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How Everton built their new stadium in just five years (Manchester United take note)
The first test event to demonstrate that the stadium meets safety standards was held in February. A second one was held in March with the third and final event, which will feature a capacity crowd, will take place later this year before the season starts ...
Max headroom: How floor jacking could give old buildings a new lease of life
Extending the building wasn鈥檛 an option as it is hemmed in above, below and on all four sides
Industrial remix: how Hawkins Brown retuned Wakefield鈥檚 Tileyard North for the creative economy
Once derelict and forgotten, Wakefield鈥檚 Rutland Mills has been transformed into a thriving hub for the music industry
Canada Water: Is it a match for Kings Cross?
The first phase of British Land鈥檚 53 acre mixed use development in south-east London is almost finished. Thomas Lane went along to have a look
Why 65 Holborn Viaduct could be the most difficult site ever to be built on in London
A disused railway station below half of a central London site meant conventional piling was out of the question. The team that built a five-storey basement under Claridge鈥檚 hotel while keeping it open were drafted in to come up with a radical solution
The Elephant reborn: How Multiplex is rebuilding a south London landmark
The crumbling Elephant and Castle shopping centre built in the 1960s is being reinvented as a mixed-use destination as part of Southwark council鈥檚 strategy to regenerate the area. Thomas Lane visits to see how it is coming along
How a Victorian hospital became a forward-focused university department
When the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh moved to a new site on the edge of the city, the old hospital was left to rot because of its uncompromising layout. Two decades later it has been reinvented as the Edinburgh Futures Institute, an educational initative which seeks to help solve the ...
鈥楤ecause the spaces work for children, they work for everyone鈥� 鈥� how the Whittington estate fosters a community for all ages
Two architects who have made a film about the child-friendly estate where they live explain what鈥檚 so special about its design
Space House: 1960s icon gets another chance to shine
Centrepoint鈥檚 little sister was realised by the same architect and developer and built with similar pioneering techniques. Neglected for the past four decades, a recent refurbishment restores and celebrates the building鈥檚 groundbreaking architectural qualities
Picking up Carillion鈥檚 pieces: how Balfour Beatty finally finished the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
West Birmingham鈥檚 new super hospital has just opened, six years later than planned following the failure of Carillion in 2018. Thomas Lane visits the new building to find out how the team overcame multiple problems, and to see what the finished project is like
Hinkley Point C: 黑洞社区 Britain鈥檚 first nuclear reactor in 30 years
Like its Finnish and French twins, Hinkley Point C has suffered from cost overuns and delays. What are the team doing to claw back the losses and what does this mean for Sizewell C?
The Tribeca brick: Made from earth and water but (crucially) no fire
London鈥檚 largest life sciences project is trialling the use of a low carbon earth brick for the basement walls of the first phase. It could be a game-changer for schemes looking to radically reduce their carbon footprint.聽Thomas Lane聽reports
How do you fix a grade I listed Oxford college built from RAAC?
All the roofs at St Catherine鈥檚 College were recently condemned thanks to the presence of RAAC. Thomas Lane reports on how the team came up with a solution that didn鈥檛 affect the historical significance of the Arne Jacobsen-designed campus
Sarah Jones expected to be named construction minister
New Labour minister held industry and decarbonisation brief in opposition
British Land鈥檚 resurrection of Norton Folgate
Blossom Street was the focus of a vitriolic planning battle. But British Land has confounded the fears of Spitalfields residents by sensitively restoring many of the old buildings
Does Roger De Haan鈥檚 Folkestone housing scheme deserve so much criticism?
Former Saga owner鈥檚 luxury Shoreline Crescent scheme has been completed following a string of headlines about its lack of affordable housing. Tom Lowe tours the building and is impressed by what he finds
The making of Egham: how to pull a town centre up by its bootstraps
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris and Runnymede council have delivered a mixed-use scheme that aims to reverse the slow decline of this busy Surrey town. Thomas Lane reports
Learning on the job: how Wales is leading the way with net zero schools
The Vale of Glamorgan council and ISG have spent the past 10 years refining and monitoring their standardised school solution and have now gone from gas guzzlers to carbon negative, Thomas Lane reports
It鈥檚 M&S鈥檚 Oxford Street neighbour 鈥� and it鈥檚 being refurbished, not demolished
The former House of Fraser store is just half a mile from the M&S flagship which the retailer controversially wants to knock down and rebuild. Thomas Lane meets the team to find out how they are making the refurbishment work
Fashion statement 鈥� London college becomes first to make its new home on the waterfront
The London College of Fashion has brought its six separate sites under one roof for the first time in more than 100 years. Tom Lane reports
Victoria House: from life insurance to the sciences of life
The grand former headquarters of the Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society is being converted into a state-of-the-art life sciences laboratory.聽 Thomas Lane reports on an unlikely reinvention
鈥楢 nightclub on a massive scale鈥�: touring Populous鈥� 拢365m Co-op Live arena
Soon to be the UK鈥檚 biggest indoor music venue when it opens in April, the 23,500-seat Manchester behemoth is an impressive site. Tom Lowe has a look around
Faster, better and less disruptive: the next chapter in Mace鈥檚 manufacturing journey
The contractor wants to bring DfMA discipline to high-rise residential projects for the same cost as traditional build.
Does the Bristol Beacon shine brightly for the city?
The South-west鈥檚 biggest music venue has cost nearly three times the original budget and opened three years late. Thomas Lane visits to find out why 鈥� and whether it was worth it
Salford鈥檚 Eden project 鈥� not your common-or-garden eco office
CiA new office building incorporating Europe鈥檚 largest green wall is also one of the UK鈥檚 most sustainable. Thomas Lane looks at how the team managed it
London mayor rejects plans to build controversial Las Vegas-style Sphere music venue
Communities secretary Michael Gove to have final say on 90m-tall building
A new model for later living: Appleby Blue in Southwark
This modern take on the traditional almshouse is intended to reduce loneliness and isolation by bringing community groups into the building and promoting interaction between residents. Could it tempt older people out of their family homes?
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