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GCCC stadium revamp moves step closer
by Pete Hayman | 04 Mar 2010
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club (GCCC) has been handed a boost after planning officials at the local authority backed plans for a major renovation of the County Ground, Bristol. Two planning applications submitted for the redevelopment of the club's Nevil Road venue - due to be considered on 10 March - have been recommended for approval by officers at Bristol City Council (BCC). The council's development control (north) committee will determine
£14m overhaul for Piccadilly Circus
by Pete Hayman | 04 Mar 2010
London's iconic Piccadilly Circus is set to undergo a major £14m makeover in a bid to provide more space for pedestrians under new proposals approved by Westminster City Council (WCC). More than 1km (0.6 miles) of "oppressive" railings installed in 1963 are set to be removed as part of the scheme, which follows the success of a Japanese-style diagonal pedestrian crossing created at Oxford Circus. The site's landmark Eros statue
AU$4m Sydney Central Park plans approved
by Pete Hayman | 03 Mar 2010
Frasers Property Australia's plans to build a new AU$4m (£2.4m, €2.6m, US$3.6m) public park in Sydney have been given the green light by the New South Wales Department of Planning. The 6,500sq m (69,965sq ft) park is set to form part of the property company's wider AU$2bn (£1.2bn, €1.3bn, US$1.8bn) redevelopment of the former Carlton and United Brewery site in Chippendale. Designed by Denmark-based Jeppe Aargaard Anderson and Australia-based Turf
Work begins on Time Capsule
by Tom Walker | 02 Mar 2010
The Time Capsule leisure centre in Coatbrige, Scotland, is to undergo a £6m redevelopment funded by North Lanarkshire Council. Improvements at the centre, which attracts around 700,000 visitors a year, will include the creation of a new health and fitness club, a new water slide and improved spa facilities. The centre's new spa suite will feature a stone-bedded relaxation area, spa pools, steamrooms and saunas. There will also be a
£1.6m ten-pin bowling centre for Slough
by Tim Nash | 02 Mar 2010
Slough Community Leisure is to start work in April converting the existing Slough Tennis Centre into a new £1.6m ten-pin bowling centre. Due for completion by the end of the summer, the new facility will boast 18 bowling lanes, gaming machines, pool tables and a café/bar. The project is being funded and managed by Alliance Leisure. It was designed by Bignell Shacklady Ewing and building work will be carried out
Evesham Leisure Centre wins design award
by Tim Nash | 02 Mar 2010
Evesham Leisure Centre in Worcestershire has won the Community Architecture category of the Wychavon Building Design Awards. Wychavon Leisure, which operates the facility, highlighted its strengths as being "its striking use of colour, forms and contrasting material, all of which has helped the new leisure centre stand as a landmark development for the town". The facility was designed by architects Roberts-Limbrick and constructed by Galliford Try. The Wychavon Building Design
Yotel unveils New York pod hotel plans
by Pete Hayman | 02 Mar 2010
Hotel operator Yotel has announced plans to move away from its international airport locations with the opening of a 669-bedroom property in the centre of New York, US. Inspired by first-class airline cabins, the Yotel Times Square pod hotel is set to boast 170sq ft (15.8sq m) rooms fitted with rain showers, mood lighting and the group's 'techno wall' - including flat screen television. The new property will form part
New home for Warwick theatre company
by Pete Hayman | 02 Mar 2010
Warwick District Council (WDC) has approved plans for the refurbishment of a Grade II-listed former church in Leamington Spa to provide a new home for the Loft Theatre Company. The former United Reform Church building on Spencer Street will be extended and revamped as part of the project to create a new performance centre, which will establish a new focal point for the arts and creative industries in the town.
£13m Rushden leisure plans submitted
by Pete Hayman | 25 Feb 2010
East Northamptonshire Council (ENC) has announced that it has submitted detailed plans for the new £13m Manor Park Leisure Centre, which is set to be built in Rushden, Northamptonshire. Working in partnership with Rushden Town Council, the centre is poised to include a six-lane, 25m swimming pool and teaching pool, dance/exercise studios and a fitness suite, as well as a six-court sports hall. Leisure water facilities - such as jets
Battersea proposals receive CABE backing
by Pete Hayman | 24 Feb 2010
Rafael Viñoly's masterplan for the £5.5bn redevelopment of London's Battersea Power Station site has been given the backing of the government's architecture advisory body. The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) said plans for the 40-acre (16.2-hectare) site, submitted by developer Treasury Holdings UK in October, has achieved an "impressive amount within the constraints of the building". Battersea's Grade II*-listed power station building is at the heart of
Heron Tower sky bar plans unveiled
by Pete Hayman | 23 Feb 2010
Property firm Heron International has unveiled plans to open a new restaurant and sky bar at the top of Heron Tower, set to become one of the tallest buildings in London. The 46-storey development, which is currently under construction, has been designed by architect Kohn Pedersen Fox and will be 230m (755ft) tall. Due for completion in March 2011, the tower will boast a 13,423sq ft (1,247 sq m) restaurant
Floods close Madeira Story Centre
by Tom Walker | 23 Feb 2010
The Madeira Story Centre in Funchal, Madeira, has been forced to close due to the heavy flooding on the island. The site, the island's first visitor centre, features exhibition spaces housed in a number of buildings and include a storyline of João Gonçalves Zarco's discovery of the Madeiran archipelago in 1418. The attraction was opened in 2005 by Blandy Group at a cost of around €6.4m (£4.5m. US$8.5m). The construction
Work begins on $25m Surfers Paradise beach scheme
by Tim Nash | 19 Feb 2010
Work has begun on a AUD$25m (£14.3m, US$22.4m, €16.5m) project to reconnect the city with the beach in Surfers Paradise on Australia's Gold Coast. Funded by AUD$20m (£11.5m, US$18m, €13.2m) from the Gold Coast City Council and AUD$5m (£2.9m, US$4.5m, €3.3m) from the Queensland State Government, the Surfers Paradise Foreshore Masterplan is part of a AUD$90m (£51.5m, US$80.8m, €59.4m) 'economic stimulus' package to improve infrastructure in the city and create
Work starts on Liverpool's festival gardens
by Pete Hayman | 18 Feb 2010
Merseyside-based developer Langtree has started work a £3.7m scheme to transform Liverpool's derelict International Garden Festival site, more than a quarter of a century after it first opened. The proposed restoration of the site, which has received investment from the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA), is set to take 12 months to complete and will help to create a major new visitor attraction. Landscape architects Planit have helped to draw
Marriott opens at L.A. Live
by Martin Nash | 18 Feb 2010
The 878-room JW Marriott Hotel Los Angeles - a cornerstone of the city's US$2.5bn (£1.6bn, €1.84bn) L.A. LIVE sports, residential and entertainment district - has opened. The 4m sq ft property, which plans to be LEED-certified, shares space with the 123-room Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles and The Ritz-Carlton Residences in a 54-storey tower designed by Gensler. One of the tallest mix-use buildings in downtown Los Angeles and situated opposite the Los
Approval for London 2012 venue plans
by Pete Hayman | 18 Feb 2010
London's Olympic organisers have been given the green light by Greenwich Council to use the Royal Artillery Barracks and the O2 Arena as host venues during the 2012 Games. The Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich will stage Olympic and Paralympic shooting events, as well as the Paralympic archery competition. Meanwhile, the O2 Arena will host gymnastics, basketball and wheelchair basketball. Plans submitted by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) in partnership
Bournemouth IMAX plans move forward
by Pete Hayman | 16 Feb 2010
Plans for the transformation of an "unpopular" waterfront site in Bournemouth, Dorset, have taken a step forward after the local authority agreed a timetable for the scheme. A range of ideas for the redevelopment of the town's IMAX building are set to be considered by Bournemouth Borough Council (BBC) after it completed the acquisition of the property earlier this month. Proposals put forward by members of the public - including
Entrepreneur to open boutique club in London
by Tom Walker | 09 Feb 2010
Ross Sanders, the founder of pub company Urban & Country Leisure (UCL), is to open a night club in London called "DIU". The entrepreneur has raised £2m in funding for the new venture, which will be run as a separate entity to the UCL estate. Located on Greek Street in the capital's Soho district, the club is scheduled to open in March. The interior of the club has been designed
Green light for Moorgate hotel scheme
by Pete Hayman | 08 Feb 2010
Property company Frogmore has been given the green light to develop a new 80-bedroom hotel in central London, which will be run by restaurant operator D&D London as part of a 35-year lease agreement. Plans for the 72,000sq ft (6,689sq m) property, which were drawn up by Allies and Morrison, were approved by the London Borough of Islington and include a bar and grill and a rooftop restaurant and bar
'Hotel in the sky' concept design unveiled
by Pete Hayman | 05 Feb 2010
London-based design company Seymourpowell has revealed designs for its new vertical airship concept, which could transport passengers from London to New York in 37 hours. According to the company, its vision for the Aircruise is based on the premise that 'slow is the new fast' and would provide an environmentally-sustainable mode of transport powered by solar energy and lifted by hydrogen. Capable of accommodating 100 passengers, initial plans for Aircruise
£6m revamp for Liverpool's Mount Pleasant
by Pete Hayman | 05 Feb 2010
Major improvements are set to be carried out to the area surrounding the Metropolitan Cathedral in Liverpool as part of a new £6m programme of work due to start in March. The junction of Mount Pleasant and Hope Street will undergo renovation work to create a new public space in front of the cathedral, which will see Upper Mount Pleasant restricted to buses, taxis and car parking access. Funding has
Trump appoints Scottish resort contractor
by Pete Hayman | 04 Feb 2010
Ireland-based contractor SOL Golf Course Construction has been appointed to build a new championship links course at US tycoon Donald Trump's £1bn golf resort in Scotland. SOL, which has recently completed a golf course at Lough Erne Golf Club in Ireland, will work alongside Trump International's golf course architect, Martin Hawtree on all aspects of the golfing element of the resort development. Michael O'Leary, managing director of SOL, said: "We
Holiday Inn opens its first sustainable hotel in Canada
by Martin Nash | 02 Feb 2010
InterContinental Hotels Group has opened what is its first sustainable hotel in Canada and the first of its type in Quebec. The Holiday Inn Express and Suites Saint-Hyacinthe has been built to meet the criteria of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System for its sustainable practices. In addition to featuring a high efficiency energy distribution system, an ultra-insulated building, and LED and low voltage
US$6.5m indoor complex set for Cleveland
by Pete Hayman | 01 Feb 2010
A new US$6.5m (£4.1m, €4.7m) indoor sports complex could be developed on a 9-acre (3.6-hectare) site in Cleveland, Ohio, US, under plans announced by a local non-profit organisation. Fast Track Cycling (FTC) has secured a real estate purchase option with the City of Cleveland for the construction of the 150,000 sq ft (13,935m) facility, which will boast a 250m wood cycling track and 75,000sq ft (6,968sq m) of turf playing
Mayor: Battersea plans 'need more work'
by Pete Hayman | 01 Feb 2010
London mayor Boris Johnson has welcomed plans for £5.5bn redevelopment of Battersea Power Station but called for more work to be done on the scheme to ensure it meets the city's planning strategy. In his report to Wandsworth Council, the mayor advised that parts of the Rafael Viñoly-designed development fail to comply with policies set out in the London Plan, with concerns over a lack of affordable housing and children's
New stadium for Ferencváros
by Tom Walker | 28 Jan 2010
Plans have been unveiled for a new €30m (£26m, US$42m) football stadium in Budapest, Hungary. The 22,000-capacity venue, designed by S.A.M.O architects, will be the new home of the city's Ferencváros Football Club and is scheduled to open in 2012. UK-based Capita Symonds will provide project management, cost management and design services including structures, acoustics, health & safety, m&e and transport planning. The stadium will anchor a larger, €400m (US$560m,
Urban designer outlines Oakengates plans
by Pete Hayman | 27 Jan 2010
A landscape architect and urban designer selected to lead the regeneration of Oakengates, Shropshire, has outlined plans for the future of the town at a public meeting. Cornwall-based David Orr aims to work in partnership with local residents to develop a masterplan for a "modern and thriving town", following the launch of the Oakengates Town Partnership. Orr plans to include residents, businesses and Telford and Wrekin Council on the development
More funding for Penarth pier restoration
by Pete Hayman | 26 Jan 2010
Penarth Arts and Crafts (PAC), the organisation behind plans for the £3.9m restoration of a Grade II-listed pier pavilion in Penarth, South Wales, has received additional funding from the Vale of Glamorgan Council (VGC). The council has agreed to contribute a £15,000 grant towards the scheme, following a decision by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) last November to award PAC a first-round pass worth £99,600 to help develop detailed proposals
Green light for Elstree Golf Club revamp
by Tom Walker | 26 Jan 2010
Elstree Golf and Country Club in Hertfordshire will undergo a £2.5m redevelopment after Hertsmere Borough Council approved plans submitted by architects Bell Phillips Kimble. Work on the site will begin in March 2010 and will include the construction of a new two-storey clubhouse incorporating a bar and restaurant, changing facilities, a pro-shop and offices to replace the existing clubhouse. The club’s 30-bay driving range will also be refurbished, with new
2014 debut for Hermitage Plaza
by Sarah Todd | 25 Jan 2010
A large mixed-use development for La Défense in Paris has been revised, with new architectural practice Foster + Partners driving the scheme. Called Hermitage Plaza and designed by Foster + Partners, the twin tower buildings will take the form of interlocking triangles which face one another and enclose a large public piazza. As the towers rise, they will turn outwards to offer residents sweeping views across the city from large
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