CHYBIK + KRISTOF Win competition for the Jihlava Multipurpose Arena

A vibrant multifunctional complex, the four-building project brings together sports, culture, and social venues open to diverse audiences. Revisiting the site as an urban sociocultural campus, they act together to revive the notion of public space and integrate the long-neglected [...]

Plans approved for retirement village as part of £1bn regeneration project

Plans have been approved on the second site of a £1 billion housing regeneration scheme in London, marking a significant step forward for the flagship home building programme. Joint venture partners Havering Council and Wates Residential submitted plans for a [...]

Dismantling planning system will lead to failure of build, build, build agenda, warns RTPI chief exec in open letter

OPEN LETTER FROM VICTORIA HILLS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE ROYAL TOWN PLANNING INSTITUTE (RTPI) The planner-bashing rhetoric coming out of government this week has deeply concerned me – not only on behalf of the planning industry but also on behalf [...]

LWK + PARTNERS reveals design for Hunan OCT Caoqiao Cultural Commercial Street

Masterplan concepts and major architectural highlights for Hunan OCT Caoqiao Cultural Commercial Street in China have been revealed by architectural practice LWK + PARTNERS. It is as one of the two new leisure-cultural projects collaborated with Overseas Chinese Town, the [...]

Investigation into remediating dangerous cladding on high-rise buildings

Progress is being made in removing dangerous cladding from high-rise residential buildings following the Grenfell Tower fire. However, the pace of works has been faster in some types of building than others and progress in the private residential sector has [...]

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RIBA President-Elect and Council candidates announced

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