All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 41
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NewsKier to start fresh round of investigations at King’s Cross block after cladding falls off
Occupied housing block designed for Argent by 2022 Stirling Prize winners Niall McLaughlin Architects
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NewsCity Hall ‘wouldn’t rule out’ lowering second staircase threshold, deputy mayor says
‘We have to be clear that safety comes first,’ London’s deputy mayor for housing says as list of major schemes made unviable by rule grows
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Features‘Try it, learn, and try again’: the sandpit projects trialling ways to build faster and better
Balfour Beatty and RLB have been part of a team working on some disruptive ideas to make construction more efficient. Has it caught the attention of government clients?
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NewsMuseum of London in talks with mayor and City to plug new home’s £100m funding gap
Scheme to relocate museum from the Barbican to Smithfield has gone up by 30%
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NewsPlans lodged for nearly 5,000 homes in Manchester city centre
Towers up to 34 storeys in height to form first phase of £4bn Victoria North regneration scheme
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NewsPast RIBA presidents join celebrities in call to halt Liverpool Street station plans
Stephen Fry and Tracey Emin sign letter urging Michael Gove to call in Herzog & de Meuron-designed scheme
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NewsCost of McAlpine’s Museum of London scheme goes up by £100m
Delays and inflation contribute to 30% price hike, museum confirms
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NewsArchitect Michael Squire dies aged 77
Squire & Partners founder died after short illness, practice says
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NewsGreen light for plan to demolish and rebuild 1960s office on London’s Gray’s Inn Road
Piercy & Co-designed scheme will include office and retail
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NewsMinistry of Defence investigating hundreds of buildings feared to be on the verge of collapse
Crisis caused by aging lightweight concrete spreads from school and hospital buildings to military estate
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NewsPlans for Cambridge life sciences building submitted
Architects Henning Larsen and Feilden & Mawson behind proposals
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NewsDomestic repair and maintenance rebounds after 2022 slump, FMB says
Housebuilding also showing signs of recovery despite lingering materials and skills shortages
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NewsArchitect Keith Priest announces retirement
Fletcher Priest founder steps down after more than 40 years at helm
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NewsIn pictures: Perkins & Will completes new home for Grenfell nursery
Nursery had been located in the basement of west London tower before the 2017 tragedy
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NewsPrivate housing output to slump by nearly 20% this year, CPA says
Construction’s largest sector hit by interest rate hikes as CPA says wider indsutry will slump by more than 6% this year
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NewsSellar’s Liverpool Street station scheme submitted for planning
Decision on controversial £1.5bn overhaul expected next year
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NewsLabour will bring back mandatory housing targets, Starmer says
Party aiming for 70% home ownership amid rumours Sunak will revive Help to Buy later this year
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NewsParts of McAlpine’s Museum of London scheme to be delayed by two years as costs spiral
Half of museum’s new Smithfield Market home not expected to complete until 2028 as price tag rises to £500m
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NewsArchitect HOK appoints new co-chief executives
Former chief Bill Hellmuth died earlier this month
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FeaturesFrom the archives: Cleaning up the Great Stink, 1858
London’s sewer network collapses, creating a public health emergency as a cholera epidemic sweeps the capital. The Builder reports from the scene