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Opposition mounts to ‘wasteful’ demolition of post-war Glasgow towers
Campaigners are urging Scotland’s biggest social housing landlord to rethink its plans to demolish four high-rise towers at the heart of a Glasgow housing estate
RetroFirst
RetroFirst is an AJ campaign to prioritise retrofit over demolition and rebuild. Hundreds of architecture practices, organisations and individuals have declared their support for our campaign
Studio Egret West plans 45-storey tower to replace 1950s Manchester block
Studio Egret West has unveiled plans to demolish a Modernist office tower in Manchester and replace it with a 45-storey residential tower
‘London’s mayor talks the talk on climate. Pity he doesn’t walk the walk’
Sadiq Khan’s environmental hypocrisy threatens to eclipse even that of the Tory government, argues Jon Burke
Usher in a retrofit revolution, leading think-tank tells Truss
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
Bradford Council to demolish 46-year-old Brutalist shopping centre
Bradford Council is to flatten the increasingly empty, Brutalist 1976 Kirkgate Shopping Centre to clear the way for a new ‘urban village’ in the centre of the city
‘Refurbs are for wimps’: What commercial developers really think about RetroFirst
Retrofitting may be better for the planet than new-build, but it can really mess up a developer’s profit line, explains Peter Bill
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
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
How can unthinking demolition persist in net zero Britain?
Despite RetroFirst campaign wins such as the calling-in of M&S Oxford Street, many buildings are destined for the scrapheap because national planning policy remains woolly, says Ramboll director Scott Brookes
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