All articles by Ben Flatman – Page 2
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NewsIn pictures: Zaha Hadid Architects’ 60,000-seat Xi’an football stadium
New stadium forms part of China’s wider drive to expand football infrastructure across all levels of the game
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NewsFosters wins approval to restore Tolkien’s Oxford pub for Larry Ellison-backed institute
Eagle and Child has been shut since covid pandemic more than five years ago
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NewsHolmes Miller targets Scottish social housing sector with Coltart Earley takeover
Acquisition follows announcement of UK government’s new 10-year, £39 billion social and affordable homes programme
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NewsDavid Kohn Architects appointed to work on conservation of UNESCO-listed German steelworks
The international team will develop proposals to preserve Kraftwerk 1, a key 19th-century industrial structure in Germany’s Saarland
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NewsVabel wins planning approval for Queensway Parade development in Bayswater
The developer, which has an in-house architecture team, has secured consent for a residential-led mixed-use scheme opposite The Whiteley, replacing a previously approved office development by Foster + Partners
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NewsAdjaye Associates appointed to design education centre in Rwanda
The Aegis Trust has commissioned the practice to develop a major new centre in Bugesera intended as a hub for peacebuilding and remembrance
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NewsBritish School at Rome opens applications for 2026–27 architecture scholarships
The institution’s architecture scholarships support research residencies in Rome
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NewsFoster + Partners unveils designs for Dubai beachfront residential scheme
The Solaya development for Brookfield Properties and Dubai Holding includes nine residential buildings and a central landscaped park
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NewsRIBA unveils new brand identity
The institute is preparing to roll out a redesigned visual identity and digital platform as part of its House of Architecture programme
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FeaturesSir Terry Farrell: the restless maverick who reshaped British urbanism
From the Comyn Ching Triangle to the MI6 building at Vauxhall Cross, Sir Terry Farrell’s projects challenged modernist orthodoxy and reshaped how architects thought about the city. Ben Flatman reflects on the influence and legacy of one of Britain’s most distinctive thinkers on urbanism
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NewsPurcell completes Shoemakers Museum in Somerset
New museum, with exhibition design by Nissen Richards Studio, combines historic buildings with contemporary brick intervention to display Clarks’ 200-year legacy
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NewsAdjaye Associates completes timber performance pavilion in Barbados
Second phase of project will see delivery of a permanent cultural venue for the Caribbean island nation
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NewsGovernment unveils £5bn ‘Pride in Place’ programme to revive neglected communities
Initiative seeks to give local people greater control over boarded shops, pubs and high streets, alongside funding for 330 communities
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NewsSPPARC reveals concept images for Camden film studios masterplan
The 23-acre scheme in Kentish Town would deliver a new film studio campus alongside 1,000 homes, education facilities and public realm
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OpinionNicholas Grimshaw and the optimism of British high tech
Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, who has died aged 85, helped shape British high tech with buildings that embodied structural clarity, adaptability and a spirit of optimism
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NewsHowells wins approval for mixed residential and riverside logistics scheme at Orchard Wharf
Development will combine student housing, affordable homes, public space and a working wharf on long-vacant riverside site
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NewsCarmody Groarke completes ArtPlay Pavilion at Dulwich Picture Gallery
Wider redevelopment includes a canteen and a sculpture garden designed by Kim Wilkie
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NewsSabrina Klor leaves Broadway Malyan for 10 Design CEO role
Move comes as Broadway Malyan names Tim Burgess and Emma Flanagan to lead its London studio and business development in the UK
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NewsAdam Architecture wins approval for 342-homes close to Grade I listed Elizabethan mansion
The St Martin’s Park masterplan for Burghley Land Ltd will transform a former factory site on the edge of Stamford into a mixed-use development with residential and commercial space
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NewsBennetts Associates completes redevelopment of Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre
Major refurbishment introduces new public spaces and accessibility upgrades