All Ben Flatman articles
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OpinionIs Patrik Schumacher right for once?
We need an architectural discourse that incorporates the art and science of construction, alongside broader intepretations of what constitutes architecture, writes Ben Flatman
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NewsBen Pentreath to receive $200,000 architecture prize in Chicago
Leading traditionalist designer picks up lucrative Driehaus prize from University of Notre Dame
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FeaturesThe Phoenix, Lewes: ‘This is how we will have to build in the future’
Can developer Human Nature and a team including Ash Sakula and Mæ help reshape UK housing? Ben Flatman reports from East Sussex
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FeaturesTime for Plan BEE: helping architectural education break out of its silo
A cross-disciplinary course seeks to engender collaborative working and greater levels of professional competence. Ben Flatman finds out more
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ReviewSweet Disorder and the Carefully Careless: Ideas, Faces and Places
Bob Allies enjoys an exhibition at the RIBA that traces a rich architectural culture through the life and work of Bob Maxwell and the sculpture of his wife, Celia Scott
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OpinionRafael Viñoly’s legacy to the UK is a mixed one
The Uruguayan architect bestrode the world stage and had a refreshingly open approach to design, but the UK was not where he excelled, writes Ben Flatman
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NewsWalkie Talkie architect Rafael Viñoly dies aged 78
Uruguayan worked on several projects in UK including Battersea Power Station and Manchester City training ground
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NewsAdjaye Associates’ interfaith complex opens in Abu Dhabi
The new centre is intended as a focus for interfaith learning and understanding
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Building StudyUrban Barn by Jonathan Tuckey Design
Jonathan Tuckey Design has completed a subtle and seductive rebuild and extension of a house in west London, writes Ben Flatman
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Building StudyHanover: Exemplary collaboration and placemaking
A new over-station development on Hanover Square shows how major infrastructure projects can catalyse the delivery of excellent placemaking, writes Ben Flatman
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FeaturesSuccession and global ambitions: Three generations of partners look to the future at Allies and Morrison
Firm founded in 1984 has built a reputation for understated and sensitive design. It has also been slowly building an international business, writes Ben Flatman
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OpinionWe need a ‘School of Place’ for clients, not just architects
Good placemaking also requires well educated clients, writes Ben Flatman
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FeaturesBD’s most read opinion of 2022
We brought together some of the most stimulating and thought provoking comment pieces in 2022 - take a look at what our columnists had to say
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FeaturesBD’s most read building studies of 2022
We reviewed some of the most significant new buildings in the UK and overseas in 2022 - take a look at what we had to say
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FeaturesBD’s most read interviews of 2022
Some of architecture’s biggest figures spoke to BD this year - take a look at what they had to say
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NewsLSA launches radical new strategy for architectural education
The London School of Architecture’s new strategy seeks to reframe architectural education for a changed world by embracing school age learners and practicing professionals, writes Ben Flatman
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NewsAllies and Morrison announces new partners as Graham Morrison takes step back
The leading UK practice has been undetaking succession planning for many years and the latest appointments reflect its long term strategy for managed change
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FeaturesHow Grimshaw is planning to ride out recession and grow its way to diversity
Mark Middleton, global managing partner, talks about the practice’s vision, different ways of working and his new three-year business strategy
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OpinionThis year’s RIBA House of the Year looks like a house. That might not be a bad thing
This year’s RIBA House of the Year shortlist was a celebration of traditional typologies, but also economic exclusivity, writes Ben Flatman
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NewsIn pictures: FCBStudios unveils net zero timber nursery for Staffordshire University
A new child-centred learning environment promotes exploration and a connection with nature