Muse selected to help shape Bristol Temple Quarter
This week, we announced our client Muse has been appointment as the preferred development partner for Bristol Temple Quarter (BTQ). The BTQLLP has selected Muse to lead the transformation of Temple Meads West and St Philip’s Marsh, a major regeneration programme that will deliver up to 10,000 new homes alongside commercial space, improved connectivity and […]
If the arts are to thrive, they must learn to “speak corporate” says Culture Mile BID
The UK’s arts and culture sector is under growing pressure . The number of plays and musicals staged has fallen by almost a third over the past decade. GLA figures reveal that six in 10 LGBTQ+ venues have closed since 2006, while local authority arts funding has dropped by 50 per cent since 2010. […]
Vastint UK appoints Penny Cameron as its new Managing Director
Penny has over 30 years’ experience delivering high-profile, mixed-use regeneration and residential schemes, joining Vastint UK after almost three years as head of development at URW, where she was responsible for the company’s significant mixed-use UK development pipeline. Now leading Vastint’s nationwide development strategy across regeneration projects including Sugar House Island in East London, […]
Spotlighting DSQ’s vital role in Destination City
This year marked a major milestone for our client Devonshire Square (DSQ) with the opening of Sir Devonshire Square, the Sircle Collection’s first hotel in the UK. Following engagement with the City of London Corporation, including a tour of Devonshire Square and briefings around the hotel opening, DSQ featured in a City A.M. op-ed by Tom Sleigh, […]
Heritage isn’t holding the City back, it’s helping define what comes next
In an article for New London Architecture, Coverdale Barclay Associate Director Kelly Kerruish explores how historic buildings are driving the City of London’s evolution into a more mixed-use, cultural and leisure-led destination. Using BOXHALL City as a case study, which we were proud to support the launch of earlier this year, Kelly looks at how sensitive […]
Vastint appoints Dan Westley as new Head of Portfolio UK
Our client Vastint has appointed Dan Westley to the role of head of portfolio UK, joining the team after eight and a half years as commercial leasing director at Battersea Power Station. We are proud to have worked closely with the team for three years on its Sugar House Island neighbourhood, delivering B2B and […]
The course of politics never did run smooth: what the Autumn Budget continues to teach us (again) about crisis communications
As the dust slowly settles on the Autumn Budget – historic for all the wrong reasons – Rachel Reeves and other members of the Government have been doing the round to defend the content. Meanwhile journalists, experts and opposition politicians alike are dissecting the details. Much to the dismay of the Government, the OBR accidentally […]
The Culture Mile lights up the City with its winter events programme
The Culture Mile is in the midst of its winter programme, this year themed ‘Voices and Illuminations’. Running from November to January, the programme brings together the pillars of light, sound and community in a series of cultural and festive events – from a jazz music festival and creative lunchtime workshops, to an impressive […]
Muse places social impact at the heart of Stroudley Walk’s new affordable homes
This autumn marked an exciting moment in Muse South’s development of Stoudley Walk in Bromley-by-Bow, as the first affordable homes were handed over to their JV partner, Poplar HARCA. It’s an important milestone not just in the development itself, but in how London can deliver genuinely people-centred housing. For both Muse and their partners, […]
2026 is coming…here are our predictions
As 2025 comes to a close, we’re looking ahead to what 2026 might bring for the built environment, culture, politics and society. Green shoots emerging across the built environment, an upending of the political landscape, the impact of the Towns of Culture initiative, smarter ways of working and the evolving role of influencers are just […]