Three landmark office blocks are among plans being considered for the former site of one of Britain’s oldest daily newspapers. In February, 2012, it was announced that printing of The Yorkshire Post and Yorkshire Evening Post would be switched from... Read More
Canary Wharf Group and Qatari Diar’s £1.3 billion redevelopment of London’s Shell Centre is to be challenged in the High Court, it has emerged today. The action has been launched by activist and writer George Turner who has previously questioned... Read More
Respected British architect Sir David Chipperfield has called for planning officers to be given greater powers to shape the future of our cities. His call comes in the same week it was revealed that almost 250 tower blocks are either under construction or in... Read More
East End property developers hoping to take advantage of the growing opportunities in the area, face opposition from historian and TV personality Dan Cruickshank. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the East End Preservation Society, the Britain’s... Read More
A conservation group has submitted a letter of objection to the proposed redevelopment of London’s Smithfield Market. Save Britain’s Heritage (SAVE) says that Henderson Global Investors plan to introduce 230,000 sq ft of commercial space “constitutes... Read More
Architects are coming up with increasingly inventive ways to not only save space in town centres, but to make these spaces attractive places to be. With the high street only just hanging on to growth and consumers turning to online shopping in their droves... Read More
Only a few decades ago the only greenery you were likely to see in an urban setting were weeds sprouting from litter strewn brownfield sites. During the post-war years Britain’s cities had been reconstructed and redeveloped in a spirit of optimism and... Read More
