s decision to upgrade site’s listing status following request from developer Sellar and heritage groups
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NewsTwo and a half year respite for construction products as government finally provides CE mark clarity
Housing department finally buckles under pressure to delay new certification rules just two weeks before they were due to come into force
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NewsSOM unveils sustainability overhaul of 260m City tower
Consented plans for “The Diamond” have been rejigged amid growing demand for low carbon office space
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NewsLambeth council accused of ‘abuse of power’ over approval for Make South Bank scheme
Former Vauxhall MP Kate Hoey suggests council was driven by motive to get ‘as much money as possible’ from £400m redevelopment of former ITV studios
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NewsGovernment to relax rules on building onshore wind farms
Consultation on allowing local authorities to green light wind farms if they have local support to start before Christmas
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NewsPublic inquiry into Make’s ITV Studio redevelopment kicks off today
Scheme sent to planning Inspectorate following call in from former communities secretary
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NewsAHMM’s plans to flatten Feilden Fowles’ office set for green light
Henley Halebrown, Morris & Co and Piercy & Co among practices working on huge five-block development near Waterloo station
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NewsCPMG submits plans for Nottingham biosciences centre
Scheme to be latest phase of city’s £1.4bn Island Quarter development
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NewsArchitects sought to design new generation of motorway gantries
RIBA launches competition for National Highways initiative to make road signage more “elegant”
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NewsCouncil rejects David Chipperfield’s Chinese embassy plans over safety concerns
Tower Hamlets scheme would have seen complex swap Portland Place for Royal Mint site
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NewsSenior RIBA figures slam columnist’s scathing attack on architects
Giles Coren calls for society to “kill all the architects” in comment piece published in The Times
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NewsPollard Thomas Edwards’ Islington estate regeneration approved
Barnsbury estate scheme backed by council despite “intensive” densification of the plans made after they were backed in a resident’s ballot
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NewsFosters wins job to design massive expansion to Saudi airport
King Salman International Airport to become fourth biggest in the world following scale-up of existing HOK-designed site
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NewsSelldorf’s Sainsbury Wing overhaul unanimously approved
Controversial plans to remodel grade I-listed landmark given go ahead yesterday evening
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NewsNew laws on developments needed to stem flooding risk, NIC says
Government’s infrastructure advisors said £12bn of drainage network upgrades needed over next 30 years to tackle extreme weather caused by climate change
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FeaturesWhy everyone’s getting excited about the new energy efficiency taskforce
Jeremy Hunt has announced plans to set up a team to drive a programme of energy efficiency improvements to the UK’s buildings, with an ambitious new target. After a series of past blunders, could it actually work this time?
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NewsThree Stirling Prize winners to design first phase of Earls Court redevelopment
Haworth Tompkins, dRMM and Maccreanor Lavington among practices appointed to draw up plans for 1,300-home scheme
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NewsBusiness secretary unveils £1bn funding to insulate least energy-efficient homes
Critics unhappy that three-year government scheme will not come into effect until April 2023