All articles by David Blackman – Page 7
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NewsFamous film lab set for residential makeover
John Pardey is architect on revamp of early modernist film lab
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NewsRowecord's former owners back in structural steel game
Hoppé family opening new fabrication plant under historic Braithwaite Engineers brand
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NewsCourt restores affordable homes exemption for small sites
Builders hail ruling as major boost for land supply
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NewsBrookfield bullish on London office market
Canadian-owned contractor reports doubled UK revenue
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NewsHousing bill finally wins Royal Assent
Controversial legislation is first to take advantage of Tories’ overwhelming English majority
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FeaturesWhat’s the hold up?
Our roundtable of industry experts explores how those still dragging their heels can be persuaded to get on board with BIM
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NewsDesigns revealed for £300m Meadowhall expansion
BDP has drawn up designs for biggest-ever extension to Sheffield mall
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NewsBritish Land's Spitalfields job wins High Court blessing
Judge upholds Boris Johnson’s controversial call-in
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NewsDBK hires ex-RLB London boss
Breeden handed job of expanding taken-over consultancy’s offices business
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NewsLaing O'Rourke sharpens off-site focus with restructure
Second biggest contractor targets 5% margin by 2018
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FeaturesLondon’s new mayor: Yes, he Khan
Sadiq Khan has the mother of all in-trays to contend with in his first months as London’s new mayor - everything from housing to Heathrow, Crossrail 2 to controversial planning decisions
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NewsMake partner quits to set up new practice
Fathom will target educational and residential projects in heritage locations
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FeaturesPlanes, trains and automobiles
George Osborne is famously a fan of infrastructure - but is he putting his money where his mouth is?
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FeaturesA tale of two mayors
With Londoners headed to the polls on 5 May to decide the city’s next mayor, we look at the impact frontrunners Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan would have on the major construction issues facing the capital
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FeaturesApprentices: ‘The numbers don’t add up…’
Three times as many people are leaving the industry each year as are joining, so today’s skills crisis is set to get a lot worse
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FeaturesMore Young Architects of the Year: On sustainability
In the second of our series talking to the nominees for the Young Architect of the Year award, the architects give us their take on sustainability
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FeaturesThe green business case
Since its election last year the Conservative government has cut back a lot of sustainability legislation. But can sticking with the eco-building agenda benefit construction firms’ business model anyway?
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FeaturesYoung Architects of the Year: On sustainability
Built from the beginning in a context of eco-awareness, the work of these Young Architect of the Year nominees has been green-tinted from the start. But what do they think of the state of sustainability today?
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FeaturesTfL: Branching out
Transport for London’s plans to develop some 75 sites will make it one of the capital’s biggest developers. Here it names the partners for its £3.6bn development framework
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FeaturesModern construction: Bring on the robots
Construction needs a million extra hands, but no amount of workers from Poland or from apprenticeship programmes are going to fill the gap. Now, technology-driven reform that makes construction less labour-intensive is being proposed – but is it the game changer the industry needs?