All articles by Ben Flatman – Page 3
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NewsSmith Young Architects’ ‘modern suburban family home’ named RIBA North West Building of the Year 2025
Other winners include projects by OMA, Sheppard Robson and Cullinan Studio
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NewsBureau de Change Architects’ Camden apartment scheme faces high-profile opposition
Plans to replace a 1930s house in Dartmouth Park with a block of flats have sparked local objections, including from Dame Justine Thornton and actor Benedict Cumberbatch
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NewsHugh Broughton Architects’ Sheerness Dockyard Church wins RIBA South East Building of the Year
Other buildings recognised include schemes by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, Tim Ronalds Architects, Artefact, Kaner Olette Architects and Liddicoat & Goldhill
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NewsWright & Wright secure planning for Oxford High Street scheme
New teaching and public-facing facilities for All Souls College are planned for historic High Street site
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NewsAllies and Morrison completes School of Public Health building at White City
Newly completed School of Public Health building is the latest addition to Imperial College London’s White City campus
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NewsJestico + Whiles completes Ray Dolby Centre for University of Cambridge
New home for the Cavendish Laboratory includes 173 research laboratories, cleanrooms, collaborative learning facilities and outreach spaces
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NewsGovernment funding cut for Level 7 apprenticeships to exclude under-22s, report claims
Move could leave architecture apprenticeships for older students at risk, despite sector-wide warnings about skills shortages and diversity
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NewsKenyan practice leads UK pavilion at Venice Biennale with geology and empire-themed show
Opening this weekend, the British Council-organised exhibition draws on the Rift Valley to explore imperial histories and ideas of repair
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NewsCoffey Architects wins approval for 141-home later living scheme in Elstree
The retirement community for over-65s includes a landscaped central square, five villa-style apartment blocks and a layout designed to prioritise walking and access to green space
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Building StudyFrom complexity to clarity: The Sainsbury Wing transformed
Ben Flatman explores the remodelling of the Sainsbury Wing and asks what is lost when a celebrated postmodern building is updated to make it more welcoming and accessible
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NewsFletcher Priest completes TikTok City office
Retrofit of 150 Aldersgate includes new terraces, a reconfigured entrance and a public art installation
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Features‘Never satisfied’ … SANAA’s architecture of process and persistence
As SANAA’s Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa prepare to receive the Royal Gold Medal, Ben Flatman talks to them about their working relationship, the changing nature of construction in Japan and their evolving approach to conflict resolution
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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
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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
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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
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NewsWEISS/MANFREDI win competition for Nelson-Atkins Museum expansion
The Kansas City museum’s shortlist included Renzo Piano, Studio Gang and Kengo Kuma
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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.
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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
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FeaturesOrms: designing architecture that listens and responds to a changing world
Source: Tim Soar The new studio space at 160 Old Street Ben Flatman speaks to John McRae and new director Miranda MacLaren about how Orms is evolving as a practice
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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