Ben Flatman
Ben Flatman is the architectural editor at Building Design
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NewsOki pledges action on working conditions following new RIBA workplace report
Survey of more than 1,450 architecture professionals highlights extensive unpaid overtime, low pay and poor mental health outcomes across the profession
NewsMæ founder Alex Ely appointed chair of the Museum of the Home
Ely will lead the east London museum during its next phase of development following a major refurbishment in 2021
NewsRIBA and The King’s Foundation launch joint initiative to promote retrofit
Two regional events will seek to promote building reuse, local skills and cross-sector collaboration as part of a wider push to advance sustainable practices in the built environment
NewsWEISS/MANFREDI win competition for Nelson-Atkins Museum expansion
The Kansas City museum’s shortlist included Renzo Piano, Studio Gang and Kengo Kuma
NewsGet Living submits revised Allies and Morrison designs for 500 homes on Elephant and Castle site
Proposed BTR scheme to include a cultural venue and student accommodation as part of the final phase of the £1.5 billion redevelopment.
OpinionTrainee architects have been failed for too long, ARB’s report demands better
From exploitative placements to toxic workplaces, architecture has ignored the failings of professional experience for too long. ARB’s independent report marks a long-overdue reckoning, argues Ben Flatman
FeaturesOrms: designing architecture that listens and responds to a changing world
Ben Flatman speaks to John McRae and new director Miranda MacLaren about how Orms is evolving as a practice
Features1.5 million homes and counting: what Jas Bhalla thinks comes next
Ben Flatman speaks to Jas Bhalla – architect, planner and founder of Jas Bhalla Works – about building a practice rooted in long-term thinking
NewsDowen Farmer Architects submits plans for 90-home grey belt scheme in Broxbourne
Proposals include a new SEN school designed by e-gg
NewsBIG appointed to design new Hungarian Natural History Museum in Debrecen
Design seeks to integrate exhibition spaces with the surrounding forest as part of Hungary’s wider cultural investment in its second-largest city
NewsUniversity of Cambridge reveals Hawkins Brown’s updated Eddington masterplan in latest public consultation
Third round of public consultation includes revised outline for up to 3,800 additional homes, as well as proposals for commercial space, community facilities and landscape
NewsScott Brownrigg tech building approved for Oxfordshire campus
Development will form second phase of life sciences and advanced manufacturing innovation hub
NewsChris Dyson Architects submits plans to convert Farringdon office building into hotel
Scheme reflects wider move to diversify uses within the City of London’s commercial core
NewsSatish Jassal Architects completes net zero council housing scheme on Haringey infill site
Scheme includes eight homes and is intended as a model for small-scale, low-carbon social housing delivery in London
NewsSmallwood Architects’ Queen Anne-style design approved for replacement house on Jane Austen-linked estate
Heritage campaign group SAVE Britain’s Heritage objected to the approved plans, citing the loss of historic character and environmental concerns
NewsCouncil approves O’DonnellBrown’s plans for 300 homes at Glasgow’s Govan Graving Docks
Derelict site has been vacant for almost four decades
NewsEmrys Architects gains consent for Bloomsbury retrofit project
Scheme seeks to unify and upgrade a series of buildings facing Alfred Place and Tottenham Court Road, incorporating flexible workspace, landscaped roofs and accessibility improvements
NewsAndArchitects submits plans for tartan-inspired extension to Vivienne Westwood HQ
The scheme seeks to build on the fashion house’s longstanding presence in Battersea and add to the area’s growing creative industries hub
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
