All UK articles – Page 30
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FeaturesOffshore wind farms: Winds of change
Tidal turbine technology is changing fast and offshore wind turbines are getting bigger, so the government-backed firm Narec is investing £80m into its testing facilities to simulate the harsh conditions at sea. Thomas Lane explains
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NewsLondon landmarks' marathon effort revealed
Construction industry trio close in on £7,500 fundraising target after finishing race in 5hrs 50 mins
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FeaturesSpecial projects: Cutty Sark - the crystal ship
The world’s last surviving tea clipper has risen again - not just restored, but dramatically suspended in a vast diagrid glass canopy. Ike Ijeh looks around - and underneath - Grimshaw Architects’ impressive renovation
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FeaturesThe Olympics: After the party's over
This year’s Olympics will not be the first time that London has hosted a global event of historic proportions, but what were the legacies of our previous efforts? Ike Ijeh tells a tale of grand museums, hallowed turfs and mass installation public toilets …
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NewsNew square for Fulham
London Square has won planning permission to create a £100m residential square in Fulham
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FeaturesThe Titanic Belfast: The ship comes home
The Titanic museum in Belfast is a striking and poignant memorial to a vessel whose history is intrisically intertwined with that of the city. Ike Ijeh reports
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NewsBusiness hub made entirely from shipping containers unveiled
Clugston completes £1.2m sustainable project in Sunderland
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FeaturesKing's Cross Western Concourse: Space Travel
John McAslan’s 8,500m2 Western Concourse at King’s Cross is transport architecture on an epic scale, returning the station to the grandeur of the golden age of trave. Just a shame about the glazing …
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NewsLSE's New Student Centre achieves BREEAM Outstanding
LSE’s New Student Centre is the 17th building worldwide to receive a BREEAM Outstanding rating
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NewsLiverpool Waters £5.5bn plan approved
City council backs outline proposals from Peel Holdings to regenerate 60ha of docklands
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NewsGreen light for ORMS science building
Uppingham School will get a new science building including exhibition space and a research centre
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NewsOlympic high street renovation
Restoration of historic properties along High Street 2012 has been completed by Julian Harrap Architects
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NewsBerkeley Group buys Thames site
Latest foray by Tony Pidgley into London waterside resi market is Foster-designed scheme in Vauxhall
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NewsBREEAM at the BBC
Vinci’s BBC Wales studios have become the highest BREEAM rated industrial building in the UK
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FeaturesRedeveloping Bart's and Royal London hospitals
It was tempting to hang a ‘do not resuscitate’ sign on two dingy, barely accessible London hospitals, but Skanska’s redevelopment of the sites has made them functional again - which should perk up medical staff and patients alike
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NewsGreen light for Kew scheme
Construction will start later this year on Assael Architects-designed residential scheme
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FeaturesRegional Olympic sites: The out-of-towners
It really isn’t just about London … Ike Ijeh casts an eye over the Olympic-related developments, upgrades and refurbishments that have taken place across the UK, from the white-water rapids of Hertfordshire to the 53m-high Weymouth Tower
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NewsHas the acquatics centre been misjudged?
Learning Legacy breakfast will address whether aquatics centre is least sustainable Olympics venue