Southwark Council has agreed planning permission for proposals by JTP for four residential towers on Old Kent Road and Devonshire Grove in south London
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Fathom’s green-walled Waterloo retrofit plans approved
Lambeth Council has approved proposals by Fathom Architects for the retrofit and extension of a mixed-use building in London’s Waterloo
RAAC crisis: more than 100 schools likely to need completely rebuilding
More than 100 schools across England built with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) will probably need to be completely rebuilt, the government has said
Profession must speed up carbon reduction efforts, report warns
Embodied carbon emissions in the UK’s built environment have not reduced at the pace required to reach net zero, the UK Green Building Council has found
Jonathan Tuckey wins contest to revamp Belgian tannery
Jonathan Tuckey Design has won a competition to turn a 19th-century tannery in Belgium into an eco-retreat and cultural hub
DSDHA scheme set to be approved despite demolition controversy
Campaigners say Camden Council faces a large backlash if it approves a DSDHA-designed scheme which includes demolishing a 1960s tower
Grenfell Tower memorial: search for designer to start next year
The search for a design team for a permanent Grenfell Tower memorial is set to begin in the spring
Chipperfield half-built Hamburg skyscraper threatened with demolition
Building work has been suspended on a 233m-high office tower in Hamburg, designed by David Chipperfield Architects, after the developer failed to pay the project’s contractor
Buttress’s ‘unattractive and overbearing’ Manchester scheme denied
The planning inspectorate has thrown out an appeal by Buttress and developer Interland Holdings to replace a historic Manchester city centre building with tower blocks of up to 19 storeys
JTP submits 21-storey student housing tower in Ealing ‘tall building cluster’
JTP has submitted plans for a stepped 7-to-21-storey tower in Ealing, west London, in an area earmarked for shorter towers