All articles by Ben Flatman – Page 29
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OpinionSunak’s speech revealed the Tories are bereft of ideas, but what does Labour have to offer?
All eyes will be on Labour during the coming week, but there is little so far to get architects and built environment professionals excited, writes Ben Flatman
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NewsOki uses first engagement as RIBA president to highlight reuse agenda and architects' role in left behind communities
New president wants architects to lead the way on reuse and find new purpose in a socially responsible mission
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Features‘Communicating the value of architecture’: why Muyiwa Oki wants to shift the debate on reuse
Muyiwa Oki wants to refocus the profession and architectural education on a broad reuse agenda. In the second instalment of a two-part interview with Building Design, he talks to Ben Flatman about the event he is hosting with The Prince’s Foundation and why urgent change is necessary
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NewsPhotography exhibition charts changing fortunes of the Pepys Estate
Exhibition takes inspiration from pioneering Manplan editorial programme
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NewsDowen Farmer gets go ahead for remodelling of Angel resi block
The scheme will see an additional two floors and improved access added to the former industrial building
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NewsDiverse and youthful gathering marks beginning of Muyiwa Oki’s presidency
Guests celebrate inauguration of first black and youngest ever RIBA president, writes Ben Flatman
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NewsJonathan Tuckey Design restores hillside farmhouse in northern Italy
Practice peels back previous additions to reveal building’s agrarian origins
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NewsHAUS Collective secures approval for 18-storey Glasgow ‘aparthotel’
Scheme adds to practice’s growing portfolio across Scotland
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NewsArchitect floats concept design for Europe’s first small modular reactor campus
Practice with offices in Amsterdam and London hopes Swedish project will become a model for next generation nuclear energy
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NewsProject Orange wins planning for 45 new homes in Suffolk
Design approach for two development sites takes inspiration from the local vernacular
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OpinionThis Stirling shortlist is in tune with the times
The final six projects in contention for this year’s prize are all marked by an underlying seriousness and a tendency towards simple forms and materials, writes Ben Flatman
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OpinionOur crumbling schools are just one more symptom of this government’s failure to plan for the future
We are paying the price for a lost decade of underinvestment and strategic drift on construction and the built enviroment, writes Ben Flatman
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NewsSimone de Gale fronts campaign to boost UK architectural exports
London-based architect believes more UK practices could benefit from exporting their services
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NewsMigliore and Servetto completes contemporary interventions within Rome’s Archaeological Park
Bookshops for specialist museum retailer adopt common language in locations that include the Colosseum
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NewsGoldstein Heather gets approval for Essex villas
Development on former school site seeks to repair urban grain and respond to adjacent locally listed houses
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NewsIn pictures: Milan Giovenale, by Carmody Groarke
A new student residential building in Milan seeks to harmonise with its wider context
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News£12.26m committed to Commonwealth Heritage Forum’s heritage skills programme
Funding from Hamish Ogston Foundation to mark Charles III’s coronation
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OpinionIt’s time for architectural practices to step forward and embrace vocational training
Many in the profession see vocational education as a threat to architects’ status. It’s time to leave behind these outdated attitudes, writes Ben Flatman
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NewsBritish Land unveils Adam Nathaniel Furman artwork at Paddington Central
Locally born artist and designer completes artwork intended to ‘celebrate inclusivity and promote wellbeing’