A raft of practices have joined the growing number of architecture firms to be recognised as B Corps for meeting the highest social, environmental and business standards
Architects take stock as full impact of ISG collapse emerges
Architects have spoken for the first time about the impact of ISG’s collapse, as data experts claim the knock-on effects are ‘far worse than initial figures suggest’
Learning from Grenfell: architects still have much soul searching to do
Richard Waite and Gino Spocchia take an in-depth look at the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report and assess what its ramifications could be for the profession
Retrofirst stories: how ECD is deep-retrofitting occupied 1930s council homes
Marion Gray, senior architect at ECD Architects, talks to the AJ about revamping 1930s housing stock – while still occupied – as part of its Cambridge Net Zero Retrofit Pilot Project
Foster + Partners drawing up Old Trafford masterplan
Manchester United FC has chosen Foster + Partners to develop a masterplan for the land around its Old Trafford home
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
Kirkland Fraser Moor builds ‘bungaroosh’ Paragraph 84 home
Kirkland Fraser Moor has completed a single-storey ‘country house clause’ home in rural Hertfordshire using waste brick
Top contractor heads for collapse, leaving doubts over major projects
The nation’s sixth-largest building contractor, ISG, has filed for administration, casting uncertainty over scores of projects nationwide
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
Earl’s Court mega-project plans submitted
The Earls Court Development Company (ECDC) has submitted the Hawkins\Brown and Studio Egret West-designed masterplan for its giant west London site