A unique long range survey of Californian building trends has rated Silicon Valley as the most “optimistic” for office development. The twice-yearly report — compiled by law firm Allen Matkins and the University of California Los Angeles —... Read More
Dubai’s Tourism and Commerce Marketing agency has confirmed the cost of staging the World Expo 2020 event is expected to be at least £6.45bn. Planning work for the exposition — whose theme is “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future” — is already... Read More
The government’s enterprise zone funding is going to good use in Hampshire where a £7m infrastructure grant has underpinned the redevelopment of a former Royal Navy air station. The money — awarded by the Department for Communities and Local Government... Read More
A plan to build a ten-storey hotel and cinema complex in Leicester Square faces opposition from heritage groups and the Greater London Authority (GLA). The developers say the proposal, which was approved by a single vote by Westminster council, will bring... Read More
A month after the expiry of a Government deadline Northern Ireland ministers have still not been able to agree on a development blueprint for greater Belfast. The Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan (BMAP) — which aims to boost economic growth, development and... Read More
Vancouver's downtown building boom will create much-needed office space in the city. Mayor Gregor Robertson broke ground recently on The Exchange, a $200 million, 31-storey Credit Suisse office tower in the financial district. It is one of seven buildings... Read More
The Birmingham City Centre Enterprise Zone will receive an additional £15m in funding to support new development projects. The Zone consists of 26 sites in various locations around the city. Over the next 25 years, they have the potential to deliver 1.3 m... Read More
Chicago and New York may have begun the trend to reach for the skies but the twenty first century home of the tall building is undoubtedly Asia. This is illustrated by figures showing that nearly 75 per cent of skyscrapers completed in 2013 were built... Read More
One of Edinburgh’s most controversial buildings — which has stood empty for almost 10 years — is to be gutted in a multi-million pound makeover. St Andrew Square is a prime location that will attract quality occupiers, the developers... Read More
After years of funding delays Newcastle’s £200m Stephenson Quarter development now looks set to welcome its first tenants by the summer of 2015. The 10-acre site behind Newcastle Central Station — named after the Robert Stephenson train making... Read More
