Jon Matthews Architects has submitted detailed plans for a major mixed-use scheme in St Helens town centre
Author Archives: Greg Pitcher
Grenfell Inquiry’s final report further delayed
The Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s final report into the disaster could be delayed by another six months, it has been revealed
Construction chiefs slam ‘pitiful’ shortfall of skilled retrofit workers
A leading industry advocate has called for a national retrofit body to be established after ‘pitiful’ figures showed the UK has less than 2 per cent of the skilled workers it needs for a residential energy-efficiency drive.
Grimshaw’s Sizewell C nuclear plant handed £700m funding boost
Outgoing prime minister Boris Johnson has confirmed the government will contribute £700 million towards the long-awaited Grimshaw-designed Sizewell C nuclear power station
Hawkins\Brown’s Sydenham flats backed by court after second legal challenge
The High Court has given the green light to HawkinsBrown plans to demolish a block of flats in south-east London and build 110 new social homes
Material costs rise for 12th month in a row
The price of construction materials has now risen every month for a year, official government figures have revealed
Manchester to set up housing delivery company and names first sites
Manchester councillors have backed plans for a housing delivery company that could boost building in the area by 500 affordable homes a year
Adjaye’s Holocaust Memorial gets the go-ahead
Housing minister Christopher Pincher has granted planning approval for Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad’s controversial Holocaust Memorial in Westminster
Feix&Merlin Walworth Town Hall revamp approved
Councillors have given the green light for Feix&Merlin Architects' restoration of the fire-damaged, Grade II-listed Walworth Town Hall
Fee wars: ‘We lost out to a competitor whose price was 75% cheaper’
A new wave of ultra-low fee bidding is adding to the pressures being felt by architects during the pandemic. Greg Pitcher investigates