All articles by Ben Flatman – Page 6
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News
Paul Vick Architects completes 15m-long glass bridge for global telecoms HQ
New bridge forms part of a wider rationalisation of the site
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Public Practice unveils new autumn 2023 cohort
Announcement comes soon after Labour pledges to boost number of planners
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PlanBEE apprenticeship expands to address construction skills gaps
Apprenticeship programme that began in the North-east is now expanding across England and into Canada
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Moxon unveils new bridge in Aberdeenshire
King Charles officially opens Moxon’s latest bridge project
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Emma Dent Coad to stand against Labour at next general election
The architectural historian, campaigner and former Labour MP will stand as an independent parliamentary candidate
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Features
How the creative reuse of ordinary buildings is revolutionising approaches to regeneration
As the government’s levelling up agenda struggles to gain traction, a group of industry leaders share their thoughts on alternative approaches to regeneration
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LSA launches ‘Part 4’ modular lifelong learning programme for built environment professionals
New modular courses are a response to introduction of compulsory CPD and changing regulatory environment
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Opinion
Sunak’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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Oki 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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Photography exhibition charts changing fortunes of the Pepys Estate
Exhibition takes inspiration from pioneering Manplan editorial programme
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Dowen 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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Diverse 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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Jonathan Tuckey Design restores hillside farmhouse in northern Italy
Practice peels back previous additions to reveal building’s agrarian origins
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HAUS Collective secures approval for 18-storey Glasgow ‘aparthotel’
Scheme adds to practice’s growing portfolio across Scotland
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Architect 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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Project 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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Opinion
This 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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Opinion
Our 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