A tower containing more than 800 co-living flats could be coming to Croydon town center, one of the largest commercial districts outside Central London. On...

A new 804-home scheme at the Manor Road Quarter in Canning Town has taken a step forward after approval from the London Borough. 402 (50...

Under the plans currently out for public consultation, the former Tate & Lyle sweeteners refinery on the Greenwich Peninsula will be redeveloped into a 178,300-square-foot...

M&G Prudential laid down a bet on London’s future as an international financial hub after Brexit, agreeing to bankroll the construction of an office complex...

A master plan by Allies and Morrison for British Land’s GB£4 billion (US$5 billion) regeneration of a 21-hectare chunk of Canada Water, an area of...

PLP Architecture has reworked its plans for a co-living tower for developer The Collective in Stratford, east London, submitting new designs for a hotel on...

International consultancy and construction firm Mace has landed a prized deal to build three towers for R&F Properties, the Chinese firm behind the redevelopment of...

Danish firm 3XN has won a top-secret design competition to replace two 1980s buildings by Peter Foggo within the City of London’s Broadgate office campus...

Asian developer Perennial Real Estate Holdings has dealt a blow to Eric Parry Architects’ approved plans to build the tallest building in the City of...

Residents of the NEO Bankside residential complex have appealed against a ruling which denied them an injunction to prevent Tate Modern Switch House visitors from...

London mayor Sadiq Khan has refused the Foster + Partners designed Tulip Tower saying the 304-meter-tall tourist attraction could harm the city’s skyline. Overturning the...

UK-based construction firm Ardmore has been awarded a EUR£100 million (US$1.12 million) contract by R&F Properties to deliver the first phase of Queen’s Square regeneration...

London studio Patalab Architecture has won approval to build a nine-story office building from shipping containers, which is projected to become the world’s tallest building...

London mayor Sadiq Khan has overturned the local council and approved SimpsonHaugh’s plan for the of a Brutalist Richard Seifert-designed hotel in Kensington. In October...

John McAslan Architects has become the latest in a string of architects to have proposals rejected for the redevelopment of land around Tesco Store near...

Housing minister Kit Malthouse has called-in Zaha Hadid Architects’ (ZHA) contentious Vauxhall Cross Island skyscrapers proposal. The decision to launch a local planning inquiry into...

The City of London’s new tallest building, PLP’s Twentytwo tower, has reached its highest point. The 62-story skyscraper for French investment manager AXA IM –...

A new skyscraper of studio rental apartments is opening in London’s Canary Wharf in Summer 2019, bringing with it what is claimed to be the...

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) has won planning permission for a 796-home development in East London that features a 23-story tower as its highest...

A 42-story tower nicknamed the “Paddington Cucumber” has been given the green light by Westminster planners. Officials at the city council gave the west London...

Lenders have boosted the 50-story luxury residential tower in London’s Nine Elms district, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox. Project backer Damac International announced it had...

The £63 million (US$82 million), transformation of Minavil House has taken a further step forward with construction beginning this month. Property developer R55 has now...

The City of London’s planning committee has approved Foster + Partners’ controversial Tulip Tower next to the Gherkin despite significant opposition from heritage campaigners. Following...

City of London planning officers have recommended approval for Foster + Partners’ opinion-splitting Tulip on a site next to the Gherkin. The planned 305-meter-tall tourist...

Councilors have approved construction of a 48-story Brisac Gonzalez tower in south-east London despite concerns raised by a design review panel and heritage activists. Southwark Council’s planning...

Conservationists have objected to a 20-story Assael Architecture-designed tower proposed for a plot close to a 300-year-old place of worship in the City of London....

Aspire Point, the mixed-use tower by MJP Architects, contains 445 rooms for Queen Mary University of London students. The scheme for Alumno Developments is sited...

The FaulknerBrowns-led design team has revised its masterplan for the Bishopsgate Goodsyard complex in east London to include more housing. Following pressure from the Greater...

Citigroup is in talks to buy its London skyscraper office for about £1.2 billion (US$1.68 billion), as the US bank commits its long-term future to...

CF Møller is rethinking the use of engineered timber for its scheme to replace Robin Hood Gardens, following the UK government’s ban on combustible cladding...

HTA Design-led proposals to redevelop a south London neighborhood with 2,550 homes, new shops and a new sports center have been lodged for planning. The...

Hammersmith & Fulham Council has approved Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC’s plans for a £1 billion (US$1.3 billion) overhaul of the Olympia exhibition center in west...

Kohn Pedersen Fox’s proposal for a £500 million (US$653 million) redevelopment of a former biscuit factory site in Bermondsey looks set to be thrown out...

Allford Hall Monaghan Morris has submitted plans to build a 35-story office-led tower close to the Shard in London. The practice filed an application with...

Zaha Hadid Architects has received the go-ahead for their Vauxhall Cross Island towers, a duo of skyscrapers sited adjacent to Vauxhall Station. The scheme, which...

Architecture firm Scott Brownrigg has won planning permission for a mixed-use “gastronomic quarter” in North Acton. The scheme will see two towers of 26 and...

The Greenwich Peninsula master plan has undergone another rethink, with housing schemes by Morris + Co and Hall McKnight dropped in the latest version of...

Eric Parry Architects has unveiled plans for a new 36-story tower in the City of London, featuring a huge green wall. The address at 50...

London’s future second-tallest building, 1 Undershaft, has been given the go-ahead after a three-year battle. The 951-foot (290-meter) skyscraper, nicknamed “The Trellis,” will be topped...

Contractor John Sisk and Son is to use a fleet of drones to carry out quality checks on the external structure of PRP-designed tower schemes...

Maccreanor Lavington has got the all-clear for two schemes around the Old Kent Road in South London. A 39-story, brick-clad residential tower is the centerpiece...

New Approval Being Sought for Residential Tower After Design Changes Controversial plans to build a 27-story tower and 462 new homes at 100 West Cromwell...

UK Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has granted permission to PLP Architecture’s £1 billion (US$1.3 billion) Westferry Printworks scheme, despite its being criticized by experts, including...

Plans to redevelop Quay House in Canary Wharf were given the go-ahead by Tower Hamlets Council. SimpsonHaugh has won planning approval for Quay House, a...

The Ealing Council's £275 million redevelopment of its offices could include a 28-story tower block. Perceval House, the council's offices on Ealing Broadway, has been...

Red brick archways define the lower and topmost levels of Cadence, a housing development designed by Alison Brooks Architects next to Coal Drops Yard at...

101 George Street, a huge 38-story and a 44-story block of modular flats in Croydon is soon to get a new neighbor. Croydon College Tower...

Planning permission to build seven high-rise flat blocks in the place of the Icon building in Stevenage has been denied by Stevenage Borough Council's planning...

A pair of Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF)-designed high-rises are set to be among the tallest mixed-use buildings in London after receiving a crucial blessing from...

One of London’s biggest hospitals could be rebuilt “for free” under an extraordinary land swap deal with developers. St Mary’s Hospital, in Paddington, is said...

Multiplex, the contractor building the new Vauxhall Square-Miles Street South and 278-meter-high Twentytwo at 22 Bishopsgate, shut all its work sites on 24 March, after...

The Hylo mixed-use development under construction on the edge of the City of London provides an intriguing game of spot the difference. Walking around its...

UK Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has confirmed new building safety system measures which include mandatory sprinkler systems and consistent wayfinding signage in all new high-rise...

In December 2019, Vauxhall Cross Island, a mixed-use proposal designed by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) in south London, had received criticism from members of the...

Tens of thousands of people are living in high-rise blocks with Grenfell Tower-style flammable cladding that need 24-hour fire patrols, it has been revealed. An...

This article is excerpted from the RICS World Built Environment Forum, which posed three questions on the urban legacy of Covid 19 to WBEF members...

4C Hotel Group has signed a £65m (US$80 million) financing deal to bring a Canopy by Hilton brand hotel to life in London next year....

A proposed 36-story London office tower with “extensive vertical urban greening” has been given a full blessing to proceed by the City of London Corporation’s...

The former London Underground headquarters in St James’ Park will be converted into a luxury hotel after the development was given the green light by...

Over the last five years there's been plenty of speculation over Wembley's 21-story skyscraper known as Wembley Point and formerly Station House. Is it still...

Regeneration company, U+I has submitted plans for a new 1,500 home mixed-use scheme on Greenwich PeninsulaThe plans will deliver around 1,500 new homes, hundreds of...

As England prepares to return to pubs, restaurants and cinemas next week, vast numbers of offices around the country will remain empty. And some companies...

Kensington residents have been left dismayed by a minister’s decision to approve a 17-story skyscraper beside Notting Hill Gate station. Plans to demolish Newcombe House,...

LONDON -- Proctor & Matthews Architects’ plans for Mosaic Place, a tower in south London, have finally been approved by housing secretary Robert Jenrick, after...

The flammable insulation used on the revamp of Grenfell Tower was chosen because architect Studio E was trying to achieve ‘aspirational’ thermal performance targets Architect...

Canary Wharf Group has revealed plans by architects Allies and Morrison for a 3.8 million square foot (353,031 square meters) development on the North Quay...

A 23-story skyscraper hotel will be built over a Hammersmith courthouse, despite a huge number of objections from nearby residents and the local MP. Developer...

Plans have been unveiled for a major housing development in East London which costs £1 billion (US$1.3 billion) and includes more than 3,800 homes. TwelveTrees...

Key changes have been made to proposals for a tall building to be built next to Kingston station. The proposed development on the Canbury Place...

The Sir Michael Uren Hub, which provides flexible laboratory space for biomedical science and engineering research, is named after the pioneer of the cement substitute...

Hammersmith Bridge has been closed to pedestrians after cracks in the structure worsened following the recent heatwave in the United Kingdom. The 133-year-old bridge was...

Richard Rogers has retired as a director of the practice he founded more than 40 years ago. The decision, revealed in termination documents lodged at...

Native Land has appointed four major international architectural practices to develop designs for four buildings within Eastern Yards, part of the £1 billion (US$1.3 billion)...

A new tower block with “100 percent affordable housing” has been given the green light in Fulham despite opposition from locals.   The 21-story tower will...

Developer Argent Related and Barnet Council have unveiled its vision for the £5 billion (US$6.4 billion) Brent Cross Town developmentBrent Cross Town will be a...

WR Berkley has put its 387,000 square feet (35,953 square meters) City of London tower The Scalpel, EC3, up for sale. The 190.1-meter building, which...

A block of nearly 500 co-living flats could soon be built near East Croydon Station. A proposal for the part 26 part 13-story building was...

Studio Egret West has submitted plans for a 470-home mixed-use scheme comprising three tall towers built close to the Edgware Road in north London. The...

RSH+P’s The Cheese Grater and Richard Seifert’s Tower 42 blend into the background, while Foster + Partners’ The Gherkin is a relative minnow in new...

AHMM, Alison Brooks Architects, Pollard Thomas Edwards and RUFF architects have won the go-ahead for a major mixed-use development in north London.  The estimated £500-million...

Tide Construction has reached a new milestone in delivering two modular towers in Croydon, by completing their core structures.   Tide Construction’s offsite construction company...

Historic England has objected to Foster + Partners’ proposed 305-meter-tall Tulip tower saying its “unusual eye-catching form” could harm views of the Tower of London. ...

Cross-laminated timber (CLT) specialist Waugh Thistleton Architects has vowed to fight the government’s new combustibles ban after it emerged that engineered timber would not be...

The developers behind Bishopsgate Goodsyard have unveiled a drastic, lower-rise redesign of the controversial City fringe scheme, including the removal of a row of skyscrapers...

ColladoCollins Architects has put forward plans for a 42-story private rental residential tower opposite Ilford station in east London.  The practice handed in documents to the...

Allies and Morrison-led proposals for a £1.1 billion ($US1.4 billion) East Bank “cultural quarter” in Stratford, formerly known as Olympicopolis, have been submitted to planners...

Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) has unveiled new designs for a retail and office block within the emerging development location next to London Bridge Station.  The...

Zaha Hadid Architects' principal Patrik Schumacher has warned that some approaches to fighting climate change would lead to "massive regressions and political upheavals." Speaking at...

The plans for new homes in Wembley include a new flexible retail unit, public realm enhancements, and new operational space for TfL. Brent Council has...

Architecture firm Wilkinson Eyre has revealed visuals showing its plan to install a glass lift inside one of the chimneys of Battersea Power Station in...

Allies and Morrison has cut back tower heights across its £4 billion ($5.2 billion) Canada Water masterplan after objections from Historic England.   The heritage body...

Planning permission has been secured for Timber Square, the proposed 370,000 square feet (34,374 square meters) office development in Lavington Street, London. Timber Square will...

London is to get its own New York-style high line park after a developer’s plans were signed off by the Mayor. The elevated park—which is...

Developer Regal London has submitted a planning application for a £500-million (US$674-million) mixed-use scheme at Orchard Wharf in London Docklands The Orchard Wharf project will...

The government’s independent planning arm is being given another chance to decide whether to recommend PLP’s controversial Westferry Printworks scheme in east London for approval,...

Ealing Council has given the green light to TfL’s largest residential development to date, which will see the delivery of 853 new homes in ActonThe...

Around 95 percent of the highest risk buildings with unsafe cladding similar to that found on Grenfell Tower have been made safe or have work...

Hong Kong developer Tenacity International Group has won approval to build a new skyscraper in the City of London, betting demand for office space will...

Foster + Partners has resubmitted scaled-down plans for an office scheme on a corner site in Whitechapel, east London. The project for developer South Street Asset...

The government is facing a backlash from its own MPs after announcing a £3.5 billion (US$4.8 billion) fund to fix dangerous cladding on high-rise buildings...

EcoWorld has handed Kane a £24 million (US$34 million) package of mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) works at its Kew Bridge development in Brentford.Kane has...

Hong Kong developer Tenacity International has won approval to build a new skyscraper in London’s financial district, just weeks after obtaining consent for a separate...

Four employees of the company that manufactured and sold the combustible cladding used on the Grenfell Tower are refusing to give oral evidence to the...

Catalyst and Mount Anvil have commenced enabling works on their joint venture regeneration scheme, The Verdean in Acton, marking a new chapter for the Friary...

Make Architects has revealed plans for a major new commercial scheme on a prominent South Bank site formerly home to ITV's headquartersThe scheme for developers...

The City of London is set to approve an office scheme designed by 3XN which features a 170-meter-tall tower on the edge of the Broadgate...

After failing to secure private funding, the Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R)-designed London Centre for Music, previously planned for where the Museum of London now...

Stiff + Trevillion’s designs for a 48-story skyscraper in the City of London’s eastern cluster have sparked a conservation row. The proposal for developer BentallGreenOak...