Hopkins’ Portcullis House next to the Palace of Westminster requires a ‘complete overhaul’ of its roof and glass atrium, a leaked Parliamentary report by Purcell has revealed
Architects condemn huge hike in salary threshold for migrant worker visas
Government plans to nearly double the minimum salary requirement for foreign worker visas and to scrap the shortage occupation list have drawn condemnation from architects
BDP submits outline plans for Warwick University STEM precinct
BDP has put forward outline proposals for new STEM facilities at the University of Warwick to Coventry City Council for planning consideration
Hawkins\Brown’s 36-storey student digs set to break Scottish height record
Hawkins\Brown has unveiled updated proposals for a 784-bed student accommodation scheme in Glasgow, reaching a potentially record-breaking 36-storeys
ACME’s ‘bulky’ Elephant and Castle office scheme approved on appeal
ACME’s controversial 18-storey office proposal for Elephant and Castle has been approved on appeal – a year after Southwark councillors rejected the scheme
Weston Williamson and Pitman Tozer schemes shelved by council over costs
Southwark Council has cancelled two housing-led regeneration schemes – one by Weston Williamson + Partners, the other by Pitman Tozer Architects – due to cost increases
Associated Architects submits 1,200 student bed Birmingham scheme
Associated Architects has submitted designs for a 34-storey tower to expand University College Birmingham’s student accommodation
tp bennett wins planning for Southwark scheme replacing HTA proposal
Southwark Council has approved a 688-room student scheme by tp bennett, which replaces an earlier 219-home scheme for the site by HTA Design
Gove mulls reprieve for Populous’s rejected Stratford Sphere
Communities secretary Michael Gove is considering calling in the Populous-designed Sphere in east London even though its backer, Madison Square Garden (MSG), looks to have all but given up on the project
Ann Nisbet house within Ayrshire ruin named Scotland’s building of the year
Ann Nisbet Studio has won the £10,000 Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award 2023 for Cuddymoss, a home within a ruin in Ayrshire