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Hawkins\Brown leads swathe of life sciences approvals in Oxford and Cambridge
Hawkins\Brown has led a swathe of life science consents this week with a major project approved in Cambridge and a second in Oxford
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Government asks for your views on retrofit versus demolition
The government is asking architects and others in the industry for their advice on whether it should change national planning rules regarding demolition and retrofit
PAD Studio designs £3m underground house in South Downs
PAD Studio has unveiled plans for a £3 million underground home in the South Downs National Park
Mikhail Riches gets go-ahead for final phase of Park Hill regeneration
Mikhail Riches has been granted planning permission for Park Hill Phase 5, the final phase in the long-running restoration of the 1960s Sheffield housing estate
Scotland’s 2024 building of the year shortlist announced
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has named the five finalists competing to be crowned Scotland’s best new building – but doubts hang over the prize pot
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
Aecom takes over from AndArchitects on Luton Town stadium plans
Aecom has submitted detailed designs for a 25,000-capacity stadium for rags-to-riches football club Luton Town — five years after a smaller scheme by AndArchitects received outline consent
Neave Brown affordable housing award 2024 shortlist named
The RIBA has revealed the four projects in the running to win this year’s Neave Brown Award for affordable housing
‘D&B has been bad for architects; Grand Designs hasn’t’ – Kevin McCloud on 25 years of TV success
Ahead of an anniversary series, the AJ catches up with Kevin McCloud to discuss the increasing marginalisation of architects, the changing face of architectural TV, and what it takes to be a successful self-builder