All articles by Ben Flatman – Page 6
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NewsJohn Puttick Associates secures approval for Darwen Market Hall overhaul
Plans include the restoration of the Victorian market hall, demolition of a 1960s annex and new public realm works
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NewsRIBA calls for quality to be at the heart of 1.5 million homes commitment
Muyiwa Oki gives evidence to cross-party inquiry as the institute urges the government to prioritise design, apprenticeships, and modern construction methods in housing delivery
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NewsDowen Farmer Architects’ 23-home Buckinghamshire scheme submitted for planning
Proposals include 30% affordable housing provision on the edge of Aylesbury
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NewsHTA Design completes two new residential buildings at Wood Wharf
Scheme includes two new brick-clad residential buildings cncontaining a 297-unit aparthotel as part of Canary Wharf Group’s 23-acre neighbourhood
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NewsHeatherwick Studio reveals lantern-inspired hotel scheme in Bangkok
Practice’s first project in Thailand includes two hotels and a new plaza with native planting and restored canal
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NewsFinancial districts by day, party zones by night? Report rethinks future of urban night-time economies
Creative studio Bompas and Parr explores how architecture, planning and adaptive reuse could support night-time economies amid widespread concern over venue closures
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NewsPurcell and Hugh Broughton projects among 2025 RIBA National Award winners
Twenty projects across the UK recognised for their design quality, conservation focus and community-oriented approaches
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NewsSatish Jassal Architects and Malcolm Fryer Architects secure approval for South Woodford housing and community scheme
Commissioned by Holy Trinity Church, the Redbridge scheme includes new homes, community facilities and a vicarage on a backland site next to a locally listed church
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NewsPublic consultation begins on Allies and Morrison’s West End public realm proposals
Westminster City Council and The Crown Estate launch engagement on a long-term masterplan for Regent Street, Haymarket and Piccadilly Circus, with proposals including traffic-free streets and improved public realm
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NewsParliamentary group launches inquiry into delivering 1.5 million homes without sacrificing quality
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Excellence in the Built Environment has launched an inquiry into how to scale up housing delivery without compromising design quality and construction standards
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FeaturesDesigning Tomorrow’s Housing - meet the campaign’s advisory panel
As part of Building Design’s Designing Tomorrow’s Housing campaign, Ben Flatman introduces the expert advisory panel whose breadth of experience will help guide the discussion on how to raise housing quality while delivering the homes the country needs
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OpinionHow architects can help shape the next era of housing
The housing crisis is not just about how few homes we build but how little ambition we have for those we do build. Ben Flatman argues it is time to put quality at the centre of the housing debate and for architects to reframe their role within it
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FeaturesDesigning Tomorrow’s Housing: Putting quality at the heart of 1.5 million homes
Ben Flatman introduces Building Design’s new campaign, which asks how we can raise the quality of housing while meeting the government’s pledge to build 1.5 million new homes
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NewsBuilding Design launches new campaign to put quality at the heart of housing
Designing Tomorrow’s Housing will examine how to deliver better homes at scale, at a time when the focus on quality has all but disappeared from national debate
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NewsKevin McCloud returns for new series of RIBA House of the Year
Channel 4’s four-part series will showcase shortlisted projects, with presenters offering access to contemporary homes across the UK
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NewsOki leads RIBA taskforce to address poor workplace culture
Group includes senior figures from practice, education and regulation, and will develop industry-wide recommendations on wellbeing, pay and working hours
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NewsWright & Wright completes £40m masterplan project at Lambeth Palace
Refurbishment of the Grade I listed complex introduces new energy systems and accessibility measures while aiming to support the Church of England’s net-zero carbon target
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NewsIn pictures: dRMM’s mixed-use industrial and residential scheme in Hackney Wick
The east London development brings together 175 homes and 2,250m2 of light industrial workspace as part of a wider regeneration strategy backed by the LLDC
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NewsCollective Architecture appointed to lead conservation of Robert Burns’ home
Practice will lead on proposals for safeguarding the A listed 18th-century farm buildings near Dumfries, once home to Scotland’s national poet
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NewsOki calls for impact assessment on Level 7 apprenticeship funding cut
RIBA president urges government to reconsider exclusion of over-21s from apprenticeship funding, as new industrial strategy highlights architecture’s role in growth