Fathom Architects’ proposal for a retail pavilion at Coal Drops Yard in King’s Cross, London, has been pulled following significant opposition led by artist Antony Gormley
Absent Angela and pleas for council housing: the AJ at Labour Conference 2024
This year's rain-soaked Labour party conference was ‘a housing conference with politics on the side’, according to one panellist. So what did the AJ team learn from its three days mixing with the new party in power in Liverpool?
Government proposes fast-track approvals via ‘brownfield passport’
The new Labour government is looking to introduce a ‘brownfield passport’ to give proposals which meet design and quality standards automatic planning approval
Stephenson Hamilton Risley Studio plans Birmingham’s tallest tower yet
Stephenson Hamilton Risley Studio has unveiled plans for what would be Birmingham’s tallest building: a 58-storey giant, part of a huge three-block canalside scheme
Arup designer appointed to Rayner’s New Towns Taskforce
Arup director Sowmya Parthasarathy has been named as one of eight members of the government’s New Towns Taskforce – and the sole architectural representative on the panel
Howells plants plans for Birmingham Botanical Gardens overhaul
Howells has unveiled plans to transform the Grade-II*-listed Birmingham Botanical Gardens, including the refurbishment of existing heritage buildings
Stride Treglown submits plans for 41 and 48-storey Birmingham housing blocks
Stride Treglown has submitted proposals for a pair of Brutalist-inspired high-rise residential towers in Birmingham
Grimshaw rejigs designs for HS2 Birmingham terminus
Grimshaw’s under-construction Curzon Street HS2 station in Birmingham has been shown off in updated visuals with design tweaks including replacing timber in its roof with aluminium
Populous’s Northern Ireland stadium in doubt as government pulls funding
Populous’s proposals for a 34,500-capacity stadium in Northern Ireland for Euro 2028 have been thrown into doubt after the UK government withdrew funding for the project
Stallan-Brand wins planning for ‘iconic’ Glasgow hotel scheme
Stallan-Brand’s proposals for a 142-bed hotel near Glasgow’s River Clyde have secured planning