All articles by Ben Flatman – Page 2
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NewsGT3 Architects completes UK’s ‘largest Passivhaus leisure centre’
Eclipse Leisure Centre incorporates eight-lane swimming pool and 200-station gym
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NewsWilkinsonEyre and Boele Architects win competition for new arena in Czech Republic
Proposed 5,000-seat Ball Sports Arena in České Budějovice will anchor wider regeneration scheme
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NewsHTA gets green light for relocatable homes pilot scheme in east London
18-unit scheme seeks to address the growing demand for temporary housing
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NewsGrimshaw appointed to design new underground tram station in Lyon
Tramway Express de l’Ouest Lyonnais extension will add five new stations and serve over 55,000 passengers a day when complete
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OpinionOur ‘activist regulator’ is a reminder that architects need a clear vision for the future, not a plan for getting by
After decades of inertia, the regulator is forcing long-overdue reform. But, Ben Flatman argues, without clearer leadership from within the profession, the bigger questions remain unanswered
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NewsGRID Architects unveils Dolphin Square refurbishment
Multi-phase upgrade of the grade II-listed gardens and 1930s residential complex includes energy efficiency improvements, new interiors and a redesigned entrance pavilion
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NewsFirst look at Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s V&A East Storehouse
The new four-storey facility, housed in part of the former Olympic Media Centre, opens this week
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NewsARB sets out plans to reform professional experience for trainee architects
Regulator proposes a standardised competency record and new role for learning providers in a bid to improve transparency and oversight
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NewsGovernment fast-tracks LDA Design and Fereday Pollard-designed reservoirs in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire
Schemes designated ‘nationally significant’ as part of wider efforts to unlock housing growth and address long-term infrastructure shortfalls
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FeaturesThe regulator steps into the spotlight
Ben Flatman meets Hugh Simpson, chief executive of the Architects Registration Board, to discuss education reform, CPD and the future of regulation – and why he is happy for ARB to be an “activist regulator”
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NewsStantec wins competition to rebuild State Tax University in Ukraine
The new campus in Irpin, west of Kyiv, is intended to act as a hub for research and regeneration following wartime destruction
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NewsBirmingham city council seeks investors in Digbeth regeneration with plans for 6,000 homes
The new prospectus outlines 10 development sites across 35 plots, targeting long-term investment near HS2 Curzon Street
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NewsArchitecture apprenticeships under threat as Level 7 funding withdrawn for over-21s
Source: Shutterstock
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NewsIn pictures: Fathom completes one of Clerkenwell’s largest heritage office projects
The 70,000sqft scheme combines four buildings into a single development
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NewsPlans submitted for jmarchitects' 415-home regeneration scheme in Bolton
£100m development to include 130-bedroom hotel
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NewsRepairing the urban fabric: Chris Dyson Architects restores Shoreditch weavers’ houses
Grade II-listed 18th-century property to be removed from Heritage at Risk register following extensive structural repair and conservation works
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NewsMoxon Architects completes composite timber bridge in Germany
Source: Simon Kennedy Design aims to demonstrate sustainable bridge-building methods using timber and concrete
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NewsARB launches new EDI strategy aimed at widening access to the profession
Three-year plan outlines four goals including improved access to the register and ending discrimination
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NewsImages released of Feilden Fowles and Tom Stuart-Smith’s proposed Clore Garden at Tate Britain
Source: Tom Stuart-Smith Studio The proposed new Clore Garden
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NewsStanton Williams, Lynch Architects and Mole amongst RIBA East award winners
14 winning schemes include a retrofitted telephone exchange, Passivhaus almshouses and a converted barn