All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 13
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‘Nobody believes them any more’… HOK’s Daniel Hajjar considers what is wrong with UK politics and planning
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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City poised to establish new conservation area next to Gherkin
New schemes in Creechurch neighbourhood to face tighter planning rules if councillors vote in favour of proposals next week
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Industry needs to decarbonise twice as fast to meet 2025 emissions target, UKGBC says
Slow progress over the last four years means firms are now falling behind planned trajectory
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Government announces £3.9bn cash injection for Transpennine Route Upgrade
Extra tracks and digital signalling work to get underway following latest tranche of funding
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In pictures: North London home wins RIBA’s House of the Year
Described as a ‘Moroccan-inspired urban oasis’, Tottenham scheme lands this year’s prize
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BSI approves new form 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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From the archives: Britain celebrates victory in Europe, 1945
The Builder marks the surrender of Nazi Germany as Britain looks to the future
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Sphere music venue gets called in as developer repeats promise to take proposal elsewhere
Stratford scheme at centre of planning row with US backer MSG Entertainment warning investors to be ‘wary’ of developing in London
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Mother to sue RJ McLeod over son’s manhole death
Glasgow contractor facing civil case after 10-year-old Shea Ryan entered site through unsecured fence
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Plans submitted for major overhaul of Deutsche Bank’s London HQ
Proposals by Orms would see three storeys and a roof garden added to Winchester House
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MSG Sphere thrown lifeline as Gove temporarily blocks Khan’s rejection
London mayor refused the “nuisance-generating” Stratford venue last month
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TfL renews calls for long-term funding as passenger numbers roar back to pre-pandemic levels
Current funding deal runs out in March 2024
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Restoration of derelict Alexandra Palace office set to start next month
Work on last truly inaccessible area of grade II-listed site to get underway following Historic England grant
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Developer unveils plan for record-breaking 76-storey tower in Manchester
Revised 900-home second phase of city’s Viadux scheme designed by Simpson Haugh
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Currie & Brown lands work on job to build new college for St Andrews university
Wilkinson Eyre hired as lead architect on Madras New College scheme last year
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Four in ten landlords have cancelled retrofit works following Sunak’s net zero U-turn
Prime minister scrapped requirement for rental properties to meet an EPC rating of C in September
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Allies & Morrison submits plans for five-tower Brent scheme
Neasden Goods Yard to contain more than 1,000 homes in buildings up to 51 storeys in height
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From the archives: The Blitz, 1940-41
The Builder reports as London is assaulted by nightly German bombing raids
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Wimbledon expansion plans in doubt after planning setback
Scheme now in hands of Sadiq Khan and Michael Gove after Wandsworth Council votes to refuse application
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Hunt slashes taxes as OBR sharply downgrades growth forecast
Relief allowing firms to claim back cost of investments to be made permanent