Architecture
Architects’ confidence surges, but workloads are still down
RIBA's Future Trends Workload Index has surged into positive territory, led by the private housing sector, but architects' actual workloads are still 5% below last year's level...
Birmingham planners approve Britain’s first ‘super slender’ resi tower
211 Broad Street in Birmingham will rise 37 storeys, but will be just 9.5 metres wide.
Rooms at the top: the cutting-edge homes appearing on high-rise roofs (FT)
The Financial Times's Edwin Heathcote discovers some new architectural gems sprouting on top of buildings in Bethnal Green, Battersea, Covent Garden, New York and Mexico.
Eric Parry’s rejected Dolphin Square revamp heads to appeal
Westbrook Partners is appealing Westminster's dismissal of its revamp proposal for Dolphin Square in Pimlico.
Grafton awarded Britain’s highest architecture honour
Irish architecture practice picks up the 2020 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture
Watch: Inside London’s best new home extensions
Seven winners of the 2020 Don't Move, Improve! awards have been announced.
Neo Bankside residents lose Tate Modern privacy case (again)
Siding with the residents could have opened "floodgates" to many more privacy cases, said the Court of Appeal, in "every single case where there's planning permission granted and there's a balcony overlooking.
Architect wins legal battle over ‘free’ advice to neighbours
Ambitious landscaping project in Highgate ended up as a cautionary tale for design professionals
Green light for 31-unit heritage scheme in Surrey
Cousins & Cousins secures permission for Stonegate Homes' Banstead Place scheme, which centres around a Grade II* listed former manor house
Developers & architects to battle it out at Dragons Den-style pitch event
Built environment pros will have just three minutes to impress a panel of judges and an audience of 'potential partners'
FT: Why luxury brands want to sell you a home
Judith Evans explores the burgeoning international trend for branded luxury homes, for the Financial Times.
Beautiful homes & tree-lined streets should be ‘the norm not the exception’
Roger Scruton and Nicolas Boys Smith's final report for the Building Better Building Beautiful Commission has been published, offering a series of policy proposals and practical recommendations to make…