Ben Flatman
Ben Flatman is the architectural editor at Building Design
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NewsAlma-nac unveils redesign of Tooting community incubator for Business Launchpad
Scheme delivers updated facilities and strong visual presence on the high street
OpinionWas Angela Rayner right to buy?
The shadow levelling-up secretary has taken flak for exercising her right to buy, but Labour has a long history of dalliance with the concept of selling council homes, writes Ben Flatman
NewsFraser Brown Mackenna unveils Bow housing scheme
Residential development centres on new courtyard space while deferring to context
NewsUnknown Works unveils Science Museum gallery space
Design seeks to utilise circular economy principles and act as exemplar for sustainability in large-scale cultural production
NewsPublic Practice reveals latest cohort of aspiring public sector professionals
Built environment organisation continues push to bring private-sector experience into local authorities
NewsBritish School at Rome seeks applicants to its architecture faculty
Successful applicants will serve on selection panels and be expected to visit Rome to lecture or lead a site visit
NewsBDP retrofits two Coventry University buildings to create new centre for arts
New facility seeks to provide collaborative spaces that facilitate outeach to the wider community
NewsLOM seeks applicants for student travel bursary in memory of Karla Roman
Scholarship honours memory of young architect by providing opportunities for travel and study
Building StudyRiver Wing by Witherford Watson Mann: 'This is the closest we've come to the structure being the architecture'
A Cambridge college seeks to revitalise its historic buildings while respecting tradition and heritage, writes Ben Flatman
NewsFAME collective highlights barriers to career progression with RIBA exhibition
Exhibits seek to investigate systems of discrimination and disadvantage experienced due to race, class, and gender
NewsJonathan Tuckey Design marks 25th anniversary with rebrand and new Swiss office
Practice changes name to Tuckey Design Studio, while looking to strengthen European ties
NewsIn pictures: Costa’s Barbers by Brisco Loran and Arrant Industries
Collaborative project explores the potential for reimagining traditional retail spaces in light of new permitted development rights
NewsNew Robert Adam scholarship offers chance to study in Rome
Scholarship focuses on the study of classical architecture in Rome and Italy
Building StudyJankes Barn by Lynch Architects: ‘We like to call it a barn non-conversion’
An Essex barn is given a remarkable new lease of life, by reinforcing its relationship with craft and landscape, writes Ben Flatman
NewsTate Hindle completes new Salvation Army headquarters
New office includes workspace, publicly accessible cafe and a roof terrace for staff
NewsArchitecture Office restores and extends 19th-century Cornish cottage
Project strips away 1960s additions, while accentuating original structure and fabric
NewsAdam Architecture invites applications for £2,000 travel scholarship
Firm describes scholarship as part of its commitment to ‘investment in young talent’
NewsLoader Monteith with Studio SJM unveil new specialist learning hub
The new hub provides a vocational learning environment for young people with complex educational and emotional needs
NewsRiken Yamamoto awarded 2024 Pritzker Prize
Award recognises lifetime’s work that has explored thresholds of public and private space, and the importance of community
NewsNVB Architects completes major expansion for Haberdashers’ Boys’ School
Project provides 46 classrooms, new drama facilities and offices