Architects and planners have called into question the UK housing secretary’s plans to build more than 200,000 homes in Cambridge
Author Archives: Gino Spocchia
Ash Sakula gets the OK for Peterborough department store conversion
Ash Sakula Architects has won approval for plans to transform a former Peterborough department store into 125 new homes and co-working space
RIAS announces shortlist for Scotland’s building of the year
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has named four projects competing to be named the best new building in Scotland 2023
Fate of Birmingham landmark as crucial as M&S Oxford St, say campaigners
The fate of one of Birmingham’s Brutalist icons – the Ringway Centre – is as ‘pivotal’ as the decision surrounding M&S Oxford Street, campaigners have argued
Remaking Glasgow: how regeneration aims to stitch the city together
Paying a visit to the city, Gino Spocchia finds a wave of new development intended to heal old wounds and bring more people into its centre
Glasgow tower demolition signed off by council in face of counter proposals
Four Modernist towers in north-west Glasgow may have had their fate sealed after the city council signed off demolition plans for the Wyndford estate
Government leak: Hopkins’ Portcullis House atrium roof panel fails
Hopkins’ Portcullis House, which provides offices for MPs and their staff, has again been at the centre of a government leak after its glass roof let in a torrent of water
Gove has ‘given up’ on housing after handing back £1.9 billion
Michael Gove has been criticised for handing back a third of the Levelling Up department’s housing budget after failing to spend £1.9 billion
Cambridge set for 250,000 homes under government plan
The city could become a ‘Silicon Valley of Europe’ under plans to build 250,000 homes, according to reports
Metropolitan Workshop wins approval for 48-storey Birmingham tower
Metropolitan Workshop’s proposed 48-storey Birmingham tower is set to become one of the city’s tallest buildings after plans were approved last week