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LDA’s Union Terrace Gardens among 21 projects shortlisted for RIAS Awards
What made this project… Gateway to Nature Centre by Oberlanders
Soaring construction costs force Hawkins Brown to restart concept design on £90m Manchester library
Government sets out plans for reform of construction products regime
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MPs ‘sceptical’ that private investors will back £6bn HS2 Euston scheme
Rail scheme has become a ‘reputational risk’ to UK, public accounts committee says
LDA’s Union Terrace Gardens among 21 projects shortlisted for RIAS Awards
Long-delayed Aberdeen scheme joined on list by Moxon bridge and Ptolemy Dean castle refurbishment
Eradicating the issue of siloes in renovation projects
Mailen Design unveils Lee Terrace in Blackheath
Education on the misconceptions of fire safety in riser shafts needs to happen now
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A fresh start for the Oxford-Cambridge corridor – or will it be déjà vu all over again?
The chancellor has given her backing to an expansion plan for the corridor connecting Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge, including thousands of homes, which the previous government dropped. Joey Gardiner asks what hope the industry can have
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Education on the misconceptions of fire safety in riser shafts needs to happen now
Alex Bardett reveals the truth behind riser shaft misconceptions and how correctly specified modular riser flooring can improve fire safety for higher-risk buildings
O’Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects completes Clapham home and gallery
A once-disjointed Victorian terrace is now a cohesive home and gallery with a redesign that enhances light, flexibility and connection to nature
Steel remains the preferred choice for structural framing, forecasting steady growth ahead
With demand expected to rise to 897,000 tonnes by 2028, key growth sectors – driven by green energy infrastructure and healthcare projects – could shape the future of structural steel in the UK
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Architect of the Year Awards 2024
What made this project… Gateway to Nature Centre by Oberlanders
What made this project… The OWO by EPR Architects
What made this project… Maple House by Gibson Thornley
What made this project… Francis House by Gensler
What made this project… NMIS interiors by HLM Architects
What made this project… Barn X by LOM architecture and design
What made this project… n2 by Lynch Architects
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Designing workplaces that work for everyone
The future faces of UK architecture
Paul Vick Architects secures planning for redevelopment of historic Chiswick care home
Youth-designed pavilion unveiled in Camden’s HS2 meanwhile garden
Rayner vows to ‘fix the system’ after report links 74 child deaths to temporary accommodation
Compact living, big impact: Dovehouse Court’s lesson in sustainability and community
Why inclusive housing design benefits us all
Putting children and young people at the heart of housing design
Closing the skills gap: Alison Watson on transforming built environment education
UK nightlife faces extinction by 2029 if venue closures persist, warns industry body
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Squire & Partners retrofits Hopkins’ grade II-listed former Conran HQ
Mailen Design unveils Lee Terrace in Blackheath
ZHA unveils one of Zaha Hadid’s last projects
Dan Meis and BDP Pattern realise Everton’s vision for Bramley-Moore Dock
DLA completes new construction and engineering facility at Oaklands College
Loader Monteith completes rural home in Angus
Levitt Bernstein completes Newham’s first Passivhaus-certified social housing
Fletcher Priest completes refurbishment of former BHS headquarters in Marylebone
In pictures: KPF completes Istanbul bank headquarters
ZHA metro station opens as key hub in Riyadh transit system
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Architecture and the ethics of harm: design, responsibility, and the cost of inaction
Architectural practice is shaped not just by technical proficiency but by ethical choices, writes Amin Taha
Amid all the uncertainty, architects are already working to rebuild Gaza
While Donald Trump sets out his contested vision for Gaza’s future, Palestinians are seeking to reanimate their devastated landscape, writes Emma Dent Coad
Better housing, not just more housing, must be the goal
The government – and housebuilders – must be given the best possible chance of achieving its ambitious target writes Ben Derbyshire
Designing workplaces that work for everyone
Investing in well-designed environments isn’t just a matter of preference – it’s a strategic advantage that enhances productivity and employee wellbeing, writes Sam Carey-Smith
A stint in construction could be what architectural education is missing
Urna Sodnomjamts on why hands-on construction experience helps architects bridge the gap between design and delivery
A legacy approach to building new towns
Hugh Petter argues that new towns should be delivered through legacy development to ensure sustainable, well-designed communities
A fresh start for the Oxford-Cambridge corridor – or will it be déjà vu all over again?
The chancellor has given her backing to an expansion plan for the corridor connecting Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge, including thousands of homes, which the previous government dropped. Joey Gardiner asks what hope the industry can have
The future faces of UK architecture
Mary Richardson meets three young alumni of Beyond the Box who share, in their own words, how the initiative shaped their paths into architecture
‘This is a growth story’… Network Rail’s strategy to become one of the UK’s largest housebuilders
The transport operator’s group property director talks about the ‘new mindset’ at Network Rail – and why the country’s biggest owner of brownfield land is taking an assertive role in redevelopment projects on its sites
Jan Kattein: architect as catalyst – ‘A transformational impact can be achieved with limited means’
As Jan Kattein Architects unveils its latest project at Westminster’s Church Street Triangle, Mary Richardson takes a closer look at the work of this innovative firm that weaves social practice into its inspiring and colourful placemaking
What the delays at the Building Safety Regulator mean for high-rise development
The new system of gateway checks on high rise buildings is adding anything up to 18 months to construction programmes. Joey Gardiner finds out why
5 minutes with … Ayman El Hibri at Wilkinson Eyre
The firm’s director on the influence of his grandfather and father, the challenges of designing and building 8 Bishopsgate and why it is vital to keep learning
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Digging deep: The radical engineering underpinning Stiff + Trevillion’s 65 Holborn Viaduct project
Compact living, big impact: Dovehouse Court’s lesson in sustainability and community
How Bennetts Associates transformed a Victorian hospital into a forward-focused university department
Rowan Court: a blueprint for council housing that repairs the urban fabric and elevates its context
Space House: 1960s icon gets another chance to shine
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital: Inside the long, costly journey to deliver Birmingham and Sandwell’s new £1bn ‘super hospital’
A triangular community: how Author brings generations together at King’s Cross
A decade in the making: Norton Folgate’s controversial redevelopment unveiled
‘A glimpse of new horizons’: Cooke Fawcett’s reworking of Cockpit’s craft incubator
A harmonious blend of context and concept: Mass Studies reimagines the Serpentine Pavilion
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Vector Architects: Gong Dong and the Art of Building
Outrage lives on: Ian Nairn’s critique still haunts Britain’s landscapes
Saint, state and stone: the politics of preserving Old Goa’s Basilica de Bom Jesus
Film review: The Brutalist – It isn’t really about brutalism…
The bold brilliance of Edwardian Baroque: rediscovering Edwin Rickards
Rogue Goths: the flamboyant and eccentric architects who reimagined Victorian Gothic Revival
‘Where sculpture and building come together’: a history of collaboration between sculptors and architects
Why inclusive housing design benefits us all
‘New methods for the old’: how Minnette de Silva redefined modernity
Modern Architecture in a Post-Modern Era
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