Investing billions of pounds in retrofitting homes across England is a win-win-win for the new Conservative administration, a new report from think-tank IPPR claims
Government calls in Make’s South Bank tower for inquiry
Exclusive: Greg Clark has heeded opposition from local groups and heritage campaigners and called in Make’s redevelopment of the former ITV Studios on London’s South Bank
Bill Bryson joins top names in opposing M&S Oxford Street demolition plan
Author Bill Bryson has added his name to those opposing Pilbrow + Partners’ scheme for Marks & Spencer which would flatten its flagship Oxford Street store
LSE chief: ‘Chipperfield was so passionate in his advocacy for retention’
Will Hurst talks to Julian Robinson, head of estates at the London School of Economics (LSE), about the school’s final set piece architecture project and how a ‘paradigm shift’ in its response to the climate emergency will see it retain most of the existing building on the site
Germany unveils £47bn plan to make its buildings more energy efficient
A plan by the German government to spend £47 billion on making buildings energy efficient is a ‘wake up call’ to the UK, experts have said
SAVE Britain’s Heritage launches crowdfunder ahead of M&S public inquiry
Heritage charity SAVE Britain's Heritage has launched an appeal to raise £20,000 after announcing it will formally oppose Pilbrow + Partners' plan for Marble Arch store at a public inquiry this autumn
Embodied carbon bill makes a comeback in Parliament
Jerome Mayhew MP has reintroduced a private member’s bill to the House of Commons, calling for embodied carbon in buildings to be regulated and reduced
AJ100 Innovation of the Year 2022 winner revealed
Zaha Hadid Architects has won AJ100 Innovation of the Year for Striatus, a 3D-printed concrete bridge developed with Block Research Group at ETH Zürich
Architects’ fundraiser raises £54,000 for Ukraine
A ticketed auction held to raise money for the charity British-Ukrainian Aid, featuring artwork donated by Thomas Heatherwick, Sam Jacob, Chris Dyson and Robert Adam, has raised £54,149
Leading designers donate artwork for Ukraine fundraiser
An event to raise money for the British-Ukrainian Aid charity will auction artworks from architects and designers including Thomas Heatherwick, Sam Jacob, Chris Dyson and Robert Adam