All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 28
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Architect wanted to design £740m replacement for problem concrete hospital
Leighton Hospital in Cheshire found to contain reinforced auoclaved aerated concrete in 80% of its buildings
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City Hall throws lifeline to Allies & Morrison’s stalled Wimbledon expansion plans
Deputy mayor Jules Pipe calls in controversial scheme to treble the size of championship’s grounds after Wandsworth rejection
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South Korean architect selected to design 2024 Serpentine Pavilion
’Archipelagic void’ to consist of five themed structures around a central open space
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From the archives: Rebuilding the House of Commons chamber, 1945
The green benches are restored, but an opportunity to reform the way Parliament works for post-war Britain is missed
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Plans aired for £250m Stockport neighbourhood under grade II*-listed viaduct
Mixed-use scheme to include 1,200 homes and public spaces celebrating local heritage
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Travis Perkins cuts jobs as profit slumps again
UK’s largest builders’ merchant to save £35m on restructure
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Plans for Oxford college redevelopment poised for approval
Scheme at Green Templeton College to replace several stone buildings with new student accomodation
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MPs flag security risk of building proposed Holocaust Memorial next to Parliament
Worries grow around location of site amid current Middle East tension
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Fosters’ London HQ facing new high-rise neighbour
Terry Farrell’s practice unveils plans for 38-storey tower next to Norman Foster’s riverside base
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Green light for 40-storey Sheffield tower
Residential scheme to replace former Primark store in city centre
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Attacks on Red Sea shipping becoming ‘significant issue’ for construction products, CPA warns
Container prices have quadrupled in past month as ships are diverted around coast of Africa
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Wilkinson Eyre the latest architect to see profit fall as firm submits London spy tunnels revamp
Accounts come as practice submits plans to transform 1940s warren into visitor attraction
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Why are contractors neglecting scope 3 emissions? It’s complicated…
Carbon emitted by materials and transport accounts for up to 98% of contractors’ emissions, but a new report has found an alarming lack of attention given to the issue by some of the UK’s biggest contractors
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Liz Peace replaces Michael Bichard as RICS senior independent governor
Former British Property Federation boss among four new senior appointees at institution
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Bad weather deepens construction’s output slump
Fall in new work worsened in November as heavy rain and strong winds hit sites
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Plans drawn up for student housing scheme next to Camden’s Roundhouse
Proposals tabled for two blocks up to 12 storeys in height neighbouring grade II*-listed venue
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From the archives: How buildings were affected by the atomic bombs dropped on Japan, 1946
The Builder summarises a government report from Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the aftermath of the attacks which ended the Second World War
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Council knocks back £150m office scheme in Shoreditch for third time
Decision on revised plans by Morris & Co deferred due to outcry from locals over scheme’s massing
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Parts of Sellar’s Paddington Cube delayed by discovery of underground structures
Developer asks council for time extension after missing deadline for completing public realm works
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British Museum to launch competition this spring to redesign a third of its galleries
Museum also submits plans for new five-storey energy centre at Bloomsbury site