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Above: view of Eddington housing development, north east Cambridge (courtesy of the University of Cambridge) Future Cities Forum's Autumn Budget 2025 discussion will discuss the UK government's plans for the economy, with a focus on its house building programme and how this will affect the burden of new homes targets, particularly in science cities. Cambridge City Council has welcomed the Government's recent announcement of £400 million to solve some of the infrastructure iss

Above: YTL Arena at Brabazon Bristol - courtesy of Grimshaw and Manica Architects In the second part of Future Cities Forum's 'Innovation Cities' report, from a discussion recorded at Deloitte's Bristol offices, there was debate on the impact of investment in creative and entertainment industries, as well as the prospects for new town development. There has been a recent announcement of a new town development in north Bristol, on the edge of YTL's Brabazon housing development

Image: courtesy of BDP BDP has completed the interior design of PwC’s new Glasgow office, creating a flexible, sustainable and locally inspired workplace that sets a new standard for professional environments in the city. PwC is relocating approximately 500 staff from its existing workplace into the Aurora Building at 120 Bothwell Street, a ten-storey, Grade A office with net zero operational carbon, an Energy Performance Certificate A+, and BREEAM Excellent rating, making it

Above: CGI from Sheppard Robson of development on the former Harrow Civic Centre site Sheppard Robson has been given a green light for the transformation of the former Harrow Civic Centre site. The partnership between Wates Residential and London Borough of Harrow will deliver 1,058 new homes organised around Poets Garden - a new public green space at the heart of the development. According to Sheppard Robson: 'The scheme enhances connectivity through the site, creating a new

Above: CGI of how the dock area will look next year (courtesy Hull City Council / Purcell) The North End Shipyard Visitor Centre in Hull has achieved Passivhaus certification, making it one of the most energy-efficient cultural buildings in the UK, according to the Museums Association. It says: 'The building, designed by Purcell Architects, is key to Maritime Hull , the regeneration strategy kicked off by the City of Culture in 2017 that aims to celebrate the city’s 800-year

Image: HS2 Curzon Street Station, Birmingham (courtesy Grimshaw) - included for development in the West Midlands Major Investments Prospectus. West Midlands Combined Authority says Mayor Richard Parker has issued a clarion call to global investors with the message ‘now is the time to invest in the West Midlands’. Launching the West Midlands Major Investments Prospectus the Mayor has presented more than £19bn of opportunities to drive new growth, jobs and homes across the r

Image:: FUTURE CITIES FORUM 'Innovation cities' discussion participants gathered at Deloitte in the Halo Building, Bristol Future Cities Forum was hosted by Deloitte in Bristol for its ‘Innovation Cities’ discussions. The event looked at the future economy of the west of England, and In particular the three cities of Plymouth, Bath and Bristol. There was a special focus on innovation at universities and how renewed emphasis on defence technologies is shaping these cities. D

Image :courtesy of Southwark Council / Allies and Morrison Southwark Council has approved the planning application for Snowsfields Quarter, a cluster of new buildings creating space for life sciences near London Bridge. The estimated £350m project, the Council says, will create long-lasting benefits including new community spaces, job opportunities, and encouraging engagement in science, health and wellbeing and contributes to the London Growth Plan which aims to boost produc

Image:courtesy of BDP BDP Quadrangle and FBM Architecture of Halifax have been selected to develop the masterplan for the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (QEII) in Halifax, Nova Scotia. BDP states: 'This marks our second major healthcare masterplanning project in Canada and reinforces our ambition to be the firm of choice for healthcare planning and design across Canada. 'The QEII Health Sciences Centre encompasses 10 buildings across two sites - the Halifax Infirma

Image: the Daubeny Project at Oxford Science Park where Construction has started on three new state-of-the-art laboratory and office buildings part of a commercial life science development, expected to complete in 2026 with construction by Mace Group (Image: Scott Brownrigg and The Oxford Science Park (TOSP) Future Cities Forum is holding its January 'Science Cities' discussion event at Jesus College Oxford University to look at the latest developments and investments in scie