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Refurbishment works have commenced on the first phase to transform the historic Leamington Spa Town Hall into a creative hub. The project, undertaken for Warwick District Council, marks a significant step in revitalising the landmark building, built in 1884, with improvements set to enhance accessibility, safety, and functionality. Read more: https://bit.ly/40rY1sK #creativehub #townhall

Several key Swansea projects within the £1 billion regeneration programme are set to make significant progress in 2025. Among the developments, work on transforming Castle Square is scheduled to begin soon, featuring expanded green spaces with lush lawns and new planting. Additionally, the new office development at 71/72 The Kingsway is on track to be completed by early 2025. Construction is also expected to commence next year on a public sector hub at the site of the former Saint David’s Shopping Centre, marking another milestone in Swansea’s transformation. #swansea #2025

Fancy taking a short trip down the Thames? With VU.CITY, you don’t even have to leave your seat! 🚤 Join us on a journey starting from Blackfriars, as we explore London’s skyline in our 3D city model. Can you spot some of the capital’s most iconic buildings? How about those under construction or set for future development? 🔍 With our Timeline Tool, we’re bringing these projects to life—giving you a glimpse into the future of London’s ever-evolving skyline. 🌇 #London #3DModel #UrbanDevelopment #VUCity #FutureOfLondon #CityPlanning

Get Living is bringing forward improved proposals for the West site of the Elephant and Castle Town Centre redevelopment.   The business is deep in consultation with the community on revised plans which respond to changes in policy environment since the original consent in 2019.   The exciting changes to the proposals include:   🔷 The new plans will add 450 purpose-built student accommodation beds to Phase 3 of the masterplan while including the same number of previously consented homes.   🔷 The proposals also include improvements to the architecture of the proposed scheme in line with the changing landscape of Elephant and Castle, as well as improved public realm with a new public square.   🔷 There has also been a reduction in carbon with a move to all-electric.   Elsewhere, Phase 2 on the East site is well underway and set to complete in 2026. This phase will provide 135,000 sq ft of retail and leisure space, 55,000 sq ft of workspace, 485 homes, and a state-of-the-art building for UAL’s London College of Communication.     Read more in Estates Gazette in the comments. 👇 Delancey #DelanceyRealEstate #ElephantandCastleTownCentre #Regeneration #Development #Partnership

Funding Secured for St James House Project to Build Bristol's Tallest Building! A major construction project in Bristol, backed by Cain International and Apollo, will see the development of a 28-storey student accommodation block and an 18-storey co-living homes block. The scheme will include 132 co-living homes, with 20% designated as affordable housing, and 442 student bedrooms. It will also feature around 15,000 sq. ft. of amenity space, including a cinema, fitness suite, study areas, games room, and dining facilities. This project contributes to over 2 million sq. ft. of ongoing developments. Read the full news here: https://lnkd.in/eZ4syajj (Image/ Ref)

🏙️ Is the City of London on the verge of another tower boom? This article dives into the trends and proposals shaping the future skyline. A must-read for anyone interested in the future of city planning and commercial real estate. #UrbanDevelopment #CityOfLondon #RealEstate

🏗️ Are you wondering what is being built next to CSUSM in City of San Marcos, CA 🏗️ North City San Diego is building 222 North City, a 12-story mixed use project. North City (originally approved in 2009) is evolving in reaching its potential by creating our first true downtown. This market rate housing will bring much needed housing to the market . It’s predicted to provide housing for many faculty members for California State University San Marcos (currently our largest employer in our city), building housing adjacent to jobs, creating a synergistic atmosphere. It will also provide a much needed clientele base for the current restaurants in North City. It’s exciting to watch this project being built after the slowdown due to the “Great Recession” and the “Global Pandemic”, breathing life into our first true downtown that brings together businesses, housing, and a park together in a walkable community that is close to jobs and transit options. Stay tuned, it is predicted for occupancy by late 2025. #HousingDiversity #NorthCity #DowntownLiving #SanMarcosCity #DiscoverLifesPossibilities

Good to be at the NLA tall buildings event last night to see plans for how London's skyline is expected to change in the coming years. The new Government's recently announced mandatory housing targets and limited land supply mean that we can expect to see more building upwards in years to come. Some interesting topics discussed: • The challenges of developing in a constrained space, such as central London, mean that large parts of new buildings are pre-fabricated off-site, and brought on-site just in time to be hoisted in to place. This also has the benefit of speeding up the on-site construction phase, with one case study saying that a new floor is being completed at their current development every 6 days. • As with all areas of construction, environmental considerations are front and centre of developers' minds. In order to reduce embodied carbon emissions associated with demolition, there is a trend towards raising the height of existing buildings. In order to do so, engineers need to have a very good understanding of the existing structure to ensure that there is sufficient load bearing capacity. Hopefully the 'golden thread' requirements of the Building Safety Act will make this task easier in future. • There was a great emphasis on placemaking, with a move towards parts of tall buildings being available for public use. One speaker spoke of creating a vertical high street, with cafes, bars, restaurants, GP surgeries and other uses being spread throughout the building to foster greater connectivity between floors.  #realestate #propertydevelopment #Dentons

Big News! 🎉⁠ ⁠ We’ve won Capital & Centric’s competition for St Georges Wolverhampton!⁠ ⁠ Working with our friends Mikhail Riches we’re excited to be co-masterplanning the repair of this historic city district. We’ll also be looking after the design of a glorious new city park, a network of new public spaces and the remaking of several historic streets. While we’re doing that Mikhail Riches will be busy adapting the former Sainsburys building into high performance new homes while other parts of the site will host family housing at a variety of scales. The eponymous church will be re-proposed into community and work spaces surrounded by independent businesses at the heart of the scheme. ⁠ ⁠ Active travel focussed, super green (and blue) infrastructure, extremely high performance, low embodied energy buildings, places to work and play…..you want to see regenerative urban planning at a scale up from our work on The Phoenix, this is it. Watch this space (and our channels)! Roll on pre-app!⁠ ⁠ Capital & Centric (C&C) are a Social Impact developer who retain and operate their sites for the long term. In 2017 C&C co-founded the @regenbrainery, a mentoring programme designed to inspire young people from disadvantaged and diverse backgrounds, so the places we create are better, richer and more reflective of the society we live in. ⁠ ⁠ Find out more, link in bio.⁠ ⁠ Capital&Centric RIBA Architects’ Journal ⁠ #periscope_uk⁠ #urbandesign #urbanenvironment #builtenvironment #urbanplanning #placemaking #urbanism #housing #architecture #density #scale #landscapearchitecture #citiesforpeople⁠ #urbanspaces #greenspaces #greeninfrastructure #blueinfrastructure #ecology #biodiversity #water #flood #suds #infrastructure #culturallandscape #citynature #natureinthecity #landscape ⁠#wolverhampton⁠

Love this concept of temporary buildings - to keep the social heart of the city alive during redevelopment - that can be "disassembled, relocated and reassembled multiple times, without compromising structural integrity." -Arup "Ebury Edge comprises temporary affordable workspaces, a café, and a community center to provide a continuous place for residents old and new to meet as the Ebury Bridge Estate is re-developed phase by phase... the City Council first established a right of return for all residents before developing proposals for the redevelopment of the estate. Unusually, Westminster is committed to the delivery of new community facilities in advance of the principal scheme." -ArchDaily "All spaces are let on a fair rent policy, on flexible terms and with no upfront deposits. Combined with a people-focused approach, this policy creates varying positive impacts from business growth, job creation and increased footfall to business venues, for both shopping and leisure." -Edbury Edge "To give even greater flexibility for future uses, the double-height workspaces are designed to either be relocated together or offered as individual units." -Arup Arup: https://lnkd.in/gPe-tgNY ArchDaily: Below Edbury Edge: https://lnkd.in/g7nSzung #temporaryarchitecture