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New UK 'Forest City' with wooden skyscrapers planned

Towering skyscrapers made not of glass, but of wood; 12 acres of newly planted forest, and four-bedroom family homes for £350,000. These are just some of the features in the planner for a brand-new ...
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Tallest UK skyscraper outside London approved

Plans to build the tallest skyscraper in the UK outside of London – which are backed by Hollywood legend Robert De Nero – have been given the green light. The Manchester city centre building will be ...

In the era of the skyscraper, Manchester is 'turning the tide' on a very different problem

"The challenge for local leaders in Manchester is to ensure the outer areas benefit, while keeping inner-city Manchester on ...
The New York Times

Is This 19th-Century Factory the World’s First Skyscraper?

As the first building to be built from an iron frame, the Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings in England is a forerunner of all iron- and steel-framed towers. Now, its custodians want people to know that. In ...
Daily Express

The £100bn plans for new UK town with 400,000 homes and 'dystopian' skyscrapers

18:05, Sat, Apr 11, 2026 Updated: 18:06, Sat, Apr 11, 2026 "Britain needs millions of homes. We have a plan and a team to build them, east of Cambridge." So reads the first sentence that pops up when ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Aviva Seeks Partner for New City of London Skyscraper Project

Aviva Plc has kicked off the search for a partner to help fund a planned new skyscraper in the heart of the City of London’s insurance district, as it aims to tempt investors willing to make a bold ...