Ben Flatman
Ben Flatman is the architectural editor at Building Design
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NewsRX Architects completes two coastal homes in East Sussex
Houses sit within a protected coastal landscape designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest
Building StudyDesigning 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
NewsHawkins\Brown gains B Corp-certification
Practice joins growing number of architecture frms seeking recognition for their environmental and social performance through B Corp
NewsGreat 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
NewsPrior & Partners to lead University of Leeds masterplan framework
AHMM also part of team working on 18-month commission
NewsHTA 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 ...
NewsRIBA survey: workload expectations turn positive in February
Industry more upbeat but RIBA warns that geopolitical context presents on-going risks
NewsRIBA 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
NewsPollard Thomas Edwards’ 355-home Stratford scheme approved
Project will include new public realm, cafe and performance space
NewsGensler’s film studios approved for grade II-listed former Gillette factory
Source: Gensler / The Vinyl Factory
NewsHutchinson & 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
NewsConran 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
NewsGeorgian 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
NewsZaha Hadid Architects unveils designs for 42-storey tower in Tbilisi
Scheme includes residential, commercial, and leisure spaces
NewsBell Phillips wins planning for first Birmingham Smithfield homes
First phase of £1.9bn city centre regeneration secures planning consent
NewsMissouri 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
NewsAllies 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
NewsHKS strengthens UK team as practice focuses on regenerative design
Practice appoints Gary Clark as managing director and Francis Gallagher as community regional director
NewsBartlett 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
OpinionNorman 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