All Housing articles – Page 174
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Opinion
Sunand Prasad: Robin Hood reinvented social housing
In an article in the Guardian on Thursday, RIBA president Sunand Prasad has hit back at Simon Jenkins' condemnation of Robin Hood Gardens. Prasad argues: "Robin Hood Gardens reinvented social housing and was designed by people who were anything but cynical about future residents."They were not part of the numbers ...
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Building StudyPeter Barber reinvents hostel for the homeless
Peter Barber Architects’ redesign of a St Mungo’s hostel in central London is part of a radical reinvention of its culture to prepare residents for independent life
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NewsIndustry group proposes 'more flexible' definition of zero-carbon housing
The UK Green Building Council has devised a new definition for zero-carbon housing which makes it easier for developers to meet the government’s ambitious low-energy targets.Its report, The Definition of Zero Carbon, claims the current definition is not achievable on up to 80% of new homes, and argues that if ...
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TechnicalMaccreanor Lavington’s pioneering mixed sustainable housing in Amsterdam
The Luycksterrein community in central Amsterdam is a rich mix of live-work and private-social space
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NewsHousing among the tree tops set to get Lewisham’s green light
This £1.5 million residential scheme by Duggan Morris Architects has been recommended for approval by planners in Lewisham, south-east London.
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FeaturesDoes the government know which way to turn on housing?
Writer Anna Minton says the goverment has its hands full trying to juggle all sides of the housing issue
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Building StudyBroadway Malyan and Hemingway create a new blueprint for living
Architectural diversity and community living are at the heart of The Bridge, a Thames Gateway development that banishes the idea of repetitive streets of identikit boxes.
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FeaturesThe big housing question
With housing delivery a key challenge for the future, should the government be more active in regulating the market? Three architects give their views - and we want to hear yours too.
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Building StudyRichard Murphy’s New Hall is big in Essex
The architect’s challenge was to offer a generous level of space indoors and out without being OTT for the suburbs
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FeaturesFeilden Clegg Bradley Studios on how to think big on housing
Duggan Morris Architects is keen to get into large-scale residential commissions
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NewsIan Ritchie dropped from Southwark's Potters Field housing scheme
Architect Ian Ritchie has been dropped from Berkley Homes' prominent Potters Field housing scheme near Tower Bridge.The decision was announced last night (Monday) by Southwark Council, which recently signed a co-operation agreement with Berkeley Homes after years of opposing the developer's scheme. The council said a new architect would be ...
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News
Slowdown threatens housing targets
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has cast doubt on the government’s ability to meet its own housing targets after publishing a report showing a dramatic slowdown in the construction industry.
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News
Boris urges better design of affordable housing
London mayoral favourite Boris Johnson has launched his housing manifesto, calling for a renewed focus on the design of affordable housing.
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News
Darling cash boosts green housing
Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced that he will pour £26 million into the government’s Green Homes Service from next year in a bid to improve the sustainability credentials of the UK’s housing stock.
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NewsEco-towns ‘won’t tackle housing shortage’
Ministers have opened a “Pandora’s box” with plans for eco-towns, a senior government adviser on the controversial policy has warned.
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News
CPRE concedes on housing need
The Campaign to Protect Rural England has conceded this week that, in order to meet Britain’s housing needs, it may be necessary to undertake “a small readjustment” of some green belt boundaries.
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OpinionShould all housing design take account of old age?
Future-proofed houses will stop us being forced to move to care homes, says Roger Battersby; while Stewart Baseley argues that it will make new housing more expensive
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Building StudyPrevious work by Tom de Paor
See BD’s previous coverage of work by Tom de Paor, whose Dublin shop is reviewed this week
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OpinionHousing must find room for regulation
With Callcutt’s reminder that business drives housebuilders, the government must act on space
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OpinionAre poor relations between architects and housebuilders a key cause of bad housing design?
Yes, both sides should value each other more, says Cabe chief executive Richard Simmons, while Simon Hudspith of Panter Hudspith Architects believes the real problem is value and the profit imperative