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Your generosity will help: AJ launches homelessness fundraiser
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Housing – or the lack of it – is one of the defining national issues of our time. That’s why we’re focusing on homelessness in our December issue, and have launched a Christmas fundraising appeal in aid of Shelter 🎁
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A consortium including Grimshaw and Arup has been shortlisted for the redevelopment of New York’s Penn Station – although no detail of its design has yet been released.
Grimshaw competing for New York Penn Station revamp
Grimshaw competing for New York Penn Station revamp
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January 29, 2026 at 10:18 PM
A consortium including Grimshaw and Arup has been shortlisted for the redevelopment of New York’s Penn Station – although no detail of its design has yet been released.
RetroFirst stories: how Office S&M is converting a cake shop into new homes
RetroFirst stories: how Office S&M is converting a cake shop into new homes
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January 29, 2026 at 9:22 PM
RetroFirst stories: how Office S&M is converting a cake shop into new homes
Trinity College Dublin Old Library exhibition designer
Trinity College Dublin Old Library exhibition designer
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January 29, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Trinity College Dublin Old Library exhibition designer
Dowen Farmer submits plans for Voysey-inspired homes in Bushey
Dowen Farmer submits plans for Voysey-inspired homes in Bushey
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January 29, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Dowen Farmer submits plans for Voysey-inspired homes in Bushey
LDA Design Bursary Challenge 2026
LDA Design Bursary Challenge 2026
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January 29, 2026 at 7:49 PM
LDA Design Bursary Challenge 2026
Flexible living for young and old: Melfield Gardens by Levitt Bernstein
Flexible living for young and old: Melfield Gardens by Levitt Bernstein
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January 29, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Flexible living for young and old: Melfield Gardens by Levitt Bernstein
Atkins’ Mukaab mega-cube in Saudi Arabia put on ice
Atkins’ Mukaab mega-cube in Saudi Arabia put on ice
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January 29, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Atkins’ Mukaab mega-cube in Saudi Arabia put on ice
Davidson Prize 2026 offers £25,000 for ‘playful’ housing concepts
Davidson Prize 2026 offers £25,000 for ‘playful’ housing concepts
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January 29, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Davidson Prize 2026 offers £25,000 for ‘playful’ housing concepts
Root and Erect transforms Southwark playground
Root and Erect transforms Southwark playground
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January 29, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Root and Erect transforms Southwark playground
Hopkins designs Europe’s largest Passivhaus university building for Oxford
Hopkins designs Europe’s largest Passivhaus university building for Oxford
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January 29, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Hopkins designs Europe’s largest Passivhaus university building for Oxford
Tallinn University, Tallinn
Tallinn University, Tallinn
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January 29, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Tallinn University, Tallinn
OPINION | Shropshire Council’s push to demolish its former HQ, the late 1960s Shirehall in Shrewsbury, encapsulates everything wrong with how we treat our existing buildings, argues Leanne Tritton.
Why is it so hard to reuse buildings in Britain?
Why is it so hard to reuse buildings in Britain?
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January 29, 2026 at 1:07 PM
OPINION | Shropshire Council’s push to demolish its former HQ, the late 1960s Shirehall in Shrewsbury, encapsulates everything wrong with how we treat our existing buildings, argues Leanne Tritton.
Claridge’s Ealing towers approved after GLA lowers affordable homes quota
Claridge’s Ealing towers approved after GLA lowers affordable homes quota
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January 29, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Claridge’s Ealing towers approved after GLA lowers affordable homes quota
Margam Castle, Port Talbot
Margam Castle, Port Talbot
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January 29, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Margam Castle, Port Talbot
Capital City College is seeking a masterplanner to create a 10-year vision for its entire London portfolio.
Competition: Capital City College estates masterplan
Competition: Capital City College estates masterplan
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January 29, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Capital City College is seeking a masterplanner to create a 10-year vision for its entire London portfolio.
Níall McLaughlin, ‘one of the most respected yet idiosyncratic architectural practitioners in the UK’, has been awarded the 2026 RIBA Royal Gold Medal for architecture.
Níall McLaughlin wins RIBA Royal Gold Medal for architecture
Níall McLaughlin wins RIBA Royal Gold Medal for architecture
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January 29, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Níall McLaughlin, ‘one of the most respected yet idiosyncratic architectural practitioners in the UK’, has been awarded the 2026 RIBA Royal Gold Medal for architecture.
The City of London Corporation is recruiting an architect for a new headquarters for its mounted police unit.
Competition: City of London Police Mounted Section, Aldgate
City of London Police Mounted Section, Aldgate
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January 29, 2026 at 8:19 AM
The City of London Corporation is recruiting an architect for a new headquarters for its mounted police unit.
| OPINION | Architects are perfectly placed to unlock tricky sites that developers and councils can use to bring more schemes forward, says Kunle Barker.
Why architects are key to reaching the government’s 1.5 million homebuilding target
Why architects are key to reaching the government’s 1.5 million homebuilding target
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January 29, 2026 at 5:38 AM
| OPINION | Architects are perfectly placed to unlock tricky sites that developers and councils can use to bring more schemes forward, says Kunle Barker.
Working details: Stone
Working details: stone
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January 29, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Working details: Stone
White Arkitekter restores and expands derelict Swedish office building
White Arkitekter restores and expands derelict Swedish office building
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January 28, 2026 at 11:54 PM
White Arkitekter restores and expands derelict Swedish office building
Dowen Farmer wins planning for four homes on problematic backland site
Dowen Farmer wins planning for four homes on problematic backland site
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January 28, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Dowen Farmer wins planning for four homes on problematic backland site
Lewisham Council is seeking expressions of interest for the ‘long-term, sustainable’ reuse of its Grade II-listed Ladywell Playtower.
Search for restoration partner for Ladywell Playtower begins
Search for restoration partner for Ladywell Playtower begins
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January 28, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Lewisham Council is seeking expressions of interest for the ‘long-term, sustainable’ reuse of its Grade II-listed Ladywell Playtower.
Nissen Richards Studio reworks Kent dairy farm as net-zero homes
Nissen Richards Studio reworks Kent dairy farm as net-zero homes
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January 28, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Nissen Richards Studio reworks Kent dairy farm as net-zero homes
Alma-nac completes multi-use community centre in Erith
Alma-nac completes multi-use community centre in Erith
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January 28, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Alma-nac completes multi-use community centre in Erith
Makower bids for taller towers in Hendon, citing fire safety costs
Makower bids for taller towers in Hendon, citing fire safety costs
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January 28, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Makower bids for taller towers in Hendon, citing fire safety costs