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Maryhill Housing Association seeks architect for affordable housing development

Abandoned site to be reused to fill housing gap

Landscape architect sought for the home of The Wallace Collection

The Wallace Collection is seeking a landscape architect to improve visitor welcome and circulation with appointed designers Selldorf Architects, Purcell and Lawson Ward Studio [Deadline 24 September 2025]

Lancaster City Council seeks housing developer for Coopers Fields

Pre-engagement open for 0.9ha site in Lancaster Canal Quarter’s regeneration area to discover development opportunities [Deadline 17 October 2025]

Network Rail seeks architect for redevelopment of Oxford station and surroundings

The mixed-use masterplan would include station entrances, public realm, offices, life sciences, hotel and homes as part of new vision for Oxford as a transport hub [Deadline 8 October 2025]

Kirklees seeks developer for residential conversion and sale of Grade II* listed Estate Buildings

The council seeks a development partner to build homes in the Estates Buildings in Huddersfield and take on the freehold when complete [Deadline 29 September]

North London Waste Authority seek plans and advice for North London sites

NLWA is seeking advice from urban designers or other professionals on the development or sale of its portfolio of land in North London [Deadline 19 September]

Council seeks regeneration plans for Corby, Kettering, Rushden and Wellingborough

The council is seeking a strategic review and health check, followed by the masterplan to set out the growth goals for the four towns [Deadline 19 September 2025]

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writes Harriet Saddington

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Cities are not ideological battlefields; they are human habitats and living systems. We must not allow political theatre to dictate the design of the environments in which we live, work and raise families, writes Christopher Martin

Wellbeing refocuses the agenda from growth to stuff that really matters to people’s lives

A new measure of economic success, the wellbeing economy generates, circulates and retains wealth within local communities while protecting human and environmental health for generations to come,
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Can the East Bank Urban Village revitalise Hull’s rundown riverside?

The plan is for homes, offices, retail and leisure facilities on this long-neglected part of the city. But can they come to fruition where previous schemes have failed? Angus Young reports with photography by Jacquie Baron

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