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From the ground up: Ackroyd Lowrie on a mission to turn school leavers into architects with real work experience
With a focus on innovation and access, the east London studio is leading the charge in the architectural education revolution. Ben Flatman reports on how they are helping a new generation of architects to design the cities of tomorrow
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‘Because the spaces work for children, they work for everyone’ – 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’s so special about its design
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Infrastructure update: How can developers navigate the ever-lengthening connections queue?
In the second half of our two-part special on UK power, Turner & Townsend Alinea examine how the rising demand for new connections to the distribution network has time and cost impacts for developers.Â
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‘This industry is absolutely fine…’ Andrew Davies on the naysayers, rescuing Kier and what the firm plans to do next
The contractor’s chief executive goes in to bat for construction. It’s a good time to be in the business, he tells Dave RogersÂ
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40 Under 40: meet the brightest and best of construction’s next generation
Ðǿմ«Ã½ is spotlighting 40 people under the age of 40 who seem set to change the future of construction
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Elevating security standards in commercial student accommodation
Purpose-built student housing up and down the country continues to magnetise crime. At a roundtable hosted by Ðǿմ«Ã½ in partnership with Jeld-Wen, experts shared their insights into how risk can be managed now and in the future
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‘It was always the plan ...’ Keltbray’s Brendan Kerr on selling infrastructure and what he’s going to do next
The specialist contractor’s owner talks to Dave Rogers about going back to building, succession planning and why he never intends to quit
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‘We hope to be a good neighbour’: how the new Liverpool Street station team is rethinking London’s most controversial project
A week after Herzog & de Meuron’s proposals were dropped, Ðǿմ«Ã½ speaks to Network Rail and the scheme’s new architect Acme about the redesign of the listed station and what exactly has happened to development partner Sellar
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Infrastructure update: Electricity transmission owners hold key to UK’s energy transition but face challenges
The transmission sector is a key link in the chain that will deliver a net zero future, write Mark Docherty and Simon Rawlinson
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How worried should the industry be about Vistry?
Housebuilding industry poster-child Vistry has been charting an aggressive growth course despite a tricky market over the last two years. Joey Gardiner asks why it has now lost half its value after two profit warnings in two months
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Labour’s tax-and-invest Budget fell flat with the OBR. But is there a brighter story for growth in the built environment?
We asked experts from across the construction sector what levers the government still has to pull to boost growthÂ
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My route into construction … Amaia Harries, design manager at Legendre UK
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles – 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  series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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‘I’ll retire when we double in size’… Stantec’s new regional boss on his ambitions for the UK energy sector
As the government presses ahead with its plan to decarbonise the UK grid by 2030, the engineering firm aims to take advantage of the huge amount of infrastructure work up for grabs over the next 10 years. Managing director Brian Yates tells Tom Lowe there are exciting times ahead
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Space House: 1960s icon gets another chance to shine
Centrepoint’s 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’s groundbreaking architectural qualities
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What Brookfield is doing to repurpose its 5 million sq ft office portfolio
Relatively new office buildings right across the world have fast become outdated as occupiers expect greater sustainability credentials. Tom Lowe speaks to one of London’s largest commercial landlords about how it is dealing with the challenge
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‘We’ve won stuff we know we wouldn’t have won before’… Talking growth with Kenneth Wood and Neil Fyles of Drees & Sommer UK
Two years after being bought by the German consulting giant, the team behind AA Projects is now on an acquisition spree of its own
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‘It’s madness what the industry goes to work for’… Sisk’s Paul Brown on margins, making the right decisions and working on Man City’s stadium
‘The last two or three years in the UK have been the toughest I’ve experienced,’ the Irish contractor’s Liverpool-born chief executive tells Dave Rogers
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Why they won: A closer look at all the Architect of the Year Awards 2024 winning entries
The winners of the Architect of the Year Awards were announced at a ceremony last night. Here is more detail about all the winning entries
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A crisis hiding in plain sight: is the UK’s built environment failing children and young people?
While housing supply and affordability dominate public debate, the prevalence of safe, accessible spaces for children and adolescents is a critical yet overlooked issue. Nora Redmond takes a closer look at whether the built environment is leaving young people underserved