Architecture
‘Iconic in the true meaning of the word’: North Devon Grand Design pitched at £10 million
“Chesil Cliff House will be the most significant coastal property to come to the open market in the West Country for many years," says Knight Frank, which will be marketing the extraordinary contemporary…
‘Visionary’ Grand Designs-style project comes to market in the Cotswolds
An “extraordinary” and “totally unique” Grand Designs-style project is up for sale in the rolling Oxfordshire countryside.
Fall in UK architect numbers as EU applications halve
Just 477 architects joined the ARB via the EU route last year - down from 961 in 2019 and 1,232 in 2015.
How we measure energy efficiency in homes isn’t working
As the latest English Housing Survey reveals that the majority of homes in England have sub-standard energy efficiency ratings, Freya Wise of The Open University warns that "EPCs aren’t working", arguing…
In Pictures: Shropshire Country House Clause design is ‘a mixture of poetry and science’
Johnson Design Partnership has won a rare Para 79 approval for a striking contemporary country house in Shropshire's green belt.
Hidden depths: Hampstead’s ‘ultimate iceberg home’ offered for £4.7m
Langtry House near Hampstead Heath looks like an unassuming bungalow from the surface, but runs to nearly 3,500 square feet...
New Regulator to enforce significant Building Safety reforms
The Building Safety Bill is being published today, setting out "a clear pathway for the future on how residential buildings should be constructed and maintained."
Historic building heavyweights call for planning reform to enable sustainability
"Sustainability and heritage protection should go hand in hand" says the National Trust in a new report led by Grosvenor.
Architects report record optimism in the private housing sector
The latest RIBA Future Trends Index, for May 2021, tells of the highest level of optimism amongst architects since 2016 - and a record high for the private housing sector.
Required Reading: Changes to the planning regime for high rise residential buildings due this summer
Developers may have to submit a fire statement alongside a planning application for relevant multi-occupied residential buildings from 1 August 2021, write Fiona Bishop & Rebecca Delaney of Macfarlanes.
‘There should not be a fast track for beauty’: Betts Committee reports on The Future of the Planning System in England
"The government’s aim of developing a planning system that enables buildings to be built more quickly and with greater input from local communities is welcome, but it is far from clear how the current…
Government architecture chief steps down
The Government's Head of Architecture, Andy von Bradsky, will leave the Ministry of Housing next month.