The prime minister has finally confirmed he is scrapping the northern leg of HS2 between Birmingham and Manchester but has vowed to take the rail link into a terminus at Euston
HTA gets the go-ahead for Enfield social housing at second attempt
HTA Design has won planning consent at the second attempt for a 100-unit social housing development in east London
Spheron founder unveils plans for ‘Emotionalist’ retrofit of Taiwan hotel
Spheron founder Tszwai So has unveiled plans to retrofit a 1970s hotel building in Taiwan
Five takeaways from AJ Retrofit Live: ‘Net zero is here to stay’
‘There is plenty of reason for optimism’, said AJ editor Emily Booth at the start of Retrofit Live, held in the City of London yesterday (27 September)
Campaigners make final plea as Brutalist Birmingham landmark is tipped for demolition
Birmingham City Council has been urged to ‘make the right decision’ on proposals to flatten and replace the iconic Ringway Centre building when its planning committee meets later today (28 September)
Anti-demolition amendment to PDR planned
Permitted development rights to demolish many unlisted buildings could end following calls from heritage campaigners
Palace of Westminster refurb decision delayed – again
Parliament will not vote on options for restoring the Palace of Westminster before the end of the year as previously expected, a new report has revealed
Threesixty unveils demolition-led plan to regenerate East Kilbride town centre
Threesixty Architecture has revealed plans to overhaul the centre of Scotland’s first new town, East Kilbride, as part of a £100 million council-backed regeneration scheme
Gort Scott, Fletcher Priest and WilkinsonEyre win go-ahead for Oxford science campus buildings
Gort Scott, Fletcher Priest Architects and WilkinsonEyre have won planning permission for the second phase of a £700 million Oxford science campus
Government has no real intention to lead on net zero, says RIBA
The RIBA has accused Rishi Sunak’s government of having ‘no real intention’ to lead on net zero after he announced highly controversial rollbacks of several key green pledges yesterday (20 September)