
Ben Flatman
Ben Flatman is the architectural editor at Building Design
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RX Architects completes two coastal homes in East Sussex
Houses sit within a protected coastal landscape designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest
- Building Study
Designing from first principles: Inside David Kohn Architects’ Gradel Quadrangles
A major expansion for one of Oxford’s oldest colleges reimagines the logic of the quadrangle with a theatrical, landscape-first ensemble shaped by dialogue and detail
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Hawkins\Brown gains B Corp-certification
Practice joins growing number of architecture frms seeking recognition for their environmental and social performance through B Corp
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Great British Energy’s £200m project targets solar panels for schools and NHS
Announcement comes as Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch signals a retreat from her predecessors’ support for the cross-party commitment to reach net zero by 2050
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Prior & Partners to lead University of Leeds masterplan framework
AHMM also part of team working on 18-month commission
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HTA and Donald Insall Associates to work on Swiss university project
A university in Switzerland has selected a team led by Geneva-based Éric Maria Architectes, working with UK practices Donald Insall Associates and HTA Design, to adapt an 18th-century estate into an expanded home for a scientific research centre. The École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), plans to convert the estate ...
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RIBA survey: workload expectations turn positive in February
Industry more upbeat but RIBA warns that geopolitical context presents on-going risks
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RIBA will relocate to Jerwood Centre during Portland Place refurbishment
Institute agrees partnership with RCP for temporary move to neo-Georgian building opened by former Prince of Wales in 2002
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Pollard Thomas Edwards’ 355-home Stratford scheme approved
Project will include new public realm, cafe and performance space
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Gensler’s film studios approved for grade II-listed former Gillette factory
Source: Gensler / The Vinyl Factory
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Hutchinson & Partners gains consent for first scheme in Berlin
The proposed development replaces a supermarket and includes 61 residential units above a 1,200m² retail space
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Conran and Partners’ Clacton-on-Sea mixed-use scheme approved
Scheme includes a four-storey residential block with 28 homes, of which 40% are designated as affordable housing
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Georgian Group urges Rayner to call in Allies and Morrison’s Clandon Park scheme
The scheme, developed in collaboration with heritage architect Purcell, will introduce new visitor facilities, including a café, rooftop terrace, and accessible walkways
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Zaha Hadid Architects unveils designs for 42-storey tower in Tbilisi
Scheme includes residential, commercial, and leisure spaces
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Bell Phillips wins planning for first Birmingham Smithfield homes
First phase of £1.9bn city centre regeneration secures planning consent
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Missouri museum unveils expansion proposals by Renzo Piano, Kengo Kuma and Selldorf
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art reveals concept designs from six shortlisted teams competing to lead a major expansion of the Kansas City institution
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Allies and Morrison’s Clandon Park scheme approved despite calls for full restoration
The scheme, developed in collaboration with heritage architect Purcell, will introduce new visitor facilities, including a café, rooftop terrace, and accessible walkways
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HKS strengthens UK team as practice focuses on regenerative design
Practice appoints Gary Clark as managing director and Francis Gallagher as community regional director
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Bartlett named world’s best architecture school for third year in a row
Manchester School of Architecture holds its place in the global top five, while Cambridge’s architecture school is ranked 12th in the 2025 QS World University Rankings
- Opinion
Norman Foster and the Theatre of Dreams – a perfect match?
Manchester United is betting on Foster to create a world-class stadium – but will ambition and reality align, asks Ben Flatman