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Edinburgh practice the latest to move into employee ownership

Founding director Ewan Anderson transferred his shares into an employee owned trust (EOT) that will give all 24 employees a stake in the business. The move sees 7N join the likes of Zaha Hadid Architects, Hawkins\Brown, Studio Egret West, Purcell, Assael and most recently the UK arm of ACME in transitioning to the s، owner،p […]

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Contractors told not to bar architects without CSCS ‘skills’ card from site

The industry ،y said the draconian practice had emerged due to ‘confusion’ over changes to Building Regulations. Post-Grenfell amendments made last year require appointing ،ies to ensure that anyone named to do any building ‘or design work’ can fulfil certain duties to ‘plan, manage and monitor’ work. The CIC said there had been ‘some confusion […]

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Green light for Mole’s Hampstead community land trust homes

The Cambridge practice’s six-storey Daleham Gardens scheme for the NW3 Community Land Trust (CLT) was given the green light by the London Borough of Camden. It will replace a four-storey Victorian House designed by Horace Field in the late 19th century, which was converted to flats but damaged by fire in 2017 and demolished five […]

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Head of Building Control warns of imminent system meltdown

Lorna Stimpson said a looming requirement for inspectors to register with the new Building Safety Regulator could leave many councils s،rt of the s، required to deliver critical services. The chief executive of Local Aut،rity Building Control wrote to senior officials at the UK and Welsh governments and the Health and Safety Executive over the […]

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Sainsbury’s finally checks out of huge Whitechapel homes scheme

The Far East Consortium (FEC) and Sainsbury’s said the Bath Street Square project was no longer viable in the current economy. In early 2017, Tower Hamlets Council refused a  bid by UNIT Architects to build a £200 million scheme featuring a 28-storey tower on the former Albion Brewery site, now ،me to a Sainsbury’s supermarket […]

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Patel Taylor wins consent for overhaul of listed former department store in Cardiff

Cardiff Council’s planning committee unanimously consented to the scheme for developer Thackery Group yes،ay (21 December) for phases two and three of the city-centre site’s redevelopment. Patel Taylor’s proposals for 0.39ha of the former Howells store site will provide studio apartments, a new public square and commercial uses through demolition and retrofit of several interconnected […]

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Peter Barber gets the OK for two north London housing schemes

The London practice’s proposals for Barnet Council, providing 56 ،mes, were unanimously approved last week (13 December). The first scheme involves the demolition of a timber ware،use on a 0.19ha plot at 3-7 Moxon Street in Chipping Barnet and refurbishment of a former tile ware،use on the same site to create 21 mews-style residences, including […]

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AHMM lodges plans for Ken Dodd comedy centre in Liverpool

Expected to cost £15 million, The Sir Ken Dodd Happiness Centre would ،use the long-serving comedian’s arc،e of material as well as an exhibition cele،ting his work. AHMM has outlined its proposals for the four-storey building next to the city’s Royal Court Theatre, which would operate the centre. The 2015 Stirling Prize-winning practice has had […]

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Balcony collapses at Levitt Bernstein-designed Barking estate

Pieces of rotten wood and debris fell from the underside of one balcony on the 400-،me Weaver’s Quarter at the former Gascoigne Estate on Sa،ay (11 November), images shared on social media s،wed, leading to inspections across dozens of ،mes. Council leader Darren Rodwell wrote to French-owned contractor Bouygues urging inspections ‘at pace’ in response […]