Architects should be better trained in designing modular and prefabricated buildings, according to the government’s new tsar for modern methods of construction (MMC)
Scottish government plans to extend PDR under ‘radical shake-up’ of regs
The Scottish government has said old agricultural buildings could be converted into homes without planning permission under a proposed extension of permitted development rights (PDR)
Maccreanor Lavington wins approval for Old Kent Rd tower but Farrells’ neighbour struggles
Maccreanor Lavington has won planning for a 22-storey building on Old Kent Road but Farrells has run into trouble over a proposed 19-storey building nearby
OMA’s Manchester arts centre set for further cost hike due to ‘complex’ design
The cost of OMA’s new Manchester arts centre, The Factory, could rise for a third time despite attempts to value-engineer its ‘complex’ design
Grimshaw hails ‘golden year’ as profits leap
Grimshaw has hailed a ‘golden year’ after reporting a 23 per cent growth in pre-tax profits for the 12 months to 31 March 2019, despite a drop in overseas revenue
Labour pledges all new homes will be zero carbon by 2022
The Labour Party has vowed to make all new homes zero carbon by 2022 if it wins the forthcoming general election
FaulknerBrowns opens Vancouver office
AJ100 practice FaulknerBrowns has set up its first outpost away from its historic Newcastle home – a new office in Vancouver, Canada