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Rayner sets out plans to cut list of statutory consultees and reduce role in planning decisions
Allies & Morrison’s plans for Cambridge manufacturing complex get go ahead
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Fosters reveals plans for Manchester United’s 100,000-seat Old Trafford replacement
Practice confirmed as lead architect on stadium described by co-owner Jim Ratcliffe as the “greatest in the world”
Industrial remix: how Hawkins\Brown retuned Wakefield’s Tileyard North for the creative economy
Once derelict and forgotten, Wakefield’s Rutland Mills have been transformed into a thriving hub for the music industry
Open Practice Architecture completes East Dulwich infill house
Mastering the detail: Dockyard Church with Hugh Broughton Architects
Stylex launches Ambi: A modular furniture system for flexible workspaces
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Designing for dance: inside O’Donnell + Tuomey’s Sadler’s Wells East
Last month’s opening of the new dance theatre marked another stage in the Olympic Park’s development as a cultural destination designed to lure artists and audiences out of their traditional West End comfort zone, Daniel Gayne reports
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In pictures: Pend breathes new life into mid-terrace home in Edinburgh
Buff-toned Marziale brick, Calacatta marble, and oak cabinetry define the carefully curated material palette of this Edinburgh home
What made this project… Gateway to Nature Centre by Oberlanders
Finalist for One Off Small Project of the Year Award 2024, Oberlanders guides us through the specification challenges present at Gateway to Nature Centre, Corrieshalloch Gorge
Eradicating the issue of siloes in renovation projects
Siloed teams and complex contractual structures hinder renovation projects. Laura Rehlen explores how technology – such as reality capture and seamless data sharing – enhances collaboration, reduces errors and streamlines projects
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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
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Boomers to Zoomers
Westminster’s public toilets get a designer makeover as Hugh Broughton Architects completes first upgrade in £12.7m programme
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
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Foster + Partners completes office tower above Sydney’s Gadigal Station
Westminster’s public toilets get a designer makeover as Hugh Broughton Architects completes first upgrade in £12.7m programme
In pictures: 204 Great Portland Street by E8 Architecture
In pictures: Pend breathes new life into mid-terrace home in Edinburgh
In pictures: GT3 completes University of Southampton sports centre expansion
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
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WA100 2025: Hopes take a wobble
WA100 2025: Digital edition
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Higher fees start with smarter sales – here’s how
Oliver Lowrie argues that instead of dwelling on low fees and the market pressures facing the profession, architects must take control by adopting a structured sales process
Is the octopus losing another leg? Greater Manchester’s planning struggles
David Rudlin examines Greater Manchester’s planning challenges as Oldham follows Stockport in seeking to withdraw from the city region’s spatial framework
Women’s sport is thriving – so why aren’t stadiums keeping up?
As the world prepares to mark International Women’s Day, the rapid rise of women’s sport is cause for celebration – but many stadiums remain stuck in the past. Outdated designs fail to meet the needs of female athletes and fans, highlighting the urgent need for more inclusive, future-focused venues
What’s stopping us from improving diversity?
With International Women’s Day approaching, Anna Beckett asks how early gender stereotypes shape career choices – and what the construction industry can do about it
What architects need to know about the latest Grenfell Tower Inquiry response
Andrew Mellor examines the Government’s response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 recommendations
Insights from tomorrow’s architects: how Bartlett Part 3 students see the future of practice
María Páez González introduces a series of opinion pieces by Bartlett Part 3 candidates, exploring critical issues in architectural practice
The Building Good Employer Guide 2025: What does the data say?
All our good employers included in the 2025 guide completed an in-depth survey – here our sister title Building digs into the data to find key trends
How closely has the government followed the Grenfell Inquiry’s recommendations?
While Angela Rayner has promised to ‘take forward’ all of the recommendations, not all appear to have been adopted to the letter. Daniel Gayne and Tom Lowe analyse the wriggle room the government has given itself over some of the key measures
Local expertise, global vision: Foster + Partners’ work in South America
Ben Flatman joins Juan Frigerio, partner at Foster + Partners, for a tour of Buenos Aires to explore the practice’s expanding presence in South America and discuss its approach to the region
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
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Industrial remix: how Hawkins\Brown retuned Wakefield’s Tileyard North for the creative economy
Designing for dance: inside O’Donnell + Tuomey’s Sadler’s Wells East
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
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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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