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SimpsonHaugh has won approval for a quintet of residential skyscrapers in Manchester – but none of the development’s nearly 2,400 new homes will be designated ‘affordable’
New designs have been unveiled of Studio Egret West’s plan for the Holt Town neighbourhood of east Manchester
Seven London local authorities are currently on the government social housing regulator’s watchlist due to concerns about fire risk
A national New Homes Accelerator team has been set up to ensure hundreds of thousands of unbuilt homes stuck in the planning system are delivered
Hawkins\Brown has been selected to head up the next phase of the Carpenters Estate regeneration in Stratford, east London
The British Museum has named the five design teams shortlisted to overhaul more than a third of its gallery spaces and rework behind-the-scenes areas
PLP Architecture’s controversial proposals for a major mixed-used scheme at Westferry Printworks in east London have been approved for a third time
A letter penned by sponsor John Sainsbury found during demolition of a column of London’s National Gallery 1990s extension asserts its architects had made a ‘mistake’
Artist Antony Gormley has spoken out against a proposed retail pavilion at Coal Drops Yard in London’s King’s Cross
The AJ is asking readers to vote for their favourite project on this year's RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist
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