Heatherwick designs “hyper-physical” park on artificial island in Seoul
UK-headquartered architect Heatherwick Studio has won a design competition for Soundscape to create a park on the artificial…
May 2024
Without retrofitting our existing historical stock, the UK will fail to meet its net zero ambitions
Simon Vernon-Harcourt, design and planning director at City & Country, explores the necessity of retrofitting the UK’s historical…
China Communications only bidder for deep-water port in Georgia
The job of building a deep-water port in the Caucasus state of Georgia has gone to the project’s…
ADIB provides financing for west London co-living scheme
The Stay Club North Acton has a 100% occupancy rate, which ADIB said shows robust tenant demand. The…
Peel Waters’ Chatham Docks regeneration scheme gets green light
Medway Council’s planning committee yesterday (30 May) approved Peel Waters’ plans to redevelop the Chatham Docks industrial estate…
Annual house price growth more doubles to 1.6%, Nationwide finds
The annual rate of growth stood at 1.3% in May, from 0.6% in April. The post Annual house…
Advantage adds established experienced surveyor Dave Roughly to team
Advantage Home Construction Insurance (AHCI) today announces the recruitment of Dave Roughly, who joins their technical team as…
Webuild and NGE chosen for €1.4bn section of Grand Paris Express
French civil engineer NGE and Italian contractor Webuild have been chosen to build a section of Metro Line…
Zaha Hadid Architects designs casino, nightclub and yacht club in the Bahamas
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has unveiled its design for a casino, nightclub and yacht club an as-yet-unbuilt residential…
SOM reveals designs for Chicago O’Hare expansion
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has revealed its design for Satellite Concourse 1 at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.…