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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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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
Only 8 per cent of UK homes are self-build, compared to almost half in some European countries. The AJ's @ginospoc.bsky.social heads to Gloucestershire to meet the architects delivering an alternative to housebuilders’ off-the-shelf products.
Self-build on steroids: meet the architects kickstarting a small sites revolution
Self-build on steroids: meet the architects kickstarting a small sites revolution
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January 28, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Only 8 per cent of UK homes are self-build, compared to almost half in some European countries. The AJ's @ginospoc.bsky.social heads to Gloucestershire to meet the architects delivering an alternative to housebuilders’ off-the-shelf products.
Booming UK-based sports specialist Populous has posted another set of remarkable trading figures.
Populous’s EMEA profit almost doubles as turnover rockets to £164m
Populous’s EMEA profit almost doubles as turnover rockets to £164m
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January 28, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Booming UK-based sports specialist Populous has posted another set of remarkable trading figures.
Looking back at three decades of AJ Small Projects
Looking back at three decades of AJ Small Projects
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January 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Looking back at three decades of AJ Small Projects
The Holocaust Memorial Bill has secured Royal Assent, paving the way for a final decision on Adjaye Associates’ and Ron Arad’s Holocaust memorial.
Adjaye and Arad’s Holocaust memorial moves forward with Royal Assent
Adjaye and Arad’s Holocaust memorial moves forward with Royal Assent
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January 28, 2026 at 3:45 PM
The Holocaust Memorial Bill has secured Royal Assent, paving the way for a final decision on Adjaye Associates’ and Ron Arad’s Holocaust memorial.
The Building Safety Regulator has officially moved out from under the umbrella of the Health and Safety Executive to become a standalone body.
Building Safety Regulator exits HSE in ‘operational reset’ but delays likely to persist
Building Safety Regulator exits HSE in ‘operational reset’ but delays likely to persist
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January 28, 2026 at 2:07 PM
The Building Safety Regulator has officially moved out from under the umbrella of the Health and Safety Executive to become a standalone body.
A raft of UK architects have thrown their hats into the ring following an open call to rethink the Eero Saarinen-designed Washington Dulles International Airport, with Zaha Hadid Architects promising to ‘Make Airports Great Again’.
ZHA proposes ‘Donald J Trump Terminal’ as Brits vie for Dulles Airport job
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January 28, 2026 at 12:34 PM
A raft of UK architects have thrown their hats into the ring following an open call to rethink the Eero Saarinen-designed Washington Dulles International Airport, with Zaha Hadid Architects promising to ‘Make Airports Great Again’.
EXCLUSIVE | Friedrich Ludewig of ACME and John McAslan of John McAslan + Partners – who have each put forward designs to overhaul Liverpool Street station – clashed at a public meeting last week.
Architects clash over Liverpool Street station plans
Architects clash over Liverpool Street station plans
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January 28, 2026 at 12:27 PM
EXCLUSIVE | Friedrich Ludewig of ACME and John McAslan of John McAslan + Partners – who have each put forward designs to overhaul Liverpool Street station – clashed at a public meeting last week.
Barefoot has partnered with housing assistance group Wellspring Settlement and young local people to retrofit an empty pub to provide youth services in Bristol’s Barton Hill.
Barefoot Architects transforms former pub into community youth hub
Barefoot Architects transforms former pub into community youth hub
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January 28, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Barefoot has partnered with housing assistance group Wellspring Settlement and young local people to retrofit an empty pub to provide youth services in Bristol’s Barton Hill.
BDG Architecture + Design has completed the retrofit of the former Financial Times HQ into a new campus for its parent company WPP.
BDG transforms former FT HQ into campus for marketing giant WPP
BDG transforms former FT HQ into campus for marketing giant WPP
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January 28, 2026 at 10:11 AM
BDG Architecture + Design has completed the retrofit of the former Financial Times HQ into a new campus for its parent company WPP.