All articles by Ben Flatman – Page 9
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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
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
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NewsBIG appointed to design new Hungarian Natural History Museum in Debrecen
Design seeks to integrate exhibition spaces with the surrounding forest as part of Hungary’s wider cultural investment in its second-largest city
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NewsDowen Farmer Architects submits plans for 90-home grey belt scheme in Broxbourne
Proposals include a new SEN school designed by e-gg
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NewsUniversity of Cambridge reveals Hawkins Brown’s updated Eddington masterplan in latest public consultation
Third round of public consultation includes revised outline for up to 3,800 additional homes, as well as proposals for commercial space, community facilities and landscape
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NewsScott Brownrigg tech building approved for Oxfordshire campus
Development will form second phase of life sciences and advanced manufacturing innovation hub
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NewsChris Dyson Architects submits plans to convert Farringdon office building into hotel
Scheme reflects wider move to diversify uses within the City of London’s commercial core
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NewsSatish Jassal Architects completes net zero council housing scheme on Haringey infill site
Scheme includes eight homes and is intended as a model for small-scale, low-carbon social housing delivery in London
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NewsSmallwood Architects’ Queen Anne-style design approved for replacement house on Jane Austen-linked estate
Heritage campaign group SAVE Britain’s Heritage objected to the approved plans, citing the loss of historic character and environmental concerns
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NewsCouncil approves O’DonnellBrown’s plans for 300 homes at Glasgow’s Govan Graving Docks
Derelict site has been vacant for almost four decades