All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 45
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NewsGovernment appoints NatWest boss as energy efficiency taskforce co-chair
Alison Rose to lead team alongside energy minister Martin Callanan
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NewsArchitect increases height of Paddington tower scheme previously refused for being too tall
London mayor Sadiq Khan to rule on Squires’ plans for three towers up to 39 storeys for developer Berkeley
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NewsBCO strengthens sustainability targets for offices in update to design guide
Minimum target for offices upgraded from BREEAM ‘very good’ to ‘excellent’.
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NewsArb signs landmark mutual recognition agreement with US regulators
Deal aimed at making it easier for UK and US architects to work in each others’ countries
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FeaturesFrom the archives: The clearance of London’s worst slum, 1843 - 1846
Letters and news items chart the construction of a new road through the centre of the notorious St Giles slum, the “haunt of the drunkard and the debauchee”
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NewsUnions demand action from the government on school collapse “emergency”
Report last year revealed some school blocks were found to be at a “critical” state of disrepair
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NewsProject starts have plummeted by 47% since October, report finds
Glenigan says number of schemes starting on site now a third lower than 12 months ago
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NewsMcLaren lodges plans for 45-storey hexagonal tower in Leeds
Mixed-use scheme would be latest addition to growing cluster of tall buildings in the city’s west end
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NewsTurkey earthquake: More than 100 contractors facing arrest over collapsed buildings
Warrants issued following years of government “amnesties” issued to builders who dodge safety regulations
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NewsLondon mayor mandates second staircases in blocks above 30m ‘with immediate effect’
All planning applications must include the fire safety measure before going to the Greater London Authority for stage 2 approval
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NewsPlans unveiled to flatten Soho Art Deco block and replace with office for US real estate giant
Scheme to revive the site’s 19th century Soho Bazaar market
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NewsMaterials sales forecast to suffer downturn this year
Builders Merchants Federation says government measures to fight recession could hit material producers
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FeaturesFrom the archives: Alternative designs for Manchester Town Hall, 1868
Excitement builds as Manchester prepares to announce the winner of the competition to design its new council headquarters
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NewsReshuffle reaction: frustration at housing minister churn but praise for energy shake-up
Rachel Maclean expected to be confirmed as sixth housing minister in a year
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NewsFosters profit tumbles despite rise in revenue
Accounts also reveal £22.1m payout to employees following deal with Canadian investment firm
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NewsPagabo puts firms on notice for £545m M&E framework
Four year deal to be open to all public sector bodies
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NewsPlans for 700-home timber development unveiled
Developer Human Nature submits application for ‘largest timber development in the UK’
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FeaturesFrom the archives: The demolition of Northumberland House, 1874
An architecture-loving letter writer mourns the imminent loss of one of London’s last surviving Jacobean mansions
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NewsLeeds firm lined up for £87m Manchester office
Office scheme to be latest addition to Bruntwood SciTech’s £750m Manchester development
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NewsScheme to overhaul City office block and rebuild 1950s pub gets green light
Blackfriars project is overseas developer’s UK debut