The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
Architects are bracing themselves for a recession, as new figures reveal the ‘increasingly grim’ outlook for construction
Architects fear recession as figures show collapse in site starts
AHMM wins planning approval for contentious Angel Square redevelopment
AHMM has received the go-ahead to replace a ‘landmark’ Postmodern office block in Islington with a building branded ‘uninspired’ by critics
UK’s second largest architect opens New York office
BDP has opened a studio in New York, the multidisciplinary practice’s first in the US
Borough Architects wins approval for Hackney’s ‘smallest office’
Emerging practice Borough Architects has been given the go-ahead to replace a former taxi office with what it calls Hackney’s ‘smallest office building’
Alternatives for YRM’s John Lewis store to be shown at Sheffield design summit
Architecture students have reimagined the YRM-designed former John Lewis store in Sheffield as a swimming pool, cultural hub and materials recycling hub ahead of a summit on the site’s future next month
Mayor of London decides not to intervene on Make’s South Bank tower
Local groups opposed to Make’s redevelopment of the former ITV Studios on London’s South Bank are calling on secretary of state Greg Clark to call in the scheme
Magri Williams reveals design for low-energy house in Liverpool
Work will start on site this autumn on a Magri Williams-designed home in Liverpool to replace a chalet-style bungalow
Rise in number of students accepted to study architecture
The number of applicants accepted to study architecture, building and planning at UK universities is at its highest level in four years, according to new figures
Feilden Clegg Bradley unveils £210m Huddersfield town centre revamp plans
Designs by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBS) for a £210 million transformation of Huddersfield town centre went on display this week as the second phase of public consultation began
Listing saves YRM-designed Sheffield John Lewis store from demolition
Sheffield City Council will seek to repurpose the city’s vacant YRM-designed John Lewis store after the building was listed at Grade II