Nicol Dynes

A suburban council housing project in Croydon, South London has won the 2026 Stirling Prize, the most prestigious accolade awarded by the Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba), with judges praising it as “an inclusive place where people can connect with one another, and with nature”.

Timber Carbon, a Zurich-based proptech and climate tech company, has launched the world's first AI-powered infrastructure for carbon removals in the building sector after three years of development.

Real estate and infrastructure are rapidly converging in a cautious German market, according to Berlin Hyp's latest Trendbarometer, which questioned over 600 real estate professionals at the recent EXPO Real trade fair in Munich.

Artificial intelligence is becoming one of the drivers of economic growth in Europe and is starting to shape the office real estate sector as well, according to new research by Colliers. For owners of office buildings, AI firms represent a new type of tenant: one that grows faster than most traditional companies and expects more than just floor space.

Customize Consent Preferences Investors are focusing on energy resilience and on how sustainability can protect and create value, says LaSalle IM's Julie Manning.

Orka Investments, the London-based investment manager specialising in student accommodation and hotels, has completed the acquisition of Vista Square, a 249-bed PBSA scheme in Liverpool through its joint venture with a global real estate investor.

On Monday 26 October half of Oxford Street, the busiest shopping street in Europe, will be closed to traffic. Cars, lorries, buses, taxis, scooters and even ebikes and bicycles will be banned and only pedestrians will be allowed. It is the first step in the Mayor of London's plan to pedestrianise the entire 1.2 mile stretch of road and it comes after decades of controversy and delays.

Garbe has established Garbe Private Capital in Zurich to expand its collaboration with family offices, private banks and entrepreneurial families. The property and infrastructure company is creating a central point of contact for joint investments, with a focus on club deals, co-investments, joint ventures and individually structured investments.

London has no shortage of beautiful historic buildings, but it is rare to see what it takes to give one a new life. In Oxford Street, a landmark 1930s department store has been transformed, retaining much of the original structure and reusing pre-war steelwork to reduce embodied carbon emissions.

European commercial real estate transactions fell by 24% in Q3 2026 compared with the same period last year, reaching the lowest level since 2023, according to the latest MSCI Capital Trends, which analyses commercial property across European markets.