All articles by Ben Flatman – Page 3
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OpinionMore striking for what is missing: the Stirling shortlist 2025
Ben Flatman, BD’s architectural editor, reviews a Stirling shortlist of solid projects, but considers it one that lacks excitement and has some glaring omissions
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FeaturesUK Design Capital of the Year: How Manchester is setting the pace for regeneration and urban living
Manchester, shortlisted for UK Design Capital of the Year 2025, stands out for the speed and scale of its reinvention
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NewsOrms retrofit of 1 St Martin’s Le Grand set for approval
The City of London has backed plans for developer Ho Bee Land to refurbish and extend the former General Post Office building near St Paul’s Cathedral
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NewsLevitt Bernstein and WR-AP’s New Cross estate regeneration scheme goes in for planning
Redevelopment includes 122 council homes for social rent and 44 homes for low-cost ownership
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NewsExhibition explores Lambeth’s council housing legacy
The show draws on the Lambeth Archives collection and looks back at estates built between 1965 and 1980 under borough architect Edward Hollamby
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NewsARB’s new code of conduct launches from 1 September
Revised Architects Code of Conduct and Practice replaces the 2017 version and sets out six broad standards that all UK-registered architects must follow
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NewsRIBA urges parliament to prioritise design quality in planning reform bill
Amendment to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill would require design visions to be incorporated into Spatial Development Strategies
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FeaturesAs his RIBA presidency ends, Muyiwa Oki reflects on milestones and unfinished business
Ben Flatman speaks to Oki about his term in office, from launching a workplace wellbeing taskforce to defending the Elizabeth Line’s Stirling Prize win, and why access to the profession remains a pressing concern
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NewsAssael wins approval for West Ealing aparthotel scheme
Project will be built on a long-derelict Woolworths site and include 268 suites alongside new co-working spaces
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NewsLee Ivett appointed head of London School of Architecture
The move follows the departure of Neal Shasore and the school’s merger into the University of the Built Environment earlier this year
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NewsMICA wins planning approval for Maltings theatre scheme in Berwick-upon-Tweed
Project will remodel the existing theatre complex with a new auditorium, cinemas and public spaces as part of culture-led regeneration in the town
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NewsMetropolitan Workshop’s 31-storey student housing tower submitted for planning
Scheme for Dominus follows a previous proposal by Howells that was refused on appeal earlier this year
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NewsRIBA survey: Workload optimism holds steady as larger practices drive growth
Medium and large practices report growing confidence while housing sector outlook weakens and London sentiment dips
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NewsEric Parry Architects submits plans for Oxford medical and research campus
Scheme for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust would deliver a 950,000 sq ft campus combining a new mental health hospital, medical research centre and graduate collegeProject to include new graduate college for the University of Oxford
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NewsStitch Architects to support £250m housing partnership between Lambeth council and Vistry
More than 500 homes are planned across six council-owned sites, with at least half of them affordable and a majority of those for social rent
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NewsGlancy Nicholls designs revealed for £48.5m Soho Hill housing and care home scheme in Birmingham
The scheme will deliver 115 homes and flats alongside an 80-bed care home
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NewsPatrick Campbell appointed head of studio at Foster + Partners
Leadership change sees Grant Brooker stepping down from his role as head of studio
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NewsStanton Williams to submit autumn planning application to replace Leslie Martin building in Oxford
Plans for 25 Wellington Square would see a 1970s graduate accommodation block demolished and replaced with new academic, retail and café facilities
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NewsHeritage buildings by Bournville architect earmarked for housing redevelopment
Arts and crafts houses and Archibald House, designed by William Alexander Harvey, were part of a former teacher training college in the south Birmingham suburbs. After years of neglect, the University of Birmingham is now seeking a partner for the site’s development
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NewsRobert Adam’s Woolton Hall gutted in suspected arson
The Grade I-listed Georgian house in south Liverpool has been left roofless after a devastating fire