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Live like a local?

Insolvency warning as industry faces mounting challenges

Cityshaping without the politics of populism and polarisation

Architects predict strong start to 2022 despite escalating costs

Twelve reasons to be an architect

Zaha Hadid Architects’ £12m bill to use founder’s name

Morris & Co’s Docklands tower pulled over fire safety concerns

Google pays $1bn for Renzo Piano’s Central St Giles offices

Fosters’ partners share another multi-million-pound payday

Proctor & Matthews lodges plans for final phases of Nottingham housing

Gove makes progress on building safety – but many questions remain

Wilkinson Eyre’s profit jumps

A question of scale

Warnings mount over Omicron shutting sites

Planning system ‘faces crisis without higher fees’

Official behind MVRDV’s Marble Arch Mound paid more than council chief executive

Tate Liverpool announces design contest for £25m overhaul

AHMM turnover dives by 22%

Profit, turnover and directors’ pay soar at ZHA

Architects and clients recognised in New Year Honours

Squire & Partners’ Old Vic tower thrown out

City of London approved 70% more office floorspace this year

The king of urban renaissance had politicians – if not princes – at his feet

Residents back redevelopment of estate that once sparked civil war at UCL

Trade deal will make it easier for UK architects to work in Australia

Architects stay hopeful in the face of materials worries

Foster & Partners’ Whitechapel tower rejected despite redesign

PLP’s Holborn Viaduct offices given green light

LSE launches £120m design contest for final set-piece building

Heatherwick receives another seven-figure dividend as profit slips

Prepare now for new rules on high-rise design, regulator warns

Design teams could be on hook for retrospective leaseholder claims

Frustrated architects pivot back to working from home

Meanwhile… here’s a great way to test your risky brainwaves

The Coach: Let’s reflect, not ruminate, on 2021

Arb approves Cambridge’s part 2 architecture apprenticeship

Covid blows out cost of BDP’s Parliament job by up to 50%

This changes everything! Why architects should embrace integrated project insurance

Architects maintained profits despite pandemic, RIBA’s annual survey finds

PRP unveils plans for 120-home later living scheme

Dozens win places on consultants’ £1.7bn Crown Commercial Services framework

Southwark backs plans to demolish flawed flats after just 10 years

BDP hangs onto furlough cash while paying £16m dividend

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Webinar | Classification standards & ISO19650 in UK construction

Hawkins Brown eyes Irish expansion with Dublin office

If our training is changing, that must be a good thing

Chipperfield wins planning for Edinburgh concert hall after long fight

David Chipperfield plays down impact of Brexit on business

South Coast regen company to build 3,500 homes

Monday-Tuesday, happy days?

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Webinar | Construction Innovation Hub’s 2021 round up

Listen: Tees Valley mayor on scaling up hydrogen production

Spurs’ plans for blocks of flats near stadium refused

Council sets out reasons it rejected RSHP’s South Ken plans

We must make a better case for new housing

PLP’s Westferry Printworks scheme thrown out in government U-turn

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Webinar | Weaving the golden thread into your house building project

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Webinar | How can your business benefit from employee incentive schemes?

In pics: Stevenage’s 75th anniversary celebrated

RIBA warns of impact of escalating inflation

Gove ‘a bit of a catch’ for housing ministry, says former chief architect

Who is Sarah Allan?

Sarah Allan appointed government’s chief architect

You downsized your practice in the pandemic. Here’s how to rebuild

Landsec reveals delays to Bennetts and Wilkinson Eyre projects

COP26: Time for entire industry to take responsibility, urges Steve Tompkins

Tulip carbon decision could change how big projects are assessed

Gove turns down Squire & Partners’ Brighton homes on design grounds

Tulip team could return to drawing board to save £500m project

Tulip decision will hurt the hard-pressed City

Karen Cook and Peter Rees react as £500m Tulip scrapped

Tulip appeal thrown out over design and carbon concerns

Heat and Buildings Strategy requires major commitment. Let’s hope it works

No more needless, ego-driven demolition. Conservation is key

Investors ‘reluctant to adopt green building practices’

AHR tower approved despite local politicians tearing into design

The Coach: Why self-awareness is key to good leadership

BIG’s Fleet Street office approved despite objections over height

Architects accuse chancellor of being ‘out of sync’ with climate crisis

When it comes to the climate emergency urbanists are part of the solution, right?

Chancellor to announce nearly £2bn for housing on brownfield sites

‘Imminent risk’ of steel production shutdown amid critical magnesium shortage

New owner of £1bn South Bank site replaces Wilkinson Eyre with Fosters

AHMM director hits back at critics of Holloway and St Thomas’s schemes

The rise and rise of big practice

Wright & Wright and Avanti appointed to delayed British Museum framework

One in five practices struggling to find new staff

Interview | Simon Allford: ‘Architecture will emerge stronger’

Lay off the plasterboard and cladding

Legend of brutalism Owen Luder dies at 93

Foster & Partners sold to private investor

Is it time for architects to join the Tory party?

Grimshaw shuts all its offices for World Mental Health Day – at a cost of £150,000

Make reports £1.3m dip in turnover

Stiff & Trevillion’s City tower kicked into touch by Square Mile planners

Analysis: How to build 5,000 homes in Middle England – and keep the neighbours happy

The Coach: Thinking fast and slow – how to choose

Tulip decision delayed – again

Gove said to have ordered ‘complete rethink’ on planning reforms

Government should fund neighbourhood planning, says think tank

High Court to rule on bid to quash planning deregulation

Perkins & Will replaces BDP on £600m hospital job as relationship fails

Only the chosen few can walk the ‘starchitect’ tightrope

Urban Splash picked for £750m Swansea regeneration

Construction told to speed up carbon reduction programme

Architects’ confidence slips back as shortages bite

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

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