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Nansledan: can design codes and long-term stewardship deliver better housing?
Mary Richardson visits Nansledan, the Duchy of Cornwall’s urban extension to Newquay in Cornwall. While its traditional architecture divides opinion, she finds that the project raises important questions about planning and designing new housing at scale
Ahead of a £1.5bn development, Populo Living shares its plan to boost regeneration in Newham
In 2018, a new mayor tasked Newham’s housing company with building more affordable homes. Seven years later, it’s getting ready for its biggest scheme yet. Daniel Gayne headed east to find out more
‘A man you can have a bit of faith in.’ How Andrew Davies turned around Kier
The firm’s chief executive has today announced his retirement. He leaves the business in a vastly different shape to the one he joined, writes Dave Rogers
The $4bn-turnover Turkish contractor building a new stadium for Luton Town
Limak’s debut job in the UK won’t be its last, the firm tells Dave Rogers
How the Treasury’s new social infrastructure PPP model will work
The infrastructure strategy has proposed allowing a form of PFI to be used in limited circumstances including healthcare centres for the first time since 2018 – but not yet revealed what the structure will be.ÌýJoey GardinerÌýconsiders the options
From the archives: ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ reviews Peckham Library, 1999
Alsop & Störmer’sÌýStirling Prize-winning library is given a rave review by ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s impressed, if slightly confused, architecture critic
Is the government’s ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Safety Regulator shake-up enough to fix the delays?
The government has promised to speed up approvals for high-rise residential schemes which have been languishing for up to a year in the new building safety regime. The industry’s reponse so far has been muted. With patience running out and costs mounting, Tom Lowe speaks to the people caught up ...
Market forecast: Fragile optimism emerges in the UK construction sector
For the first time since the autumn Budget, cautious optimism is emerging. While project viability remains under pressure, there are early signs ofÌý recovery
My route into construction … Daniel Parker, cost consultant at MESH
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this Ìýseries, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
76 Upper Ground: Denys Lasdun’s 1960s South Bank vision is realised at last
The IBM ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ was a cut-down version of architect Denys Lasdun’s plans for a complementary neighbour to the National Theatre on the banks of the Thames. AHMM’s recent refurbishment, which sees the building brought firmly into the 21st century, meansÌýthat original vision is now complete
Why Durkan is eyeing rapid expansion through social housing stock upgrades
Contractor and housebuilder Durkan is pivoting towards improving existing stock for social landlords. Dan Germann, managing director of its rebranded Durkan Regen business, explains his plans to grow the asset regeneration arm to the tune of £100m over the next five years
Significant, welcome, sensibly cautious but most definitely promising … the experts’ verdict on the infrastructure strategy
We asked members of ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s Funding the Future advisory panel to reflect on the government’s 10-year infrastructure strategy unveiled this month and share their views on its significance and potential as a means for unlocking the finance to get Britain building
‘This could be such a powerful platform’ … BCO’s new chief on finding a voice for a transformed sector
Under the leadership of ex-journalist Samantha McClary, the office sector’s membership body wants to be more vocal, drive data sharing and modernise the organisation
Remembering Geoffrey Trickey (1 Sept 1935 to 23 May 2025)
Paul Morrell pays tribute to the former senior partner of Davis Langdon & Everest (now part of Aecom), who died in May, just a few months short of his 90thÌýbirthday.
Why the government is looking to the Thames Tideway project for ways to fund £14.2bn Sizewell C
The private financing model known as RAB is to be used to raise cash for the new nuclear power station, reservoirs and the Lower Thames Crossing. Joey Gardiner looks at lessons learnt on the Thames Tideway project to find out why RAB is now all the rage
‘I worry for those who advocate for too much restraint’… The City’s new planning committee chair on the future of the Square Mile
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ sits down with Tom Sleigh for his first media interview after his appointment to one of the UK’s most high-profile planning roles
Unpacking the museum: a look inside the new V&A Storehouse in Stratford
Ben Flatman visits the V&A’s new public store in east London, where the backstage world of conservation, curation and storage is placed front and centre
What will the Treasury’s Green Book review mean for construction?
Boris Johnson’s 2020 review of the Treasury’s appraisal process for government investments led to some improvements in how value in schemes is judged, but a new review commissioned by Labour this year has found that many of the old practices remain embedded. Rachel Reeves has said she wants to go ...
From the archives: ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ London’s millennium projects, 1999
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ speaks to the project teams working under pressure to finish the Millennium Dome, the London Eye and the Jubillee Line extension in time for New Year’s Eve
Construction industry gossip: Through a glass darkly
The latest chatter around the industry
Sustainability: How to minimise waste and maximise reuse at a building’s end of life
Construction accounts for around a third of all waste sent to landfill, much of this at a building’s end of life. How can the industry develop a better approach to deconstruction?
Learning from the land of opportunity: Could a US-style system of low income tax credits boost affordable housing in the UK?
The government is on the hunt for ways to fund affordable housing without increasing short-term public borrowing. A group of activists and researchers believes there is a solution in operation across the Atlantic. As part of ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s Funding the Future series, Carl Brown finds out more
‘I needed to do something else’ … Steve Mason on life at (and after) Mace, finding his mojo at Avison Young and trying to ditch the tie
The man who helped to set up the firm’s consulting arm tells Dave Rogers what he did next
Cost model: The infrastructure challenge behind England’s 1.5 million homes target
The government has committed to ambitious housebuilding goals but risks overlooking the supporting infrastructure demands and costs
What will the infrastructure strategy say about private finance?
As well as setting departmental capital budgets for rest of the parliament, this month’s spending review will also be followed by a long-awaited infrastructure strategy that will determine the future of private finance on public projects.ÌýJoey GardinerÌýreads the tea leaves
The 2025 BCO conference in Milan: Key takeaways from this year’s event
Returning to mainland Europe for the first time in six years, developers, contractors and occupiers gathered to discuss the future of the office. Daniel GayneÌýruns through some of the main discussion pointsÌýfrom the three-day conference
Meet the ‘activist regulator’: ARB boss Hugh Simpson on earning and maintaining public confidence
Ben Flatman meets the chief executive of the Architects Registration Board to discuss making difficult decisions, reforming education the importance of CPD and the future of regulation
How hard is it to decarbonise the construction of new homes?
More than 60% ofÌýa new home’s total carbon footprint is emitted before the new owner walks over the threshold. The Future Homes Hub has published an initial decarbonisation plan to tackle the issue. What is in it and will it make a difference?
Key talking points from UKREiiF 2025
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Safety Regulator delays, new towns and infrastructure were the biggest topics at this year’s gathering of construction professionals in Leeds as the industry debated the degree to which a huge amount of work could be threatened by systemic challenges
What would a new generation of PFI mean for construction?
Browne Jacobson partner Craig Elder boils down some of the issues discussed at last week’s meeting of the Public Accounts Committee as the government considers launching a new generation of PFI to pay for its 10-year infrastructure programme
From the archives: Aftermath of the Bishopsgate bombing, 1993
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ reports forgotten plan for 80-storey Foster & Partners-designed tower to replace NatWest following IRA bomb which killed one and damaged 155 buildings in the heart of the City
‘It will take time’ … WSP’s head of structures on industry gender parity, juggling work and life and going to the Palace
Claire Gott has been at WSP since 2010 after graduating from university. She’s now in charge of the firm’s structures business in the UK
Beyond the green belt review: Five things you might have missed in the London Plan consultation
Sadiq Khan’s green belt rethink got the headlines, but there was plenty more to learn from last Friday’s announcement
‘We’re like the Borrowers, nobody knows we’re here’ … How Sisk plans to build Man City a new stand without the fans noticing
The Irish contactor has been busy working behind the scenes at the Etihad. This summer the team will finally get their time on the pitch - and will have to make it count
International construction cost comparison 2025
International construction cost trends asÌýthe world reacts to US tariffs amid persistent inflation and high borrowing costs
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5 minutes with … David Patterson at Able Partners
The practice’s head of design on the importance of staying curious and constant, collaborative learning – and why he dislikes postwar, car-focused urban development that prioritises efficiency over quality of life.
5 minutes with … Sabrina Passley at Stark UK
The firm’s head of sustainability on shifting the concept form a ‘nice-to-have’ to an essential, embraciong the unknown, the importance of kindness and playing her sound bowls in the garden
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