RSHP has revealed its designs for a 45-storey office tower and mixed-use public podium already under construction in Shenzhen, south-east China
Cut VAT to encourage retrofit of historic buildings, says parliamentary report
A heritage parliamentary group has called for a cut in VAT when retrofitting historic buildings and a presumption against demolition in the planning process
Historic England expands listings for Liverpool St ahead of station’s overhaul
Historic England has expanded its listing for Liverpool Street Station ahead of the submission of more detailed plans to overhaul the London terminus by Herzog & de Meuron
Haworth Tompkins tower block refurb in doubt as council considers demolition
Plans by Haworth Tompkins to refurbish 144 homes in Rotherhithe, south London, have been thrown into doubt by Southwark Council
Sheppard Robson’s Peckham tower scheme slammed by council
Sheppard Robson’s concept plans for a scheme in Peckham, south London, with 14 blocks of up to 27 storeys, have been described as ‘not good enough’ by Southwark Council
Ollier Smurthwaite wins approval for Passivhaus-on-stilts Salford scheme
Salford City Council has given planning approval to Ollier Smurthwaite Architects’ designs for a sustainable co-living housing scheme on stilts
Anti-demolition coalition proposes alternative to Corstorphine & Wright’s Birmingham plans
Campaigners have suggested an alternative to designs by Corstorphine & Wright that involve the demolition of Birmingham’s iconic 60s Ringway Centre
Selldorf wins approval for controversial National Gallery plans
Westminster City Council has approved Selldorf Architects’ controversial plans to revamp Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi's Grade I-listed National Gallery Sainsbury Wing
Denise Scott Brown rubbishes Selldorf’s changes to National Gallery Sainsbury Wing
Denise Scott Brown, one of the architects behind the National Gallery Sainsbury Wing, has called Annabelle Selldorf’s proposed alterations a ‘tragedy’
Herzog & de Meuron reveals plans for Liverpool Street station towers
Herzog & de Meuron has revealed its much-anticipated proposals to build two towers above a revamped Liverpool Street station