Composite railway sleepers composed of recycled plastics have been installed on Network Rail mainline tracks.
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Architecture and DesignNews
Plans submitted for world’s second tallest building in St Petersburg
by Liam Turnerby Liam TurnerA 703-metre skyscraper has been proposed for St Petersburg, Russia, which, if built, would become the world’s second tallest building.
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Architecture and DesignMMCNews
£10m modular extension & refurbishment gets underway at Loughborough school
by Liam Turnerby Liam TurnerWork has begun on a modular extension and refurbishment at a school in Shepshed in an effort to accommodate recent housing growth in the area.
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Architecture and DesignNews
10 UK local authorities chosen for £1m digital planning tools pilot
by Liam Turnerby Liam Turner10 councils including Hounslow, Plymouth, and Newcastle have been selected to test how existing local plans will translate into the new system.
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Architecture and DesignNews
RICS launches new global guidance for Land Measurement
by Liam Turnerby Liam TurnerThe new RICS guidance is intended for use by planners, surveyors, developers, architects, government, and legal administrators around the world.
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Architecture and DesignMMCNews
World’s tallest modular housing scheme opens its doors in London
by Liam Turnerby Liam TurnerReaching a height of 135m, Ten Degrees Croydon aims to set new standards of design quality & construction efficiency for high-rise living in urban centres.
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Architecture and DesignBIMNews
New images show what London skyline could look like by mid-2020s
by Liam Turnerby Liam TurnerThe City said it issued the images to demonstrate investor confidence in the Square Mile, despite COVID-19 creating uncertainty around office-working.
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PLP Architecture looks to be seriously considering opening an office in South East Asia in light of growing workloads in the region.
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Murphy Geospatial, which operates across Europe, has moved Paraic Quirke, Paul Kearney, Colin Simpson, and Trevor Moore into associate director positions.
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Offsite manufacturer Rollalong has completed its latest turnkey residential project, delivering 13 new modular council-owned homes in Barking, East London.