All articles by Ben Flatman – Page 8
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OpinionOur ‘activist regulator’ is a reminder that architects need a clear vision for the future, not a plan for getting by
After decades of inertia, the regulator is forcing long-overdue reform. But, Ben Flatman argues, without clearer leadership from within the profession, the bigger questions remain unanswered
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NewsGRID Architects unveils Dolphin Square refurbishment
Multi-phase upgrade of the grade II-listed gardens and 1930s residential complex includes energy efficiency improvements, new interiors and a redesigned entrance pavilion
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NewsFirst look at Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s V&A East Storehouse
The new four-storey facility, housed in part of the former Olympic Media Centre, opens this week
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NewsARB sets out plans to reform professional experience for trainee architects
Regulator proposes a standardised competency record and new role for learning providers in a bid to improve transparency and oversight
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NewsGovernment fast-tracks LDA Design and Fereday Pollard-designed reservoirs in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire
Schemes designated ‘nationally significant’ as part of wider efforts to unlock housing growth and address long-term infrastructure shortfalls
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NewsStantec wins competition to rebuild State Tax University in Ukraine
The new campus in Irpin, west of Kyiv, is intended to act as a hub for research and regeneration following wartime destruction
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FeaturesThe regulator steps into the spotlight
Ben Flatman meets Hugh Simpson, chief executive of the Architects Registration Board, to discuss education reform, CPD and the future of regulation – and why he is happy for ARB to be an “activist regulator”
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NewsBirmingham city council seeks investors in Digbeth regeneration with plans for 6,000 homes
The new prospectus outlines 10 development sites across 35 plots, targeting long-term investment near HS2 Curzon Street
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NewsArchitecture apprenticeships under threat as Level 7 funding withdrawn for over-21s
Source: Shutterstock
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NewsIn pictures: Fathom completes one of Clerkenwell’s largest heritage office projects
The 70,000sqft scheme combines four buildings into a single development
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NewsPlans submitted for jmarchitects' 415-home regeneration scheme in Bolton
£100m development to include 130-bedroom hotel
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NewsRepairing the urban fabric: Chris Dyson Architects restores Shoreditch weavers’ houses
Grade II-listed 18th-century property to be removed from Heritage at Risk register following extensive structural repair and conservation works
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NewsMoxon Architects completes composite timber bridge in Germany
Source: Simon Kennedy Design aims to demonstrate sustainable bridge-building methods using timber and concrete
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NewsARB launches new EDI strategy aimed at widening access to the profession
Three-year plan outlines four goals including improved access to the register and ending discrimination
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NewsImages released of Feilden Fowles and Tom Stuart-Smith’s proposed Clore Garden at Tate Britain
Source: Tom Stuart-Smith Studio The proposed new Clore Garden
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NewsStanton Williams, Lynch Architects and Mole amongst RIBA East award winners
14 winning schemes include a retrofitted telephone exchange, Passivhaus almshouses and a converted barn
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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