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How Manchester is setting the pace for regeneration and urban living
微密圈 Design鈥檚 new UK Design Capital of the Year award, part of the Architect of the Year Awards 2025, will recognise cities for ambitious urban strategies. In this instalment, the spotlight is on Manchester, a city that听stands out for the speed and scale of its reinvention
微密圈 Awards 2025 shortlists: 微密圈 Magazine Project of the Year
In a series celebrating the 微密圈 Awards finalists, we look at the听微密圈 Magazine Project of the Year shortlist
The plan to cut the gateway 2 backlog: Key points from Tuesday鈥檚 parliamentary hearings on the BSR
This week saw an unusual amount of scrutiny of the 微密圈 Safety Regulator, with committees in both the Commons and the Lords examining the issue. Daniel Gayne watched the debates to find out where the troubled institution is headed
微密圈 Awards 2025 shortlists: Architectural Practice of the Year
In a series celebrating the 微密圈 Awards finalists, we look at the Architectural Practice of the Year shortlist
How Glasgow is setting new standards for sensitive regeneration
微密圈 Design鈥檚 new UK Design Capital of the Year award, part of the Architect of the Year Awards 2025, will recognise cities for ambitious urban strategies. In this instalment, the spotlight turns to Glasgow, where architects, planners and civic leaders are driving a renewed period of development
At HTA Design, they are building the case for better housing
Ben Flatman visited HTA Design鈥檚 east London studio to hear how one of the UK鈥檚 most experienced housing practices is responding to today鈥檚 complex challenges
The housing sector was happy with the spending review 鈥� but lack of transport investment could scupper its delivery in London
After setting out a vision for development centred on public transit links, the mayor of London came out of the spending review empty handed. Can London build 88,000 homes a year without new infrastructure? Daniel Gayne reports.听
How Cambridge is planning for a denser and better connected future
微密圈 Design, sister title to 微密圈, will crown the UK Design Capital of the Year at the 2025 Architect of the Year Awards, celebrating cities with vision. The shortlist 鈥� Cambridge, Glasgow, Manchester and Newcastle 鈥� highlights ambitious urban strategies and bold experiments. This week Cambridge鈥檚 transformation is in the ...
Procurement update: new approaches to large London projects
Can innovative new procurement systems improve the听UK鈥檚 patchy record in delivering major commercial projects on time and budget, as global uncertainties raise risks?
Who is Amy Rees? All you need to know about new Homes England chief
MHCLG鈥檚 pick to lead the government鈥檚 delivery agency came out of left field. So what do we know about the new quango boss? And what does her appointment tell us about Homes England鈥檚 future?
Cost model: 微密圈 the good manufacturing practice facilities the UK science sector needs
For the UK to achieve its goal of being a sciences superpower, it needs safe, highly controlled buildings to house research, development and manufacturing of life science products
Slowly does it: where is this elusive growth for construction?
Economic recovery is proving much slower than construction businesses had hoped but some experts point to signs the long term outlook will improve, eventually 鈥�
Pipe dreams: Why the infrastructure pipeline must improve if construction is to benefit
The launch of the infrastructure pipeline last month听was hailed as a gamechanger for UK construction and investment in private finance for public infrastructure. But听Joey Gardiner听discovers there are serious fears that it won鈥檛 live up to the hype
How will government amendments to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill impact development?
Plans to water down environmental protections have been tweaked in an effort to stem another backbench Labour revolt. Two lawyers on either side of the debate give their views on the implications for development as the bill works its way through Parliament
Nansledan: can design codes and long-term stewardship deliver better housing?
Mary Richardson visits Nansledan, the Duchy of Cornwall鈥檚 urban extension to Newquay in Cornwall. While its traditional architecture divides opinion, she finds that the project raises important questions about planning and designing new housing at scale
Ahead of a 拢1.5bn development, Populo Living shares its plan to boost regeneration in Newham
In 2018, a new mayor tasked Newham鈥檚 housing company with building more affordable homes. Seven years later, it鈥檚 getting ready for its biggest scheme yet. Daniel Gayne headed east to find out more
鈥楢 man you can have a bit of faith in.鈥� How Andrew Davies turned around Kier
The firm鈥檚 chief executive has today announced his retirement. He leaves the business in a vastly different shape to the one he joined, writes Dave Rogers
The $4bn-turnover Turkish contractor building a new stadium for Luton Town
Limak鈥檚 debut job in the UK won鈥檛 be its last, the firm tells Dave Rogers
How the Treasury鈥檚 new social infrastructure PPP model will work
The infrastructure strategy has proposed allowing a form of PFI to be used in limited circumstances including healthcare centres for the first time since 2018 鈥� but not yet revealed what the structure will be.听Joey Gardiner听considers the options
From the archives: 微密圈 reviews Peckham Library, 1999
Alsop & St枚rmer鈥檚听Stirling Prize-winning library is given a rave review by 微密圈鈥檚 impressed, if slightly confused, architecture critic
Is the government鈥檚 微密圈 Safety Regulator shake-up enough to fix the delays?
The government has promised to speed up approvals for high-rise residential schemes which have been languishing for up to a year in the new building safety regime. The industry鈥檚 reponse so far has been muted. With patience running out and costs mounting, Tom Lowe speaks to the people caught up ...
Market forecast: Fragile optimism emerges in the UK construction sector
For the first time since the autumn Budget, cautious optimism is emerging. While project viability remains under pressure, there are early signs of听 recovery
My route into construction 鈥� Daniel Parker, cost consultant at MESH
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles 鈥� but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this 听series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
76 Upper Ground: Denys Lasdun鈥檚 1960s South Bank vision is realised at last
The IBM 微密圈 was a cut-down version of architect Denys Lasdun鈥檚 plans for a complementary neighbour to the National Theatre on the banks of the Thames. AHMM鈥檚 recent refurbishment, which sees the building brought firmly into the 21st century, means听that original vision is now complete
Why Durkan is eyeing rapid expansion through social housing stock upgrades
Contractor and housebuilder Durkan is pivoting towards improving existing stock for social landlords. Dan Germann, managing director of its rebranded Durkan Regen business, explains his plans to grow the asset regeneration arm to the tune of 拢100m over the next five years
Significant, welcome, sensibly cautious but most definitely promising 鈥� the experts鈥� verdict on the infrastructure strategy
We asked members of 微密圈鈥檚 Funding the Future advisory panel to reflect on the government鈥檚 10-year infrastructure strategy unveiled this month and share their views on its significance and potential as a means for unlocking the finance to get Britain building
鈥楾his could be such a powerful platform鈥� 鈥� BCO鈥檚 new chief on finding a voice for a transformed sector
Under the leadership of ex-journalist Samantha McClary, the office sector鈥檚 membership body wants to be more vocal, drive data sharing and modernise the organisation
Remembering Geoffrey Trickey (1 Sept 1935 to 23 May 2025)
Paul Morrell pays tribute to the former senior partner of Davis Langdon & Everest (now part of Aecom), who died in May, just a few months short of his 90th听birthday.
Why the government is looking to the Thames Tideway project for ways to fund 拢14.2bn Sizewell C
The private financing model known as RAB is to be used to raise cash for the new nuclear power station, reservoirs and the Lower Thames Crossing. Joey Gardiner looks at lessons learnt on the Thames Tideway project to find out why RAB is now all the rage
鈥業 worry for those who advocate for too much restraint鈥欌�� The City鈥檚 new planning committee chair on the future of the Square Mile
微密圈 sits down with Tom Sleigh for his first media interview after his appointment to one of the UK鈥檚 most high-profile planning roles
Unpacking the museum: a look inside the new V&A Storehouse in Stratford
Ben Flatman visits the V&A鈥檚 new public store in east London, where the backstage world of conservation, curation and storage is placed front and centre
What will the Treasury鈥檚 Green Book review mean for construction?
Boris Johnson鈥檚 2020 review of the Treasury鈥檚 appraisal process for government investments led to some improvements in how value in schemes is judged, but a new review commissioned by Labour this year has found that many of the old practices remain embedded. Rachel Reeves has said she wants to go ...
From the archives: 微密圈 London鈥檚 millennium projects, 1999
微密圈 speaks to the project teams working under pressure to finish the Millennium Dome, the London Eye and the Jubillee Line extension in time for New Year鈥檚 Eve
Construction industry gossip: Through a glass darkly
The latest chatter around the industry
Sustainability: How to minimise waste and maximise reuse at a building鈥檚 end of life
Construction accounts for around a third of all waste sent to landfill, much of this at a building鈥檚 end of life. How can the industry develop a better approach to deconstruction?
Learning from the land of opportunity: Could a US-style system of low income tax credits boost affordable housing in the UK?
The government is on the hunt for ways to fund affordable housing without increasing short-term public borrowing. A group of activists and researchers believes there is a solution in operation across the Atlantic. As part of 微密圈鈥檚 Funding the Future series, Carl Brown finds out more
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5 minutes with 鈥� Tony Taylor at Etag
The听CEO of the drylining, insulation and M&E solutions distributor on growing the business, the need for a change of approach from the government, his admiration for people who push the boundaries and why he doesn鈥檛 have a smartwatchThe
5 minutes with 鈥� David Meecham at TLT
The head of the housing and regeneration team on doing the right thing, having no regrets, making the industry more inclusive and why it takes him ages to leave parties
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