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The Future of Tall Buildings

12/2/24

Adapted from his lecture given at Gresham College in London earlier in 2023, Roger Ridsdill Smith, Head of Structural Engineering at Foster + Partners, considers the evolution of tall buildings through history and investigates how their status might be reconsidered in light of today’s climate emergency.

Moda lodges Birmingham 37-storey tower plan

9/2/24

Moda Living and Calthorpe Estates have lodged plans to build more than 460 flats in a 37-storey block in Birmingham.

Second staircase disruption strikes Telford Homes scheme

9/2/24

Five of the proposed towers had to be redesigned after the Ilford scheme was originally given the go-ahead in 2022

Multiplex confirmed for £200m makeover of 1980s City block

8/2/24

Revamp for One Exchange Square at Broadgate campus designed by Fletcher Priest

Regulator to accept staged approval for tall building designs

8/2/24

Contractors can start building tower blocks with some gaps in design details under the new building safety regime, the regulator in charge has said.

Multiplex confirms £200m London Broadgate office overhaul

7/2/24

Multiplex Construction has sealed a deal to deliver a major office overhaul project at the Broadgate Campus in London.

Watkin Jones plunges to £43m loss

7/2/24

Multi-storey student and build to rent homes specialist Watkin Jones has plunged to a £43m loss after booking a further hit to cover building safety remedial works and restructuring.

Familiar names battle for £30m More London fit out

6/2/24

Work centres on PwC building close to London Bridge

How the Building Safety Act is changing construction (and how to keep up)

6/2/24

A platform design approach to manufacture and assembly offers the potential for fast, sustainable, behavioural change, says Jaimie Johnston of Bryden Wood.

Berkeley gets approval for 27-storey north London tower

5/2/24

Latest phase of Hornsey Gasworks regeneration will deliver 377 homes and a new public square

Manchester City Council approves proposals for over 5,000 new student beds

5/2/24

After decisions on a 3,300-bed University of Manchester scheme, and two other schemes providing 737 and 983 beds were deferred last month, planning has now been granted

Farrells tower planned for plot close to Fosters + Partners HQ

2/2/24

Proposals are in the pipeline for a 38-storey tower designed by Farrells to be built overlooking Foster + Partners’ headquarters in Battersea

Go-ahead for 1000 London homes after second staircase review

2/2/24

Telford Homes has gained planning for a major multi-storey housing scheme in east London after having to revise the plan to bring it into line with new second staircase rules.

Multiplex confirms £200m London Broadgate office overhaul

1/2/24

Multiplex Construction has sealed a deal to deliver a major office overhaul project at the Broadgate Campus in London.

Thousands of student homes approved by Manchester council

1/2/24

Schemes by university and McLaren given green light

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