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After 38 years with AHR, Martin Wright, Managing Director of AHR Architects Ltd, is announcing his retirement from the practice from 30 June 2021. Martin joined the practice in 1982 and over his career led our Leeds office, our work... View Article

The Doddington Estate and Assael Architecture have successfully won the appeal to develop multiple rural housing sites around the Grade I listed Doddington Hall in Nantwich, Chesire. The outline consent, which has taken 13 years to secure, includes 112 new... View Article

Midlands contractor G F Tomlinson has completed the latest phase of works on the expansion and renovation of King Edward VI School in Lichfield, Staffordshire. Comprising two phases of works led by G F Tomlinson for Staffordshire County Council under the Staffordshire... View Article

We are now on LinkedIn, so give us a follow! @Building Construction Design (BCD)... View Article

On Right to Build Day (30 October) the National Custom and Self Build Association (NaCSBA) and the Building Societies Association (BSA) are releasing the findings of new online market research into self build intentions and the effect of COVID-19 on... View Article

The new RIBA Professional Service Contract for Client Advisers is now available both via the RIBA Contracts Digital tool and on paper. The contract outlines the types of services a Client Adviser may offer, provides guidance on how to appoint... View Article

VOLOCO Construction Consulting, which provides bespoke flexible and responsive services such as Quantity Surveying, commercial support, cost management and bid management tailored for the construction industry, has expanded its team. The fourth permanent hire since January, doubling the team in 2020, Lea... View Article

TODD Architects‘ design for a 132-apartment extra care facility in Crewe, replacing a scheme that was devastated by a fire in 2019 and displacing nearly 150 residents, has been recommended for planning approval by Cheshire East Council with full support... View Article

If the plans are approved, Eutopia Homes will deliver 51 apartments designed and built exclusively for rent on a vacant site adjacent to the Morrisons supermarket on Prince Charles Road. The development is intended to act as a “gateway” to... View Article

National contractor Wates Construction has begun work on two new residential developments on the sites of two former schools in Warrington. The projects, which are set to be delivered simultaneously, will see the construction of a total of 161 properties... View Article

InsideOut have unlocked the potential of a complex sloping site in Tulse Hill, south-east London, to deliver a bold contemporary residential development of 22 homes. The efficient high-density scheme challenges topography to create a new raised ‘ground’ which maximises the... View Article