All articles by Ben Flatman – Page 16
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Building StudyRowan Court: a blueprint for council housing that repairs the urban fabric and elevates its context
Satish Jassal Architect’s Rowan Court helps to restore a sense of place for an under-utilised edge site on an existing council estate, writes Ben Flatman
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NewsBarcelona social housing project wins RIBA International Prize
85-unit timber-framed housing scheme by Peris + Toral Arquitectes wins prize for ‘the world’s best new architecture’, while ARCity wins International Emerging Architect
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NewsFutures of Smithfield and Billingsgate markets uncertain as City of London Corporation pulls plug on Dagenham Dock site
Corporation will compensate traders and support efforts to find new long-term home for the historic markets
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NewsDowen Farmer scheme for 11 homes at Weston Hall in Norfolk granted planning
Pics Maddox Planning, working with Dowen Farmer Architects, has won planning permission for 11 homes at Weston Hall in Weston Longville, Norfolk. The client is Serruys Ltd. The site is located within the grounds of the grade-II listed Weston Hall estate and alongside the River Wensum. ...
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NewsTHISS Studio reconfigures Victorian terraced house without extending
A sustainable retrofit in Waltham Forest aims to transform a family home by maximising its existing footprint
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NewsManalo & White and Richard Lyndon Design unveil new school building for deaf children
The UK’s largest sign-language school expands with a new building designed to meet the needs of deaf learners
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NewsSchool closures threaten London’s future as a city for families
Soho Parish Primary School’s financial struggles reflect wider demographic trends, including declining birth rates, post-Brexit migration, and the long-term impact of Covid-19, challenging the city’s multigenerational identity
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NewsChris Dyson Architects completes sustainable addition to Harrow Arts Centre campus
£1.8 million Greenhill Building replaces a temporary facility and introduces flexible teaching and event spaces
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NewsCouncils gain new powers to auction long-vacant shops
High Street Rental Auctions aim to tackle empty properties and revitalise town centres through council intervention
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NewsPLP gains consent for co-living and light-industrial scheme in Brixton
Lambeth Council approves Hardess Yard project featuring 320 co-living studios and 1,400sqm of industrial floorspace
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NewsQueen Elizabeth II national memorial masterplan competition to launch soon
The design competition for a memorial to Queen Elizabeth II will invite multidisciplinary teams to reimagine a site within St James’s Park
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NewsConcept designs unveiled for £100m Belfast Stories project
Snøhetta and TODD Architects unveil designs for visitor attraction and creative hub planned for Art Deco bank building and Royal Avenue site
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NewsHassell completes University of Glasgow’s Adam Smith Business School
Business school is designed to facilitate integrated research, teaching, and collaboration
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NewsOBMI opens London office
Architecture practice brings nearly 90 years of design expertise to new London base
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NewsPlans approved for Tom Turner Architects’ farmstead scheme in Sussex
Redevelopment combines historic preservation with sustainable updates for family home
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OpinionWhy Labour may come to regret closing the Office for Place
A short-term decision framed as an efficiency risks losing the momentum on creating sustainable, people-centred places, writes Ben Flatman
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NewsPlanning granted for Allies and Morrison’s Whitechapel life sciences masterplan
Tower Hamlets has approved detailed plans for a new life sciences neighbourhood around the Royal London Hospital, including two buildings by Gibson Thornley
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NewsDesign team announced for Bologna’s new sustainable ecodistrict
Winning design for Bertalia-Lazzaretto Ecodistrict focuses on sustainability and community integration
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NewsBB Partnership gains approval for 485-unit co-living development in Woolwich
Planning approval granted for co-living project with affordable housing, commercial, and community spaces on Woolwich’s historic Island Site