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This month building contractor Alex Paterson, of Paterson Construction, has written a guest blog highlighting some of the benefits of working closely with an architect. I have worked in the construction...

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has awarded the 2018 RIBA Stirling Prize to Bloomberg, London by Foster + Partners. The prestigious annual prize is awarded to the UK’s best new...

With the arrival of the new season, homeowners often like to bring a slightly different ambience to their interior spaces. Simply changing one or two pieces can often make a difference – or equally...

The government has announced further plans to speed up the planning system as well as to make better use of land and vacant buildings to provide homes. The government has already set out a package of...

Autumn is on the way and before we know it 2018 will have come to a close. For those who have been considering a building project, now is the time to start the process in order for work to begin when...

Once you have completed your home extension, renovation or even new build, you will need to consider the finishing touches. Whether you are laying the floor in your hall or finishing the walls in your...

The house building industry is now generating £38b a year and supporting some 700,000 jobs. A 74 per cent increase in house building activity in the past four years has provided a huge boost to...

Inside World Festival of Interiors has announced the projects that will compete to be crowned World Interior of the Year 2018. Projects from across the globe were entered across nine diverse categories,...

Whether you live in a grand mansion or a micro apartment, where to keep your precious belongings can often be an issue. Those starting from scratch with a new-build home should always discuss storage...

A research centre in Riyadh and a village lounge in rural China are among the projects shortlisted in the World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards 2018. The world’s biggest architectural awards programme...

Regularly topping “best place to live” lists, Norwich is widely considered one of the UK’s most desirable cities in which to buy a home. Not only does it embrace a wealth of history,...

This year is the 40th anniversary of the opening of Norman Foster’s Sainsbury Centre and to mark the occasion an exhibition entitled The New Architecture is currently being mounted. The Sainsbury...