All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 32
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Manchester City submits plans for £300m Etihad stadium expansion
Construction on boosted North Stand set to start in November
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Fosters’ plans for Oxford cancer research facility set for approval
Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine is being bankrolled by world’s seventh richest person
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From the archives: Cologne Cathedral’s topping out ceremony, 1880
Cologne Cathedral, completed in 1800, still has the largest facade of any church in the world
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Kingspan, Celotex and Arconic settle civil claims with 900 people affected by Grenfell fire
Undisclosed sum paid to bereaved, survivors and residents in wake of 2017 tragedy
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Green light for £20m scheme at Glasgow’s oldest private school
Scheme for Glasgow Academy designed by Hawkins Brown
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From the archives: Britain’s dim view of the Eiffel Tower, 1886-89
Writers in The Builder express complete disdain for the newly built Parisian landmark, describing it as a ”useless attempt to astonish the eye”
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Small project starts plummet as inflation fears resurface
Starts for projects valued at £100m or less fell by nearly half in the first quarter of 2023, study finds
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Zaha Hadid starts work on £600m twin towers scheme without TfL land swap deal
Early works at Vauxhall site are now underway to save planning consent, which expires this Sunday
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Landsec’s 1,800-home O2 scheme approved following second staircase redesign
Scheme was redesigned to add second staircases following Sadiq Khan’s fire safety ruling
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From the archives: Nelson’s Column runs out of money, 1843-44
The cash-strapped project to build the war hero’s memorial is set upon by hammer-wielding members of the public and receives an embarrassing donation from the Emperor of Russia
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Labour to impose a ‘net zero mandate’ for every key regulator
Shadow climate change secretary Ed Miliband outlines party’s net zero strategy ahead of government’s “energy security day”
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Vistry renegotiating contracts with suppliers after fall in prices
Housebuilder says cost savings will allow it to keep on building
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Plans for 1,350-home build-to-rent scheme in Leeds approved
Developer Platform wins planning for hybrid application for three linked towers and two office blocks
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Gleeds appoints Dublin director as firm signals Irish expansion
Barry Keogh has worked on major projects including Sisk’s Aviva Stadium
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Landsec the latest to be caught out by London’s new second staircase rule
Developer forced to redesign 1,800-home Camden scheme following mayor’s fire safety ruling
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From the archives: The Tay Bridge disaster, 1879
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Architects’ optimism returns for the first time in seven months
Confidence soared in profession last month despite economic uncertainty, RIBA survey finds
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LABC ‘very concerned’ about exodus of building control veterans as new regulator looms
Organisation’s chief executive said highly experienced people were “desperately needed” to train new recruits