Jun 22, 2026 | Appointments and People, Community, Company News, Contracts, Development and Planning, EDI, Education, Energy, Finance and Markets, Health and Safety, Heritage and Conservation, Housing, Infrastructure, Laws and Policies, News, Social Value
By Lee Ryan, Editor, Design & Build UK Keir Starmer’s resignation as Prime Minister has triggered another period of political uncertainty, but for the construction industry the question is not simply who walks into Downing Street next. It is whether housing,...
Jun 17, 2026 | EDI, Education, News, Social Value, Women in Construction
Fifty Year 5 girls from 10 schools across Bolton were introduced to the world of construction this June as they took part in the Girls in Construction Challenge Day, delivered by Michaela Wain and Design & Build UK alongside sponsors NOCN, DEWALT and Huws Gray....
Jun 17, 2026 | Finance and Markets, Housing, Infrastructure, News, Projects, Social Value, Sustainability
This summer, Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC reveal the first phase of Olympiaʼs transformation from exhibition venue into a new cultural neighbourhood, reimagining one of London’s great Victorian public buildings. Originally opened in 1886, Olympia was synonymous...
Jun 17, 2026 | Heritage and Conservation, Housing, Infrastructure, News, Projects, Social Value, Sustainability
Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development, Tom Copley, visited the Whalebones Park development in Barnet on 29 May 2026, joining award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group and its partner Sovereign Network Group (SNG) to see first-hand the progress being...
Jun 11, 2026 | Heritage and Conservation, Housing, Infrastructure, News, Projects, Social Value, Sustainability
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today announced the 34 winning projects of the RIBA International Awards for Excellence 2026. Recognising inspiring architecture across 15 countries and four continents, this yearʼs cohort responds directly to...