Architects Journal
Chris Berkin
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Regeneration bids sought for Hendon police base
7-Jun-2013
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has invited developers to submit plans to regenerate 22 hectare of the Metropolitan Police Peel Centre training headquarters at Hendon with 1,650 new homes -
UCL's £1bn east London campus vision evaporates
7-May-2013
University College London has walked away from controversial plans to build a £1 billion campus overlooking the Olympic Park in Stratford east London -
Families of Lakanal House fire victims seek compensation
9-Apr-2013
A legal action has been launched by the families of six people who died during a fire at Lakanal House in Camberwell, south London -
Housing registrations jump 21 per cent
28-Mar-2013
Quarterly housing registrations have jumped by almost 5,000, bringing the total for the period between December and February to 26,004 -
West Ham confirmed as tenant for Populous' Olympic Stadium
22-Mar-2013
West Ham will take on a 99-year concession at the Olympic Stadium, moving into the Populous-designed arena in time for the 2016-2017 season. -
Barratt chief: 'There is no North-South divide'
18-Mar-2013
Barratt Developments chief executive Mark Clare has said the company plans to spend £700 million buying land this year as increased lending in the sector is expected to fuel a housebuilder recovery across the country. -
January construction output 8% down on 2012
8-Mar-2013
Estimates by the Office of National Statistics have found construction output in January 6.3 per cent down on December and 7.9 per cent lower than in the same month a year earlier. -
Boris unveils £1bn 'cycle Crossrail' for London
8-Mar-2013
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has unveiled a £1billion package to create a ‘Crossrail for the bike’, including major upgrades to the capital’s roads and a £100million fund to improve major junctions. -
Wave of outfits bid for Olympic marketing licences
28-Feb-2013
A total of 2,166 companies who worked on the Olympics have applied for licences to enable them to market their work within the first month -
Housebuilders bounce back: Barratt's profits more than double
28-Feb-2013
Housebuilder Barratt has seen a 113 per cent jump to £46.1m in pre-tax profit -
Hopkins and Make shortlisted for £1bn UCL Stratford campus
12-Feb-2013
The five-strong shortlist of firms competing to design University College London’s new Stratford Campus has been revealed -
London housebuilding registrations drop by a third
28-Jan-2013
London saw a steep contraction in housebuilding registrations in 2012, while affordable housing fell by a quarter nationwide -
Richard Hill appointed interim boss of HCA
22-Jan-2013
Richard Hill has been appointed chief executive and accounting officer of the Homes and Communities Agency until a permanent candidate is selected. -
Moorfields eyes new hospital building
10-Jan-2013
Moorfields Eye Hospital is considering building a new hospital to replace its iconic premises on the City Road in London -
Legal dispute over KPF's Helter-Skelter resolved
9-Jan-2013
Brookfield Multiplex has settled a multi-million Pound legal dispute over KPF’s £800million Pinnacle skyscraper project in the City of London -
Helicopter crashes into Broadway Malyan's Vauxhall Tower
January 2013
A helicopter has crashed into a crane working on Broadway Malyan’s Vauxhall Tower in Vauxhall, South London this morning at 8am -
HCA boss leaves to head up Newcastle council
27-Nov-2012
Homes and Communities Agency chief executive Pat Ritchie is stepping down to take up a role as head of Newcastle City Council -
Grimshaw's London Bridge revamp avoids judicial review
27-Nov-2012
A judicial review claim against Southwark Council’s decision to grant planning permission for Grimshaw’s London Bridge development has been rejected -
425 homes in six months: GLA housing starts tumble
16-Nov-2012
Just 425 houses were started in the half-year from April 2012 to September 2012 under Greater London Authority (GLA) schemes, with most boroughs reporting a dead stop in new starts -
Ricky Burdett and ex-Olympic chief John Armitt named aviation commissioners
2-Nov-2012
Ex-ODA chief John Armitt and urbanism expert Ricky Burdett have been named on a six-strong panel to examine aviation policy under Howard Davies -
Green light for UCL's £1bn Olympic university quarter
29-Oct-2012
Newham Council has approved Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands’ plans for a new University College London (UCL) campus next to the Olympic Park, in Newham, east London -
Labour ‘would build 100,000 affordable homes’ from 4G sale
1-Oct-2012
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has called for £3billion from a windfall sales of 4G network licences to be spent on building affordable homes, rather than paying down national debt -
Lib Dems reject planning reforms
26-Sep-2012
The Liberal Democrats have passed an emergency motion against government proposals to relax English planning laws, casting new doubt on the plans by calling on government to withdraw them -
Olympic employment legacy in doubt, says report
24-Sep-2012
Research released today by a recruitment website has found that two-thirds in the built environment are sceptical about the long-term employment legacy of the Olympics -
Mark Prisk pledges to free up housing finance
21-Sep-2012
The new housing minister, Mark Prisk, has said he wants to ensure ‘a continuing dialogue’ with housing experts and wants to tackle problems holding back housing finance. -
Crown Estate submits plans for £450m St James' Market
12-Sep-2012
The Crown Estate has submitted four planning applications for a huge 28,000m² mixed-use development off Piccadilly, central London . -
Government report calls for end to affordable homes quotas
24-Aug-2012
A government-commissioned report has urged a relaxing of requirements for affordable homes in new build schemes -
Battersea Power Station revamp to start next summer
26-Jul-2012
The Battersea Power Station redevelopment will start next summer and is expected to be worth £8bn and create 20,000 construction jobs, the government has announced -
Government announces £4.2bn rail investment
16-Jul-2012
The government has announced an extra £4.2 billion investment in Britain’s rail network today, focused on the North of England, Wales and the Midlands -
15% planning fee hike announced
4-Jul-2012
The government has announced plans to increase planning fees by 15 per cent starting in the autumn -
Vince Cable: housebuilding is key to recovery
19-Jun-2012
The business secretary has called for government financing guarantees to encourage public and private housebuilding -
Affordable housing starts slump by 65 per cent
12-Jun-2012
New starts for affordable homes fell by 65 per cent this year, according to the latest government figures. -
Queen's birthday honours: Zaha Hadid becomes dame
1-Jun-2012
Double Stirling Prize-winner Zaha Hadid has been made a dame in the Queen’s birthday honours
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