For crying out loud, the lack of demand for new office space in the City is what matters, not the lack of supply. That much became clear on Wednesday when the world's largest agent, CBRE, presented research suggesting demand may be "slowing or stalling"... more
American healthcare providers are notoriously hardhearted towards would-be patients without the ability to pay. Now British hospitals may become a little tougher on those who come here to exploit the health service... more
No sooner do we have the flop that is the national apprenticeship scheme, fronted by Lord Sugar, than comes news of another failed Government initiative... more
It's not surprising that conservation groups don't like the plans for the former Commonwealth Institute building, as the proposed changes are drastic. Much will be demolished, and much will be altered.... more
One of London's most well-known retail developers has won the contest to develop the site of the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square, the Standard can reveal... more
A plan to rescue the former Commonwealth Institute building has been thrown into confusion after English Heritage called for the entire site to be preserved... more
Proposals by one of the world’s leading architects – exclusively revealed here – could turn the disused Commonwealth Institute into a new home for the Design Museum ... more
A learning centre in Hampton Court Palace and the renovation of a West End baroque hotel have been named as two of the best redevelopments of historic buildings in the country... more
Architect Frank Gehry has designed the new look summer pavillion at the Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park. He describes it as being “like an urban street”.... more
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