All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 24
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Trocadero hotel roof extension started without planning permission
Westminster Council retrospectively approves scheme but describes unauthorised works as “highly regrettable”
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Covid bidding strategies persisting as contractors look to offset inflation risk, RLB finds
RLB tender price forecast said establishment of ‘non-standard’ approaches could favour larger firms
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Spurs submits plans to boost height of hotel tower next to stadium
Partially built scheme has been dormant for four years
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RAAC schools had been due for renewal under scrapped Labour plan
Plans to renew 13 schools hit by RAAC crisis were shelved in 2010
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Sunak finally eases planning rules to allow more onshore wind
Communities which support wind farms could be given up to 50% off their energy bills
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CLC to set up expert panel to advise on RAAC crisis
Group will be drawn from industry experts and professional bodies across the construction sector
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Birmingham council declares itself effectively bankrupt
Europe’s largest local authority freezes all new spending after being hit by a £760m bill to settle equal pay claims
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Government expands RAAC surveys of court buildings after Harrow closure
Harrow Crown Court closed for repairs last month despite assurance that sites had been deemed safe
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Government set to scrap onshore wind ban after second Tory revolt
Backbenchers force Sunak’s hand following broken promise to relax rules by last April
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‘I don’t seek permission, I ask for forgiveness’ – Muyiwa Oki on his plans for his RIBA presidency
RIBA’s first black president - and its youngest - did not tell his bosses at Mace that he was running for the role. He wants to do things his own way.
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CLC to hold crisis talks on RAAC schools today
Trade bodies to discuss how industry can respond to need for repairs in schools and other public buildings
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The RAAC schools crisis: what we know so far
More than 100 schools containing cheap concrete told to immediately close after collapse of beam previously thought to be safe
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M&S launches legal challenge against Gove’s Oxford Street rejection
Retailer slams government’s ‘misguided agenda’ against spurned redevelopment plans
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Government tells schools to close all buildings containing problem concrete
Report in June found lightweight reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete could be present in more than 500 schools
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Plans for luxury Westminster care home to be approved next week
Horseferry Road scheme to include hydrotherapy pool, library, art studio and quiet rooms
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British Land rejigs Canada Water towers to comply with three new regulations
Architect AHMM sent back to the drawing board to add second staircases, a new facade and air conditioning
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Inspector approves Poplar sex club plans on appeal
Proposal for more than 100 homes above all-night fetish club were rejected last year
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Kier, Laing and Wates land £225m prisons job
Trio to build 1,200 prison places with a standardised construction approach
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Stanhope unveils revised design for City’s tallest tower
Rejig of 1 Undershaft to split building into four vertical blocks with multiple roof gardens
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The chaotic life of ɫTV founder and architect Joseph Aloysius Hansom
To celebrate ɫTV’s 180th anniversary, Tom Lowe talks to historian Penelope Harris ahead of the publication of her biography of the magazine’s founder