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Win £2500 by designing a room within a room, with RIBAJ and Norbord.

Monday, 21st May 2018

A new competition from RIBAJ invites architects to design innovative workspaces inside a room in a house, public building or office. Inspired by renaissance painting Jerome in his study by Antonello da Messina, which features a ‘room within a room’,... View Article

Benoy wins international design competition for COFCO

Monday, 21st May 2018

Benoy is excited to announce the firm has won the international competition for the COFCO Joy Breeze project in Suzhou, China, beating strong competition from several leading design firms. The win marks another appointment by COFCO for Benoy following the... View Article

Fact of the Week – 21st May 2018

Monday, 21st May 2018

Evard Ericksen sculpted “The Little Mermaid” statue which is located in Copenhagen... View Article

Five buildings in the South East win 2018 architecture awards

Friday, 18th May 2018

Five buildings in the South East have won RIBA South East Awards from the Royal Institute of British Architects, which will be announced at a prestigious awards ceremony held at Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge on Thursday 17 May 2018, in recognition... View Article

Hackitt report on Grenfell avoids ban on cladding materials

Thursday, 17th May 2018

The Hackitt review, which looked into the potential causes of construction failures at Grenfell Tower, has called for a “radical rethink” of the regulatory system, proposing the establishment of a new overseeing body for building safety. The final report of... View Article

‘A major missed opportunity’ to make buildings safer today – RIBA responds to Hackitt Review

Thursday, 17th May 2018

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today (Thursday 17 May) given an initial response to the publication of Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety. The RIBA’s Expert Advisory Group on Fire Safety, set... View Article

rg+p secures ranking on prestigious AJ100 List

Thursday, 17th May 2018

Multi-disciplinary practice, rg+p has secured a place on the architectural industry’s prestigious AJ100 list. Compiled annually since 1995 by the industry’s leading magazine, Architect’s Journal, the AJ100 is a definitive list of the UK’s most successful and innovative practices. Based... View Article

Aspiring RGU architect wins prestigious industry fellowship

Thursday, 17th May 2018

An aspiring young architect from Robert Gordon University’s (RGU) Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment has been awarded a prestigious fellowship which will see her travel to Italy to be part of the Biennale Architettura 2018 in Venice. Lucia Uriarte (20), who is from originally from Bilbao in Spain,... View Article

Healthy communities: How do you double the number of houses whilst providing more public open space and traffic-free streets?

Thursday, 17th May 2018

Innovative plans to transform a post-war housing estate in Woking, Surrey, into a vibrant, sustainable community have been revealed. The proposals will regenerate Sheerwater, a largely deprived suburb, into a thriving, balanced neighbourhood that meets the housing and future needs... View Article

The Murray Hotel opens to the public

Thursday, 17th May 2018

The Murray, Hong Kong’s newest luxury hotel has now fully opened to the public. Located on the southern edge of Central with panoramic views of The Peak and the gardens to the south, this major transformation of a listed government... View Article

MVRDV opens new Paris office

Thursday, 17th May 2018

MVRDV founders Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries are proud to announce the opening of a new office in Spaces Réaumur, Paris. In recent years, MVRDV has become increasingly active in France with prestigious projects in Rennes,... View Article

Exciting news from Maccreanor Lavington

Thursday, 17th May 2018

Maccreanor Lavington has been awarded five RIBA Awards, a record win for the practice and more than any other architectural studio at this years’ ceremony. The RIBA London Regional Awards were received by three of the practice’s recently completed primary... View Article

Self-employed among worst-hit by ‘recklessness, hubris and greed’ at Carillion

Thursday, 17th May 2018

Self-employed suppliers were among those most harmed by what a new joint report from two Commons Committees calls ‘recklessness, hubris and greed’ at Carillion. Carillion was well known for its poor payment practices, extending its supplier payment period to 120... View Article

Sadiq Khan to kickstart major council homebuilding comeback in London

Wednesday, 16th May 2018

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today gives a major boost to councils in their plans to get building again with his new programme to help get 10,000 new council homes underway over the next four years. In what will... View Article