Daily Archives: 22/08/2017

British Land, Costain, Crossrail, Kier, Multiplex, SBID, Sir Robert McAlpine and Skanska were all represented when Stone Federation Great Britain met stakeholders in its creation of an ‘Ethical Stone Register’.

As a follow-up to last year’s Capability Brown tercentenary, the Gardens Trust, supported by Historic England, is preparing a report on Capability Brown landscapes at risk.

As part of the Government’s Industrial Strategy, a record £80m-plus is being invested to create a step-change in collaboration between the country’s internationally-renowned creative industries and universities across the UK.

Chair of Built Environment Scotland (BEFS), Graeme Purves, tells members about the restoration of an overgrown renaissance garden in Granton as a catalyst for urban renewal.

Leading architects, writers and historians back bid to save Southwark tube station – a modern ‘architectural sensation’.

Fyfe Glenrock, the Scottish arm of stone wholesaler Pisani (which went into Administration in June), has been bought for an undisclosed sum by aggregates and construction company Leiths (Scotland) with its headquarters in Aberdeen, where Fyfe Glenrock’s premises are.

A blog on the Preservation Leadership site argues that in video games, place is one of the most important components to player engagement. image from Blog/ Tenement Museum NY