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MawsonKerr has won approval for a new community garden extension to the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead
MawsonKerr wins approval to expand Gateshead’s Baltic Art Centre
MawsonKerr wins approval to expand Gateshead’s Baltic Art Centre
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December 10, 2025 at 2:01 AM
MawsonKerr has won approval for a new community garden extension to the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead
The project was an AJ cover star in 1984. As the government looks at ways of boosting housing supply, Hayley Chivers accompanies its original architect to revisit this successful model of collective action
Revisit: Hesketh Street Housing Co-operative, Liverpool
Revisit: Hesketh Street Housing Co-operative, Liverpool
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December 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The project was an AJ cover star in 1984. As the government looks at ways of boosting housing supply, Hayley Chivers accompanies its original architect to revisit this successful model of collective action
Si Cunningham, part of Bradford 2025’s City of Culture bid team, looks at the role the city’s buildings played in the year-long celebrations, and whether the city delivered on its promises
Glowing up: Bradford’s big year in the spotlight
Glowing up: Bradford’s big year in the spotlight
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December 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Si Cunningham, part of Bradford 2025’s City of Culture bid team, looks at the role the city’s buildings played in the year-long celebrations, and whether the city delivered on its promises
The Courtauld's new masterplan will unite teaching spaces and gallery under one roof, restoring historic façades on the Strand.
Witherford Watson Mann unveils £82m next phase of Courtauld overhaul
Witherford Watson Mann unveils £82m next phase of Courtauld overhaul
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December 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The Courtauld's new masterplan will unite teaching spaces and gallery under one roof, restoring historic façades on the Strand.
Foster + Partners has got the go-ahead for an office retrofit scheme in Westminster, central London, which repurposes over 50 per cent of the existing building
Foster + Partners secures planning for Westminster office retrofit scheme
Foster + Partners secures planning for Westminster office retrofit scheme
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December 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Foster + Partners has got the go-ahead for an office retrofit scheme in Westminster, central London, which repurposes over 50 per cent of the existing building
A Matt Architecture-designed hospitality centre at Thruxton Circuit motor-racing course in Hampshire is due to start construction next year after winning planning
Matt Architecture gets go-ahead for motor racing control tower/restaurant
Matt Architecture gets go-ahead for motor racing control tower/restaurant
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December 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
A Matt Architecture-designed hospitality centre at Thruxton Circuit motor-racing course in Hampshire is due to start construction next year after winning planning
Glasgow City Council has approved Threesixty Architecture’s proposal to overhaul the Buchanan Galleries shopping centre
Threesixty gets OK for scaled-down Buchanan Galleries scheme
Threesixty gets OK for scaled-down Buchanan Galleries scheme
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December 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Glasgow City Council has approved Threesixty Architecture’s proposal to overhaul the Buchanan Galleries shopping centre
Architectural commentator Peter Murray is planning to launch a bid to become mayor of London in 2028, to help push the city’s urban environment up the political agenda
Peter Murray announces plan to run for London mayor
Peter Murray announces plan to run for London mayor
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December 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Architectural commentator Peter Murray is planning to launch a bid to become mayor of London in 2028, to help push the city’s urban environment up the political agenda
The architect behind a monument to the power of prayer said it was ‘another answered prayer’ to see construction finally start, nearly a decade after the competition for the project was first launched
Snug Architects’ Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer finally starts on site
Snug Architects’ Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer finally starts on site
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December 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The architect behind a monument to the power of prayer said it was ‘another answered prayer’ to see construction finally start, nearly a decade after the competition for the project was first launched
Barnet Council has overwhelmingly rejected JTP’s 1,485-home scheme for Finchley, north London, saying it would overdevelop an area that lacks the infrastructure to support thousands of new residents
JTP’s 1,500-home Finchley scheme rejected as ‘overdevelopment’
JTP’s 1,500-home Finchley scheme rejected as ‘overdevelopment’
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December 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Barnet Council has overwhelmingly rejected JTP’s 1,485-home scheme for Finchley, north London, saying it would overdevelop an area that lacks the infrastructure to support thousands of new residents
The 2,000m2 development near Maidenhead converts a historic timber boathouse into two homes, while also adding six matching new-build houses
Napier Clarke converts former boathouse into riverfront houses
Napier Clarke converts former boathouse into riverfront houses
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December 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The 2,000m2 development near Maidenhead converts a historic timber boathouse into two homes, while also adding six matching new-build houses
Set within a conservation area, the project consists of a sculptural rear extension, new glazed boot room and zinc-clad dormer
MEA Studio completes curved-brick extension to Dulwich semi
MEA Studio completes curved-brick extension to Dulwich semi
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December 9, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Set within a conservation area, the project consists of a sculptural rear extension, new glazed boot room and zinc-clad dormer
Data centre construction is flourishing. But with these giant sheds increasingly needed close to urban areas, what role can architects play in their design?
Data centres are booming – how can architects improve their design?
Data centres are booming – how can architects improve their design?
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December 9, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Data centre construction is flourishing. But with these giant sheds increasingly needed close to urban areas, what role can architects play in their design?
From Bradford to London and beyond, a journey in sketchbooks ✏️ 📕
Hammad Haider, an architect at Foster + Partners, tells us about how he captures architecture’s spirit through spontaneous drawing and a passion for visual storytelling.
Hammad Haider, an architect at Foster + Partners, tells us about how he captures architecture’s spirit through spontaneous drawing and a passion for visual storytelling.
Sketchbook: Hammad Haider
Sketchbook: Hammad Haider
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December 9, 2025 at 3:28 AM
From Bradford to London and beyond, a journey in sketchbooks ✏️ 📕
Hammad Haider, an architect at Foster + Partners, tells us about how he captures architecture’s spirit through spontaneous drawing and a passion for visual storytelling.
Hammad Haider, an architect at Foster + Partners, tells us about how he captures architecture’s spirit through spontaneous drawing and a passion for visual storytelling.
A copy of The Last Whole Earth Catalog featured in a retrospective of Charles and Ray Eames at the Barbican a decade ago, recalls David Grandorge
Grandorge: The Whole Earth
Grandorge: The Whole Earth
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December 9, 2025 at 2:41 AM
A copy of The Last Whole Earth Catalog featured in a retrospective of Charles and Ray Eames at the Barbican a decade ago, recalls David Grandorge
The cost of Purcell’s retrofit of Manchester’s iconic town hall has jumped by an extra £95 million to more than half a billion pounds, while its completion has been further delayed until early 2027
Manchester Town Hall revamp costs soar by a further £76m
Manchester Town Hall revamp costs soar by a further £76m
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December 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The cost of Purcell’s retrofit of Manchester’s iconic town hall has jumped by an extra £95 million to more than half a billion pounds, while its completion has been further delayed until early 2027
Archio has won approval for 19 affordable homes on an infill site in east London – one of 15 plots earmarked by Hackney Council in its drive to build hundreds of new homes
Archio wins approval for infill council homes in Hackney
Archio wins approval for infill council homes in Hackney
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December 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Archio has won approval for 19 affordable homes on an infill site in east London – one of 15 plots earmarked by Hackney Council in its drive to build hundreds of new homes
The Digbeth Design Centre includes facilities for architects and construction industry professionals to test and prototype new low-carbon clay and masonry technologies
Howells retrofits Birmingham industrial space as innovative design centre
Howells retrofits Birmingham industrial space as innovative design centre
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December 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The Digbeth Design Centre includes facilities for architects and construction industry professionals to test and prototype new low-carbon clay and masonry technologies
The international practices have collaborated on the Metro Tunnel scheme, set to be the biggest transformation in 40 years of the rail network in the Australian state of Victoria
Hassell, WW+P and RSHP complete stations for Melbourne metro project
Hassell, WW+P and RSHP complete stations for Melbourne metro project
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December 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The international practices have collaborated on the Metro Tunnel scheme, set to be the biggest transformation in 40 years of the rail network in the Australian state of Victoria
The building provides a dedicated entrance and identity for Years 7 and 8 at the south London private school
Case study: Lower School Library, Dulwich College, by Alma-nac
Case study: Lower School Library, Dulwich College, by Alma-nac
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December 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The building provides a dedicated entrance and identity for Years 7 and 8 at the south London private school
An architect is about to start work on a project, working with a colleague they find difficult. It’s possible they think the same of you, says Matthew Turner
The Coach: I need to collaborate on a project with a difficult colleague
The Coach: I need to collaborate on a project with a difficult colleague
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December 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
An architect is about to start work on a project, working with a colleague they find difficult. It’s possible they think the same of you, says Matthew Turner
A coalition of college alumni, industry creatives and architects is campaigning to prevent KPF from demolishing the former London College of Fashion building
Final plea to save former London College of Fashion building
Final plea to save former London College of Fashion building
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December 8, 2025 at 11:54 AM
A coalition of college alumni, industry creatives and architects is campaigning to prevent KPF from demolishing the former London College of Fashion building
A team led by London practice DRDH has won an international competition to upgrade the Rogaland Theatre and Stavanger Museum on Norway’s West Coast
UK team wins Norwegian museum and theatre contest
UK team wins Norwegian museum and theatre contest
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December 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
A team led by London practice DRDH has won an international competition to upgrade the Rogaland Theatre and Stavanger Museum on Norway’s West Coast
In this episode of the AJ Climate Champions podcast, Waugh Thistleton associate director Kirsten Haggart reflects on two decades of building with mass timber and shares the practice’s industry-leading research. AJ Climate Champions is supported by Built By Nature
AJ Climate Champions podcast: Building with timber has reached a ‘tipping point’
AJ Climate Champions podcast: Building with timber has reached a ‘tipping point’
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December 8, 2025 at 10:23 AM
In this episode of the AJ Climate Champions podcast, Waugh Thistleton associate director Kirsten Haggart reflects on two decades of building with mass timber and shares the practice’s industry-leading research. AJ Climate Champions is supported by Built By Nature
BUILDING STUDY: AOC's revamp introduces 1,000m² of new Sound and Vision galleries and a reconfigured public foyer.
AOC Architecture transforms Bradford’s National Science and Media Museum
AOC Architecture transforms Bradford’s National Science and Media Museum
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December 8, 2025 at 8:16 AM
BUILDING STUDY: AOC's revamp introduces 1,000m² of new Sound and Vision galleries and a reconfigured public foyer.