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LEIA Looks at Industry Implications of Grenfell Phase 2 Report
The Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 report published in early September was the culmination of more than seven years of work by the inquiry and followed publication of the Phase 1...
New Project Team Appointed for 24-Story Camden Tower
Cartwright Pickard has replaced Grid Architects on long-delayed plans to build a 24-story block of flats in Camden in London, U.K., Building reports. The 100 Avenue Road site was purchased by residential...
Restoration of Transamerica Pyramid Completed
Foster + Partners has unveiled its completed restoration of the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco, Building Design is among outlets to report. This is the largest renovation of the world-famous...
Sankari Properties To Build US$1 Billion Dubai Development
Sankari Properties, a new entrant in Dubai's real estate market, plans to build a US$1 billion development in the Business Bay area, The National reported in January. Apartments at the...
Plan Submitted for Scotland’s Tallest “Building”
The redrawn plans for Portcullis House — which would become the tallest “building” in Scotland at 125 m— near Glasgow’s Charing Cross station, were submitted by developer Watkin Jones Group...
Designs Revealed for What Would Be London’s Tallest Tower
Eric Parry Architects has revealed new visualizations of its overhauled designs for One Undershaft, which is set to be the City of London’s tallest tower, Architects’ Journal reports. The plans...
Plans Revealed for Tower Set To Be Tallest in Manchester
The architect behind the five tallest buildings in Manchester, U.K., has unveiled plans to break another record in the city with proposals for an even higher tower, Building reports. Simpson...
Foster + Partners Releases Images for 240-M China Tower
U.K.-based Foster + Partners has released images of its first project in the Chinese seaport and financial center of Qingdao, Building Design is among outlets to report. The mixed-use 1...
35-Story Tower Approved for Islington, U.K.
The Islington, U.K. council approved Kohn Pedersen Fox’s plans to transform the Inmarsat building on Old Street roundabout into a 35-story office tower, Building Design reports. The Shoreditch scheme proposes...
18-Story Tower Approved for Glasgow City Center
HAUS Collective, an architecture studio based in Glasgow, U.K. has secured unanimous approval from Glasgow council’s planning committee for its design of an 18-story “aparthotel” in the city center, Building...
