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Welcome to our news page, your hub for insights and updates from the practice. We enjoy getting involved in debate on a wide range of topics across the industry and talking about and presenting our work to a wider audience.
Check back here regularly for all the latest news on our work, including project updates, awards received, recent publications and event announcements.


Hobbs View Named Residential Development of the Year
We are delighted to share that Hobbs View (also known as Southbrook Cottages) has been named Residential Development of the Year at the South Coast Property Awards. The judging panel recognised the scheme for its impressive application of sustainable architectural design principles, highlighting it as a repeatable solution that uses traditional building methods to address a particularly challenging sector of the housing market. Hobbs View is a pilot 'Zero Energy' project deli


ArchitecturePLB at UKREiiF 2026
Last week, ArchitecturePLB Directors Paul Phasey and Paul Conway travelled to the Royal Armouries in Leeds to join more than 16,000 professionals at UKREiiF, the UK's premier forum for real estate investment and infrastructure. Now firmly established as one of the most important dates in the built environment calendar, UKREiiF brings together the people and the conversations that genuinely move our regions forward. Over the course of the event, local authorities, developers,


Big News for One Horton Heath! The Holme and Homestal Gets Planning Approval
We are delighted to announce that The Holme and Homestal plots received a resolution to grant planning approval at Eastleigh Borough Council's Planning Committee, as part of the approval for nearly 1,000 new homes at One Horton Heath. It's been a privilege to be part of the wider consultant team working alongside Stantec, Johns Associates Ltd, Tyler Grange | B Corp™, Cotswold Archaeology, Re-Format, and Hilson Moran on this ambitious and community-focused development for East


University of Southampton Science Park (USSP) Update!
Our team recently visited the Infinity Labs site to see the ongoing construction works being delivered by Amiri Construction . It was great to see the formwork and falsework cleared, revealing the exposed aggregate RC frame floor plates with their distinctive layer cake appearance. The cast-in-situ special finish RC walls are being prepared, with the structural framing system (SFS) progressing to the west elevation and first fix MEP works now underway. Roof steels and invert


A Strong Start to the Year at the Hampshire Property Breakfast
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the first Hampshire Property Breakfast of the year! The sun was shining, the coffee was flowing, and the breakfast rolls hit the spot - setting us up perfectly for a morning of genuine connection and conversation. It was fantastic to see so many professionals from across Hampshire's property and construction sector networking, exchanging insights, and building relationships that matter. A special thank you to our guest speaker, Cllr Ni


Artemis Academy Moves Forward in Faringdon!
ArchitecturePLB are excited to share progress on our Artemis Academy project in Faringdon. Over the past few months, we’ve secured planning permission, passed the contractual gateway with the Department for Education, and have started on site. Working with Tilbury Douglas under the DfE Contractors Framework, we are designing and delivering a new SEND school for The Gallery Trust on the site of the former Faringdon Infant School. The new school will provide places for 104


Official Opening of the South Coast Institute of Technology Facilities!
We are excited to announce the official opening of the South Coast Institute of Technology facilities, part of the South Hampshire College Group . Designed by ArchitecturePLB and delivered by SM5 Developments , with Peter Marsh Consulting as project manager, these facilities help to create contemporary, flexible learning environments that reflect modern workplaces and support local skills needs. The upgraded spaces form part of SHCG’s wider investment in high-quality, in
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