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David Chipperfield shrugs off pandemic to return to black

Architects urge governments to decarbonise global building codes

Watch out for more changes as Building Safety Bill makes progress

It’s back: a true celebration of the depth and breadth of UK architectural work

Gove replaces Jenrick as housing secretary in reshuffle

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Webinar | How can UK construction businesses fuel growth by releasing trapped cash?

Architects in with chance to win up to £1bn of infrastructure work this year

Heads roll at RICS following governance scandal report

Ministers slated for ‘unacceptable’ delivery of Green Homes Grant

Severe cement shortages predicted if lorry drivers vote to strike

The Coach: How do we re-onboard everyone for the ‘new term’?

Architects chase £20m L&Q design framework

Housing associations shrink affordable build programmes as councils step up

Cost of some materials rises more than 60% in a year

Green light for PRP’s redevelopment of Camberwell housing estate

Building your own home is normal in most of Europe – and they don’t even need Kevin McCloud

Brick By Brick founder announces departure

Why not just make all homes accessible?

Turnout for RIBA council election was 9.6%

Living with Beauty promised much but its delivery is falling dangerously short

Arb asks architects to help shape new professional development system

Interview: Nicholas Boys Smith on design, deregulation and the Office for Place

Hydrogen could play key role in heating buildings, says government

Government to quiz architects about future of the profession

Westminster’s heartbreaking work of staggering folly

Westminster’s deputy leader quits as MVRDV Mound costs spiral

80% of architects report projects delayed by planning logjam

Chipperfield submits revised plans for scaled-back Edinburgh concert hall

Government's EWS1 change has not ended confusion, research shows

Crossrail chief admits Bond Street station opening date at risk of slipping – again

Councils begin fight-back against high-streets-into-housing planning free-for-all

The Coach: How can I get my team to contribute in meetings?

Analysis: What on earth is happening at the RIBA?

Allies & Morrison completes 4m-wide Hong Kong-style flats near Tate Modern

Architects appointed to £560m social housing framework

Arb tells schools to put fire safety and sustainability on curriculum from September

Contractor called back in to fix leaking roof on AL_A’s flagship Sky building

Liverpool’s mayor unrepentant over Unesco decision

Why Manchester is not a World Heritage Site

Adjaye hails ‘huge milestone’ as Holocaust memorial opponents vow to appeal

Minister gives green light to Adjaye’s Holocaust Memorial

Demand for commercial space grows by fastest rate in five years

What does the decision to scrap EWS1 forms for some buildings mean?

Mayor throws out Squires’ £1.5bn plans for Budweiser brewery

RIBA appoints two QCs to tackle complaints against staff and trustees

RSHP preparing to open New York office this year

There are a lot of talented designers who could create a covid memorial

Unesco strips world heritage status from Liverpool

HS2 having ‘no material impact’ on product costs and shortages, says minister

London’s skyline is a mess. Should architects feel ashamed?

Construction vacancies close to 20-year high as demand for labour intensifies

Without better-designed ventilation, buildings risk becoming breeding grounds for infections, engineers warn

Worries over materials shortages take gloss off architects’ recovering confidence

TfL’s new property company ‘could deliver 46,000 homes’

Face masks should still be used after restrictions ease, industry advised

The Coach: How to end the tyranny of back-to-back Teams calls

Pandemic forces Zaha Hadid Architects to call time on historic Bowling Green Lane home

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On-demand webinar | The Construction Leadership Council’s response to the Construct Zero Consultation

Urban Splash spurned as contractor lined up to build out final Brick By Brick sites

Arb reports 50% plunge in applications from EU architects

Glenn Howells’ 165m Manchester tower approved after ‘tombstone’ jibe

Jenrick rows back on pledge for ‘root and branch’ planning reform

New developer on £700m Paradise scheme consults on next phase

Firms that ditch their offices permanently are taking a massive gamble

Investing in new IT for home working keeps Eric Parry in the black during pandemic

Earls Court developer brings in former Cabe director to bolster leadership

John Lewis plans to build 10,000 rental homes

Legal costs for Zaha Hadid bust-up hit £3.5m

LLDC starts search for quality review panel chair

The UK’s trade deals need to show more ambition on services

Croydon council set to turn down Urban Splash offer for troubled housebuilding company

BDP snaps up stadium architect Pattern

Covid sends Aukett Swanke to £1m interim loss

Scotland Yard searches for framework architects

More trouble ahead for the planning white paper

Planning gateway 1: What’s changing from August

Saumarez Smith brands Piercy & Co’s South Ken office ‘hideous’

Final decision on Fosters’ Tulip to be made in September

Ministers too ‘timid’ on net zero, climate advisors warn

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Risk & regulation 2021 - Comment, analysis and updates as it happened

Jenrick throws out Pilbrow plans for old fire brigade HQ

If you ignore net zero you’d better be prepared to pay the cost

Crossrail will open with or without McAslan's Bond Street, says chief exec

Antarctica: Designing for the planet’s most hostile continent

Unesco says Liverpool’s World Heritage status should be scrapped

Brick By Brick sale decision ‘next month’

L&G agrees deal to invest £350m in Zaha Hadid regeneration scheme in Bristol

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Deadline extended: Architect of the Year Awards

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On-demand webinar | An update from the CLC's Construct Zero industry business champions

Minister to decide fate of Adjaye’s Holocaust Memorial next month

RIBA launches trial of ethical workplace framework

Decision to approve residential green belt scheme could set new precedent

Henley Halebrown hits out as housing secretary calls in flats after MP’s objection

Poorer households should be given free heat pumps, government told

Profession attacks government for failure to address dangerous overheating in homes

Let’s be honest, achieving true net-zero is still a huge challenge

Government advertises for £63,000 head of architecture

Architects join call for stronger net zero measures in Planning Bill

LOM’s co-living scheme passed on appeal after public inquiry

The Coach: How to be a generous leader

Industry draws up list of products set to fall foul of certification changes

Confidence in housing work goes through the roof

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On-demand webinar | What will the implementation of gateway one mean for the industry?

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On-demand webinar | A CPD on passive fire protection for structural steel

MPs attack government’s planning reforms

Allies and Morrison’s £2bn Elephant & Castle shopping centre plan approved

Clients don’t come first, employees do

McAslan opens Belfast office

BDP gets new chief

All eyes on life sciences as sector tipped for post-pandemic growth

Glenn Howells and Panter Hudspith’s £400m Woolwich revamp approved after fight

David Adjaye: One of the most important storytellers of our time

Profit doubles at Zaha Hadid Architects

Government may extend deadline for post-Brexit certification as worries mount

Legal: How to avoid becoming liable for errors you were not responsible for

Architects feel less valued at work than before covid

Jenrick will meet rebel MPs in bid to win support for planning reforms

My six-point plan to fix the profession

OMA’s 36-storey Greenwich peninsula scheme comes under attack by local MP

Qualifications bill could repair some of Brexit damage, says RSHP partner as staff shortages loom

London office starts up 20% as commercial sector fires back up

Failure to get post-Brexit certification in place could be devastating, expert warns

Orms proposes ‘live’ material passports to reduce construction waste

Croydon mulling ‘best and final’ offer for Brick By Brick

Architects remain optimistic about workloads, RIBA Future Trends says

Collapse of the airport sector sees Grimshaw’s profit plunge

UK ‘could run out of construction materials’ as Brexit invalidates certificates

For the planning reforms to work architects will need to be involved from the start

Architecture reacts to Queen’s Speech

Planning bill to be centrepiece of today’s Queen’s Speech

Buildings are getting taller – so is the problem they pose

Urban Splash in talks to buy troubled Brick By Brick

Former RIBA president launches new practice with daughters

Judge rules virtual planning meetings must halt next week

Revealed: Green Homes Grant set for autumn reboot

Interview: Designing Britain’s biggest infrastructure project

Women architects hit hardest by pandemic, research finds

Dixon Jones founders pay £98,000 redundancy bill from own pockets

Architects on notice for huge £1bn NHS consultancy framework

Assael clears planning for £144m scheme above Nine Elms tube station

We need to talk about greenwash

PLP mulls South East Asian office as it lands Singapore resi tower

‘Turning point’ as optimism returns to London for first time in a year

Broadway Malyan’s Norwich tower plan scrapped as high court challenge dropped

Planning applications for London towers fell by a third last year

Architects demand tougher carbon controls on new buildings

Decision on Stiff & Trevillion tower next to Gherkin delayed

In pics: TP Bennett drafted in to redesign RSHP hotel

Material shortages are beginning to look like a long-term issue

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On-demand webinar | The Construction Leadership Council on The Construction Playbook

Prepare for materials shortages to worsen, CLC warns

Sadiq Khan sets out raft of housing pledges in election manifesto

Arup staff caught up in ransomware attack

Former RIBA president reports ’very strong demand’ for new PI insurance mutual

AHMM warns on 2021 turnover after posting record results

RIBA calls for urgent review of permitted development rights

Too little too late for MMC research

Jenrick confirms huge expansion of high street planning free-for-all

Shadow minister suggests banning Kingspan from public-sector contracts in wake of Grenfell

Reform taxation to incentivise owners to retrofit private homes, says RIBA

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On-demand webinar | In conversation with Ron Lang, impact director for value at the Construction Innovation Hub

Fears of planning hiatus as government ends virtual committees

New building safety regulator to hire 700 staff

RIBA launches consultation on mandatory safety, ethical and green competences

Consented RSHP hotel being redesigned as student flats because of covid

Government to take control of Liverpool planning and regeneration departments amid fraud probe

Government’s £562m housing retrofit programme ‘simply not enough’, RIBA warns

Is this what you mean by transparency on viability, RBKC?

Developers can’t pay for affordable housing, says British Land chief

Scrapping Green Homes Grant had ‘devastating consequences’, MPs say

Road project seen as central to Ox-Cam arc is axed

Legal challenge mounted to stop end of ’virtual planning’

Foster plan for Hammersmith Bridge ‘could slash £40m from repair bill’

Projects taking longer to get off the ground as nervous funders run rule over covid risks

Have we passed peak London?

‘Church could transform construction industry’

Analysis: How the church can use its land to ease the nation’s housing crisis

Vaccine rollout sends architects’ confidence soaring

Arrested developer agrees deal to restart £70m Manchester tower stalled by fraud probe

Jenrick approves Darling Associates’ 480 Birmingham homes

Strong suburbs or regressive rhetoric?

London partners top earnings charts with annual salaries of £90,000

Salary survey: Will covid widen the architectural skills gap?

Budget 2021: The profession reacts

Sunak has given us little cause to cheer

At a glance: What Budget 2021 means for the industry

Live blog: Budget 2021 as it happened

London Plan takes effect – with ‘architect retention clause’ retained

Budget 2021: What to watch for

Put self-interest aside and focus on the future of the profession

Decision on Grimshaw's HS2 Euston station design expected in April

Review of BDP’s Parliament refurb delayed again

Unrealistically low bids for public-sector jobs ‘will raise red flags’

Put rocket boosters under community land trusts, says former PM advisor

The future standards initiatives imply action – but fail to provide key detail

Tory MPs to rebel over fire safety bill

Diller Scofidio & Renfro’s £288m Centre for Music scrapped

BDP announces record turnover

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