The London Stadium, home to West Ham Football Club, has received £4.4 million from the Mayor of London to install solar panels on its roof
Mecanoo six-tower scheme approved at final Olympic Park planning committee
The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) has approved Mecanoo’s plans for six residential buildings of up to 32 storeys at its final planning meeting
Waugh Thistleton gets OK on mixed-use Stratford scheme
Waugh Thistleton has received planning permission for a 15-storey mixed-use scheme next door to Westfield Stratford City shopping centre, east London
Populous to redraw stadium plans for Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham football club
Populous has been appointed to redraw AFL Architects’ proposals for a 5,500-capacity stand at Wrexham, the Welsh football club co-owned by Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds
Apt wins approval for west London skyscrapers, replacing KPF scheme
Apt has won planning for two skyscrapers, of 43 and 57 storeys, in Acton, west London, replacing an earlier Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) scheme
Heatherwick Studio’s Vessel reopens after three-year closure
The Vessel in New York has reopened after steel meshing was installed as a safety measure on Heatherwick Studio’s controversial attraction
Chipperfield’s Chinese Embassy plans called in by Rayner
David Chipperfield Architects’ resubmitted plans for a new Chinese Embassy in London will face a planning inquiry after communities secretary Angela Rayner called in the controversial scheme
Eric Parry trims footprint on reconfigured One Undershaft skyscraper
Eric Parry Architects has resubmitted plans for the City of London’s tallest tower, One Undershaft, reducing its footprint and opening up the lower levels
Housing crisis: If Southwark Council can’t build homes, who can?
Until recently Southwark was the poster child of social house-building. Why has its residential drive ground to a halt, and what does this mean for the rest of the country?
Morris + Company reveals Oxford India Centre plans
Morris + Company’s competition-winning 700m² building for the University of Oxford’s India Centre for Sustainable Development has been unveiled