England
Knowsley Starts New Year with Lift Project at London’s “Old Vic”
Knowsley Lift Services Ltd., headquartered in Liverpool, U.K., began the new year with a lift replacement at the historic Old Victoria Theatre in London. The scope of work includes removing...
Seven-Building Design Providing 1,300 Homes Approved in London
Plans by HTA Design to transform the former Britannia Works factory site in east London have been given the go-ahead by the London borough of Redbridge, Architects’ Journal reports. The...
London Tower Plans Updated for Sustainability
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has unveiled plans to overhaul its design for a 260-m tall London skyscraper to boost its sustainability credentials amid growing demand from occupiers for low-carbon...
KPF Reveals Plan for 37-Story East London Office Tower
Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) has revealed its plan for a 160-m, 37-story office tower at the site of a 10-story, 1980s office block by the Old Street roundabout in East...
Plans Submitted for Europe’s Largest Life Sciences Building
Canary Wharf Group and Dutch investor Kadans Science Partner have submitted plans for a 23-story tower in London’s Canary Wharf that the pair say is Europe’s largest life sciences building,...
Revised London Mixed-Use Redevelopment Plans Submitted
Simpson Haugh’s plans for a mixed-use redevelopment of a historic listed warehouse building in the center of Manchester were recently submitted to the city council — four years after an...
Design for Three-Tower Development in London Released
Squire & Partners has designed striking commercial towers in Southbank, London, that will be part of the new Triptych Bankside development, World Architecture News reports. Forming a new part of...
Three-Tower London Scheme Approved at Appeal
Tottenham Hotspur FC (Football Club) and F3 Architects have had their proposals for an 867-home development on land near the FC’s north London stadium approved at appeal after Haringey Council...
Stannah Raises Funds for Children’s Hospital
A team from the Stannah Lifts South West England and South Wales Service Branch rappelled down eight floors of Bristol Children’s Hospital in Bristol, U.K., dressed as superheroes to raise...
2022 Building Award Winners Announced
The winners of the 2022 Building Awards were named on November 1 and included some of the biggest names in the U.K. construction industry: Core Five, ISG, Sir Robert McAlpine...
