Monthly Archives: August 2021

After a Planning Inspector determined that a temporary sculpture on the plinth of the former slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol would fail to preserve the special architectural and historic interest of the Grade II listed monument, the proposal has … Continue reading →

Creative England and Creative Industries Federation have united to form the Creative UK Group We work to connect, support, champion and invest in the UK’s world-leading creative industries.

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published the latest Future Trends survey results, a monthly report of the business and employment trends affecting the architects’ profession, highlighting that ‘… architects remain very positive about future workloads’.

Highways England has found itself embroiled in yet another row over a planned bridge infilling project as engineers, transport planners and the local authority have all hit out at the proposed infill of a 156-year-old disused rail bridge in the … Continue reading →

The public consultation process for The British Standards Institution (BSI) PAS 8673, a new specification that provides a framework for the competence of building safety managers, is open until 15 September.

The Heritage Alliance (THA) has issued two surveys, on ‘Diversity, Inclusion & the Heritage Sector’ closing 6 September, and on ‘Accessibility & Heritage’, closing 28 August.

For the first time since it opened for tours forty years ago, Dennis Severs’ 18th Century house in Spitalfields, east London, has been closed to the public but, behind the scenes, a small army has been working to renew the … Continue reading →

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has thrown its support behind the UK’s largest construction health & safety ‘stand down’ of tools etc., to ‘encourage businesses to… participate in sessions aimed at improving the health, safety, and wellbeing’. image: for illustration … Continue reading →

Project Routemap is the Infrastructure and projects Authorities (IPA) support tool for novel or complex major projects. It helps sponsors and clients understand the capabilities needed to set projects up for success, incorporating learning from other major projects and programmes.

The video meeting platform Zoom has added a donation function to its platform for all registered UK charities.

‘Good Practice Transfer – Why not in my City?’ shares positive stories from 23 cities that transferred and adapted urban good practices to their local contexts while learning from EU peers.

Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) has launched ‘Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment’.

The Adaptation Committee’s Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk in its third report sets out the priority climate change risks and opportunities for the UK.

A record 331 entrants are competing for the Cuprinol Shed of the Year  title, as reported on June.