HawkinsBrown has been selected as AJ100 Practice of the Year 2021 after impressing the judges with an exceptionally strong all-round performance
Refocus Homes England on retrofit, government told
Homes England should be rebooted to focus on retrofitting homes and regenerating left-behind places, according to a major new report which echoes many of the arguments of the AJ RetroFirst campaign
Robert Jenrick sacked – controversial housing secretary gets the boot
The prime minister has sacked housing secretary Robert Jenrick, who regularly courted controversy during a headline-grabbing two year stint
Major contractor hails retrofitting as a ‘huge opportunity’
The UK chief executive of Bouygues has said repurposing buildings will be a huge area of growth for construction as the industry looks to decarbonise
Green building council boss rallies architects at AJ lunch event
The boss of the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has called upon architects to urgently ‘educate your teams and challenge the brief’ in response to worsening climate change
UN climate report: Are you part of the problem or the solution, architects asked
Architects and their built environment colleagues must search their consciences in the wake of yesterday’s ‘code red’ UN climate change report because of the carbon footprint of their work, Architects Declare has said
Mole and Mikhail Riches win planning for £28m Milton Keynes project
Mole Architects and Stirling Prize-winning practice Mikhail Riches have won planning for their scheme to replace the failed 1979 Agora shopping centre in Wolverton, north Milton Keynes, with 115 new homes
AJ Student Prize 2021: Sustainability Award shortlist
The 10 student projects shortlisted for this year’s sustainability prize
Jenrick heaps praise on architects at beauty reforms launch
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick lavished praise on British architects and slammed volume housebuilders as he set out further details of the government’s beauty agenda
Halt demolition now, powerful business group tells government
Slashing carbon emissions by saving resources should become a priority across government, says a new report echoing the RetroFirst campaign’s demand for VAT reform in construction