All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 38
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NewsMace lands job to build £440m second phase of Manchester Airport expansion
First phase of £1.3bn scheme built by Laing O’Rourke and opened in 2021
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NewsCanary Wharf bridge gets green light
Knight Architects’ pedestrian crossing to ease pressure on busy north-south route across South Dock
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NewsArchitects’ confidence jumps as political stability calms nerves
Inflation worries ease but practices remain nervous about coming year
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FeaturesFrom the archives: The Crystal Palace’s leaking roof, 1851
“Within all was bustle”… the third of our archive pieces celebrating Building’s 180th anniversary is an eye witness account of the chaotic scene at the Crystal Palace construction site as workers rush to get the building finished just weeks before the opening of the Great Exhibition
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NewsGrimshaw’s Eden Project among over 100 schemes handed £2.1bn of levelling up cash
Government announces successful bids in second round of flagship scheme
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NewsMake’s 18-storey Blackfriars office gets green light
Riverside scheme part of Native Land’s £2bn Bankside Yards development
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NewsPlans lodged for £3.5bn Silvertown mixed-use scheme
Firms working on proposals include Lendlease, AHMM and Aecom
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NewsCamden Highline plans set for approval this week
Construction work due to start later this year
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NewsLaing O’Rourke lined up for huge Oxford cancer research campus bankrolled by US tech billionaire
Foster & Partners scheme being funded by world’s seventh richest man
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NewsMore than 400 jobs at steel maker face axe as energy crisis grows
“Severe competitiveness issues” force UK’s third largest steel producer to announce restructuring plan
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NewsDelayed £28m Aberdeen park refurb finally opens - without grass
Troubled Union Terrace Gardens facelift had been due to be complete by Balfour Beatty in 2021
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NewsVroom vroom: Heatherwick unveils plans for Harley-Davidson motorcycle park
Ampitheatre space at centre of Milwaukee scheme to feature circular motorcycle driveways
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NewsUKCA mark plans need to be in place a year before deadline, CPA warns
Full rollout of new certification system was delayed by two and a half years in December but many key issues left unresolved
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NewsGovernment downgrades support for businesses' energy bills
Move follows rapid drops in wholesale gas prices since original scheme was announced in September
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NewsBartlett working on government study to improve energy efficiency of ‘hard to treat’ buildings
School of architecture working with DG Cities on project commissioned by the business department
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NewsJobs at risk as construction activity falls by fastest rate since early months of the pandemic
New orders fall by sharpest rate in two and a half years as industry’s defiance of downturn in the wider economy peters out
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NewsJTP founder John Thompson dies aged 78
Community architecture pioneer died at the end of December after a long illness, his practice said
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NewsLandmark Kensington department store gets green light for £120m overhaul
Art Deco Barkers building to be given modern office upgrade under plans by Emrys Architects
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FeaturesWhat does the RICS’ new board chair have in his in-tray?
As the 154-year-old institution prepares to implement sweeping reforms following the governance scandal, new chair of the board Martin Samworth has a busy year ahead
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FeaturesWeathering the storm: how architects plan to survive the recession
Designers are usually among the first built environment professionals to feel the impact of an economic downturn. With forecasts getting gloomier by the week, practice leaders are preparing for a rough ride, writes Tom Lowe